Telegram-herald., 1888-07-28
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al tlss sssts Axficglta1sl Coilsss. YESTERDAY.
at Lazssas. . fELEszAs- hEkALD reporter
d~. from. aia TIA folloving szpEsssioas
The college has never beea II 50 prosper
ous cosditiol 80 nos. TIE sEtencaoee q
larger tAsa ever before a. t1is s~2son OF TIE
ysar Ins Pres<nt oatlsok pr0nlses az En-
roimsnt of al east 40 students Tor Gsxt.
aad 80 shsli hsss the nss dorDit0rius aud
a. Okasr eoE ssaisnees really for them By
the way. have you got oar liss % graduates
No. Well 90 right over 10 TIE k<pssbsicaa
once and zst them There are thirty -slK 0f
them, aud al sut three i've Ia the Stale.
II 10 iiss % De proud Of
The reporter did an he vas hidden. and
hare . the list.
Louis A. bFsggar, Quincy. III, Albert Z.
buls0a. Jr.. broAdhead. wis-, Howard b.
OfI0ns kodmAn IL. Cary. Lansing Paul NJ.
Chamberlain. MEGA. Three Oaks Luke G.
Ceisurn, Lasreaee, Charles b. Coof,
Owosso. Arthur b. Cordley. Pincxnsy
Lyslsr ii. Dewey. Campbridxe' ]. Morris
ksabrook. East Saginaw Frank J. Free.
kiddlsEille: Andrew b. Goodwin. iOnis.
Frank II. Hall. Tecumseh; Mary l.. Hard
son. lansing Herbert h. Harris On. lansing;
Fred ii. hillman. Iecumseh, VIM. j..
Hinkson. Mech. AmsdoFe, Clark Hubbell.
Fleming Howard kneveis. Corey Chss. L..
LAston. Mech. Lawton, Nelson 5. Mayo.
Battle Greek: Welton NJ. Munson. Howell.
Daniel A Pelton. Agricultural College
Glenn ID Perrlxo, Portland; Charles h.
ifedmsn. 81. Lsuis John &. Stafford. Lsnox.
i Ohio, William +. staley. Lyons George +.
stow. Fowler. William A. Taylor Douglas
George l. Teller Colon ; Henry Thurssli.
Oyiatt.
Farther information was obtained from
the anpual rapport. ss follows;
The College year Is drawing TO close,
,fand preparations on an elaborate scale are
being made fer the Annual Commence
! ment. This has been one OF the most sue
csssfnl years In the history OF the College.
| The progress in all departments has been
| very marked snd the institution Is rapidly
| approaching that standard for which PresI-
deat Willis and the faculty are SO indus
! triously striving.
The programme is varied one. Presi-
| dent Willis will deliver the baccalaurate
| sermon ~ 2.3O o'clock p. m. on Sunday.
l Angus Il. Monday evening following the
Phi Delta THETA. Delta Tau Delta. Union
Literary, Eclsctic and Olympic Societies
\ will present q series Of interesting exercises
and give their society banquets.
Tuesday. August IA commencement ora
| tioas win De given. followed by banquet
| 10 the thirty-tuo graduates AT l:30 p. m.
| President Willis will tender q reception al
| o'clock. The literary exercises OF the grad
u&nng class are down on the program me
for o'clock p. IN. after which a social
| hop whi be given. Wednesday the Alumni
Association will hold their triennial re-
union.
President Willets further said: The
| College has never been in so prosperous
condition. The attendance is larger than
aver before at this season of the year.
From he present outlook We anticipate an
enrolment Of not less than four hundred
I students next year. at which time The ne "
dormitories will be ready for the reception
of pupils.
/ The new buildings are rapidly nearing
| completion. The Horticultural laboratory
| will be better equipped than that of any
| other institution of the kind In the United
States. This building is being constructed
after plan Of Prof Bsileys and it will re-
main . monument to bis ingenuity
BY the way. Prof. Bailey departs for
4 Europe September l. He will make a tour
of Great Britain and the Continent, return
ing to America January 1. when be assumes
professership in Cornell University at q
salary Of 5000 yesr.
| 1T 10 TOO bed that We must loose our
| profsssors after We have made them and
begin to resp the benefits of their knowl-
edge OtAer colleges sith more money
in their Golfers have that advantage of us.
AT the present time ffty-one graduates
OF this institution are either Presidents OF
Professors In other colleges" and President
Willets locke very glum over the thought
4 of losing Prof. Bailey.
| We have nearly seven hundred acres in
the entire farm. continued President Viii.
lets. four hundred of which are under cult
vstion. us woodland and one hundred
acres compose the garden and grounds.
We harvest l25 tons of hay Off seventy
| sores and the grain IS in promising condi-
ton. Yea, this has been very satisfactory
year"