Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-29
SONS OF ANN ARBOR
ANNUAL BANQUET OF ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT.
President Angel Tells of the Work Of
the Institution - Toasts
and Responses.

The seventeenth annual banquet of the
Alumni Association of the University of
Michigan, held last evening at the Raleigh.
was one of the most successful and enthusi-
astic meetings of the association.
There were present as representing the
university DR.. James B. Angel. who has
been president for more than thirty years,
and who is widely known as distinguished
scholar and diplomatist, and Mr.. Levi L.
Barbour a lawyer Of Detroit, who Is a mem
Der of the board of regents Of the univer-
sity. The dinner was interspersed with
college songs and was followed by responses
from numerous guests.
Statements made by DR.. Angel and Mr..
Barbour indicated the rapid growth Of the
Institution in number of students and the
widening of the courses OF instruction.
: Nearly 1000 Students.
1t was reported that the number Of stu
dents at the university now exceeds $500,
, and that remarkable progress is being made
In every direction in the furnishing of new
buildings and equipments to meet the in
creasing demand upon the several depart
ments of the university. A large new build
ing has already been nearly completed for
the accommodation of the engineering de-
partment, which alone has about 800 stu
dents.
Standards of admission and requirements
for graduation have been steadily raised
without affecting the number of students In
any respect, except to increase the patron
age of the institution.
College spirit has been stimulated to a
considerable extent by the athletic victories
of the foot ball team. which made last year
the memorable score of $40 points to moth
Ing II this year of $40 points to II by its
adversaries. 1t was also commented upon
that the University of Michigan has had
noted influence in furnishing an example for
the organization and creation of other state
universities.
Old Officers Reelected.
The present officers were reelected for
the coming year as follows: President.
Duane E. Fox, 81; Vice presidents, Mark
F. Finley IS; William L. Penield, 10, and
Joseph V. Quarles '66: treasurer, Roswell
F. Bishop 90; secretary. Minott E. Por-
ter '93
Those present at the dinner were DR.. Jas.
B. Angel. president Of the university. Ann
Arbor; James r. Cook, "a; General Byron
Barnard. ct: A b. Darragh. 6S; Marcus
Baker. 70: Rufus H. Thayer, 10; VIM. L.
Penfied. 10: F. D. Neale, 70; Arthur A.
Finley. rs; George Horton. rs; Williams
Donnaly. 80; Eben w Martin. 80; Chas
A. Towne. 81: Duane E. Fox, 81; c. A.
CHAMPION, Gerrltt J. Dlekema. j.
Wharton Clarke. '86; E. E. Ewer, 49,
Minott E. Porter. '93: d. A. Edwards. "a;
II. T. Ronning, '941 Charles F. Weller. '94;
John ]. Grain. 90: +. ]. Seabolt, 81: r. F.
Bishop. 30; Thomas Edwards. 90; Walter
Scott Penfied 1900 and b. Frank Gebest
Toasts of the Evening.
Toasts were responded to as follows The
University of Michigan DIR. James B. An
gell: The Judiciary and the University"
William l.. Penfleld. solicitor OF the State
Department; THE University in Congress.
Eben w. Martin Of South Dakota; THE
University in the Civil War" Gen. Byron
NJ. Cutcheon Of Grand Rapids; THE Uni
versty in Sociology" Charles F. Weller,
secretary of the Associated Charities; The
: University in Athletics, J. Wharton
| Clarke; The Alumni Association" Marcus
I; Baker OF the Carnegie Institution; Col
lege Spirit" Gerritt ]. Diekema of the
Spanish treaty claims commission; The In
/, fiuence Of the University in the Great
West" Theobold Often Of Wisconsin; 1.-The
Regents Levi l.. Barbour Of Detroit; The
, Campus" Charles A. Towne Of New York
Letters were read from Senator Joseph v,
Quarles. 66, Of Wisconsin; Senator Porter
i ]. McCumber. 80. Of North Dakota; Major
John Biddle, 80. Engineer Commissioner
of the District Of Columbia; DIR. John J.
I Abel. 'S3. Of Johns Hopkins University:
Frank F. Reed. 80 Of Chicago, and others