, 1879-06-25

hearts Dr. Tappan will ever have warm place.
Mr. Brsdsh was Professor of Fine Arts In tho
University during rrcsidont Tappan's admns-
tration. and since then the Chair haa bcen W.
cant.
In tho main auditorium music MAS furnished
By speil's Jctroit I,irht-Guard Bard. On tlo
stage vcre seated G. s. uennlng, Of f'Aoo.t H.,
President uf tho clnss; jesse F. MIltspauRh,
Of Baltic Creek, Mich, Orator; and Edward l..
Audorson. Of Ottawa, Kas., Poet.
The subject Of Mr.. MlllspauE!'s grafton wns
The Responsibility OF tho American Scholar."
Tim ClasA-poum was By E. I. Allen. It was
entitled "1no Dlrds, y and WE Of unusual merit
The exercises Of tl,s afternoon took place on
tho Campus, I'd usua1, "a large pavilion having
been crcctcd In the rear Of Tic tualn college,
building. The history Of the ctaas. from tho
da.a It entczed collegc,-scpt. 70. 1a7n,-vas
read BY Irving X. Puud. Of Ann Arbor. II was
complete srmtuary Of alt tho important events
IN which 10 has boruu part, recalling
10 u.tatl many Of the Incidents Of four.years'
col!crc-ifo, and placing 10 permanent form m ne
course. AZ OF more interest to ontsldere, d
part Of the statistics compiled by TIC Historian
arc hesd sublotued:
OF tho U3 members OF the class,-tho s!nallest
Ia college at the present time, nl'l alSo the
smallest which has graduated FOR eeVern1 yeafe,
50 viii on Thursday recctxo degrees. as fol.
lows: II. A.. 4; B. T., 80; RI; r.; \; =; g. 4;
A. E., 3; G. +, g.: Mesars. aoI, At'', a''d
neauneut, Of tho Engineering Conrse. lett
few days since to accept positions offered them
In engineering work.
Tcu States contribute to tho c1aas. Michigan
leads With 50; Indinna sends Q; New YORK., /;
Wisconstn, 8; Ohio, Pennslyania, MlnnssWota .1 Wsn
tucky, each !.
Thc Matluselah Of the class has reached the
age Of OF years 10 months md 70 day.; the h., n.
mnn fs d feet ~ inchcs; tho shortest, feet.
The lirhtcst Is foo pounds; :Ae heaviest, 8J0.
Politically tho class t1as 20 Republicans; the
Democrats, 3; the Nationals, Bas!aes thste
ttontst, Know. .Notbtug, Liberal Republican,
! and anything to beat Rynd {ReGent).
In thr class there arc u nho sntertatn no
| extremely religious sentiments. There are
13apltsts., 7 Prcs1ytertans, Congregatlonalsts,
Thinkers. 2 Protestanssi Ep!scopaltans, !
| Catholic, ! Free Dapttat, Cocketltc, Pagan. l
1nIidcl. / New Church. and who claims to ba
| both Christian and 1ui1def.
Ot press authors, d most adtntss Hawthorne
and Dickens; 8, Emerson End Maeaulay; 4,
/ Russ!A; Q, Dc QutuceY M,ll Thaekeray; 2, scott
and Charles Lamb. Mill. Mark Twain, Cockcr,
Marcel Moss. Go't Tysr i.lsr Add,op Chan
George EIlot, aud Rico 4. Bcal each has dc.
voted admtrsr. Of the poets. 10 aro most
cllarmcd With Shakspeprci Tennyson, Q; Long.
| Rnnkinc. and Byrou, q Cocker, VIII Carlton,
Andrew Marvel. Goethe, Xarot, Bayartl Taylor,
| Burns. Popu, Moore, Jatnes 1ussoll Lowell,
| Mra. Hrnwisi1g. ana thc Sweet a,gcE of Michl.
ran' ench /.
Tbirty.four of the class entered on djploma,
rs On examination, aud l on certificate from
Cort}el. -Four OF the class havo completed the
cn,,ran in threo wears. in Tires and half years
nn,i tSe Tsmsintler ID four Years.
Three OF tho clase arc married; Z engaged.
1i1cro arn Ia cnrd.nlaycrg. 81 fooibalj.pIayers
ami IL biifiari.pinyara. In tiio class. Seventeen
smoke, and chew, st1ty-two drtnk,-th,
article Ringing froul Uttered water to somewhat
Is 70 the;r future course ia lie. is arc IN
decided; IL viii teach: 8 viii follow. ciytl and
mtnnT enelntnrihr: ii viii nract,co law, md
mc11irfnr: vii fo1,ov I'M iournaiisM. / wifi he
rnn,o minister. n man OF business. ii
nrrhitnct nn1] q hanksr,
81 III, nrtriuaf 1a5 who entered co1lepo wit1
tbe c1aaa but ID aro a. s,fli herc to-day. 81 ts
IN WIN hearted. / oniy was fprced TO Ii,