The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-11-21
LETTER FROM LANSING.


watching the boiling political pot At the cent,
OF political influence. The appointment of NJ
~ Beamen to sit in Mr. Chambers chair wa
ne smiled at, scoffed at. and condoned in strang
ia silence: yes, was demonstrated against ii
r Gov. Groswell was doubtless sick OF it, At an
X rate, MIR. Beaman didn't accept, and ex-Goy
" Baldwin is appointed, which gives quite gen
= orally satisfaction.
IL would DO hard to imagine a condition sucl
as could again so shift the aspect of politica
= affairs IN Michigan as they have shifted within
n the last three weeks. Hon. u. Chandeliers un-
!. timely death set dozen aspirants crazy for
D his position. The loss OF the organizer and ex
0 ecutive OF the great majority OF the party.
awakened new hopes in those who had opposed
him, and Immediately an hundred would-be
, Governors set up claims and clamo red loud
and long. Men who were supposed TO be
estopped forever claimed recognition, and there
were more grey horses IN the political pasture
than we're ever before seen there Some nee
essariiy found poor pasture, but still they
picked away; others found better feed than
they had expected. In our opinion the man
VINO will be Governor in 80 has not yet been
heraided. Straws on the gubernatorial stream
emily indicate too plainl which way the river
runs to-day.
Speaking OF political aspirants. plans. etc.
leads us to say that there is quite scramble
ior the position In the College Faculty made
vacant by the resignation OF Prof. Fairchild
professor Of English Literature, who goes to
Kansas to accept the position Of President Of
'nat Agrl college but no one has yet been
chosen For the position OF professor OF ag-
rlculture, made vacant by Prof. Ingersoll's res
ignaton, there are no candidates with flatterino
prospects Considerable excitement obtarnsd
'as1 night over the news that Pres. Abbot would |
send in bis resignation and offer to take Prof
falrchiid's vacant chair. No one would hear II |
favorabiy. All regret the loss of Prof. FAR
chid. lis loss to the cause OF education in
michigan. Haven't we lost too many such
men?
Inc class-day exercises of the class OF "a
were held las. evening, and consisted NJ E,or-
airy exercises IN the chapel and fine banquet
IN the dining hall. AT the banquet there was
a iarge attendance, and 1t took nearly three
hours to go through the bill o. fare and do the
toasting. Toasts were given to Michigan nv
mr. Handy; to industrial education by W. S.
george; to our sister colleges by Prof. FAIR
cnid; 10 our alumni by Geo. L. Breck: to our
cohege by Prof. Cook. The programme con-
tanned the ordinary exercises which were ,ood
from the history of the class by c. E. CHARLES
OF Bangor, who, by the way, has the highest
ciass standing of any member OF bia class we
remember few facts that are gratifying viz.
Inc fathers OF every member OF this class Of
nineteen are farmers, and thirteen of the clas,
Will be farmers No member uses liquor nor
tobacco. Two OF them are engaged. and six
uncertain. The average expense. less earn,nos
winters, $3.50 One man paid expenses entirely
-one spent S1100. The average weight is la
os The first lady graduate of the college be-
onss to this class, MISS Eva d. Coryelle. She s
las been an equal for the best of her class- )
-NNS" "Hu biauudles Wlln lgl 1OnOra.
commencement exercises took place TO dav
me room was well ornamented, the oratlons
'ood, and the Eight O'clock Club of Lansing
'as enthusiastically received. The class had
heir motto, Business" hung in a festoon
Dove the rostrum. in neat ornamentiou OF
mite, trimmed with evergreen. On the ros- 7
rum were every member OF the Board excent
ov Croswell, whose absence was undoubtedly
ccasioned by his arduous duties respecting the
S. Senatorship.
Alter the programme was completed. the de-
rec OF Bachelor Of Science WAS conferred nm
Re Following: Frank Benton, Detroit Joseph
Briggs, Whiteford Center; Louis G. Car
enter, Orion; Clifton B. Charles, Bangor 6
va ID. Coryel, WILLIAMSON; c. PRIME Cronk,
ushing; Arthur A. Crozier, Jacksonville;
homas E. Dryden Allsgan; Charles W. Gam
on, Rchland, CAL; Charles S. Guile, Okemos:
rim p. Gulley, Dearborn; Frank P. Hagen -
lch, Constantine; Roderck b. Norton. North i
lie; Eugene j. Rauchfuss, Golconds. Ill., i
~ Sessions, Mstherton; Charles E. Sumner. II
John O. Thomas, junction CITY. 4
an; Marcus s. Thomas, Decatur; Harry u
llcox, Rochester. in
Pres. Abbot paid the class some fine commit ~,
ants, referring especially to the advantage bel
sing from their temperance habits: and izt
ught to confer upon them the claims which -
state, the college, and their friends now y-,
ve upon them, and closed with an exhort.-
n to do oil they can to make OF themselves ,
, most possible.
November 1S, 1879 Gro. 60,
SCHOOL LAW.