Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-18

ing and the ladies trio completely cap
tivated the audience. The program
reads as follows:
Schubert. ..... Ballet Music, for two pianos J
Misses Esther Rruske, Harriet Lancashire,
Ethel Sober and Gretta Bagley
rrayef. .....,...... ..........heN' H. w ,ClouRn
Miss Whiting
HvoIuton OF the Drama N Winifred F. Carl
The Poet as an Educator .......... Egbert E. Fell
Is conversation Lost Art FANNIE Z; ror.er
Le''ne'iANy Miss sadie Mess hns f"o 'N'i"'A'
Conservatism .......... Charles w. Sidebotham
The Power of Words ........... 80. Alta Wilson
William Ewart Gladstone. Donald Car
Physical Training as an Element in the Educa-
ton OF Women. .........F Fern Nicholson
Schubert. ............... co.. The Linden Tree
The Practical side of Learning wilbur Nelson
The jew i'm Literature ...... Winifred q Trapp
America Ideal Statesman .... Watson H. Rob
insOn.
Chaminade. ........ Andante ct scnerZettino,
tor two pianos
Misses Sadie Messenger and Vema sharp.
BenedictiOn.
WEDNE SDAY AFTERNOON.
A special feature of the week was the
address of Rev. ID. NJ. Cooper, ID. D., of
Detroit in connection with the unveil-
ing of the portraits in the Founders
Room. Although threatening weather
kept some away from this exercise, those
who did attend were amply repaid 1t
is safe to say that no one else could have
delivered such an address on such an
occasion before such an audience. The
Doctor long acquaintance with the his
tory of the college, and wide knowledge
of educational matters, combined TO
make the whole address interesting and
profitable His general topic was plea
for the college against the great univer-
sity. He drew fOrcible conclusion from
a comparison of the University of Mich
igan as il is today and as it was when he
graduated from it with its fifty six
students and eight instructors. Personal
contact with the teacher is the surest
method of instruction. DR.. Cooper told
of the lives of the various founders of
the college, and their part in its history
and closed by presenting a large portrait
of President Tappan, the first executive
of the University. At the close of the
address the audience adjourned TO the
Presidents recitation rooms, where
portraits of @. w. Wells, +. G. Stone,
DR.. Ambrose Wight, Alexander Folsom,
DR.. Theodore Nelson and Mr.. y. w.
Wright were unveiled. Spaces were left
for several others whose portraits will
hang beside these. The exercises were
most enjoyable.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The address before the Christian AS
was delivered by Rev. Fred
G. Caldwell of Lansing, on Wednesday
evening The exercises were opened
with solo by a. w. Beckner, after
which the speaker delivered his address
on the subject Self Giving, the Law of
the GlOrifcation Of God" He took as
a text John XII 23-25 The truth of the
subject is made evident III the physical,
moral and spiritual life of
man. The speaker made an earnest APP
peal TO his hearers 10 devote the best of
what they have TO their Master. and in
this way they will glOrify Him most
The exercises closed with "A selection by
the ladies' quartette.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
On Thursday the elimination of the
exercises was reached i'll the Commence
ment of the class of 81 Without doubt
the largest audience ever seen inside the
chapel packed that room Go the doors
and windows. On the large platform
sat the Faculty, Board Of Trustees and
graduates, while a middle tier on the
floor was reserved for graduates of other
than the Collegiate Department The
exercises were opened by an instru-
mental duet from the Phantasmagorie
Of Moskowski, by Misses Messenger and
Crowl Rev. w. f Jones invoked the
blessing of God upon the class of 80
about Co leave the walls of the college.
Miss Patterson sang one of Gilchrist's
Serenades with exquisite skill and ex-
preston, after which Kendall Page
Brooks gave his Grafton on Evolution
and Christianity. Mr.. Brooks said
g Stripped of all other theories erroneous
ly applied TO il the doctrine of evolution
is most simple and easily understood
Evolution is development As the seed
sends up tiny shoot, grows into large
plant with leaves and blossoms and fin
ally bears nutritious fruit, so in much
greater sense can man be evolved or
solar system be developed from a rapidly
gas. The common belief that
evolution Is antagonistic TO creation is
entirely wrong. Even Darwin conceded
that life in rudimentary form must have
been created, and how much greater is
a Being who can cause mere organism to
develop of itself into man than He who
creates the man outright.
Mr.. Jacob Klaasse followed with an
grafton on Design in History The his
tory of IA race consists in constant pro-
gress or deterioration. To the ancients
this record appeared as absolute chaos,
but the modern scholar sees beneath il
all the hand of God. To progress and
endure nation must develop the mind,
the soul and the body, and these symet-
really. Rome developed the mind, but
her moral nature becoming depraved,
She fell Each nation has a mission 10
perform. Egypt so governed Israel as
to goad her to the journey TO the prom
ised land. Egypt's decay then set i'm
and she fell. Other nations history
goes but TO prove the same statement.
over our every movement Divine
providence watches and guides our
destiny with His hand.
After "A piano duet by Misses Bushnell
and Whiting, \. j. vantage delivered
an Grafton, subject The Philosophy OF
Character. 1.-THE building of character"
said he, "is the most important work i'm
ifp and tho rlnr- ~ a Vot,,,, e 49,. o.,