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him a great favorite at the College, and we predicted for him a brigiit career 

 of nsefuhiess. He was a graduate of the College of tlie class of 1878. His 

 place has been supplied by his classmate, Mr. James Troop. 



From March 21 to August 20, 1881, Mr. Charles W. Lee was vegetable gar- 

 dener under the general management of the superintendent of the depart- 

 ment. He was a very skillful gardener. Mr. E. C. Fox, at the close of the 

 college year, August, 1881, resigned his place as steward of the boarding 

 hall, and Mr. Conway B. Mallory was appointed to the position. The office 

 of Assistant Foreman on the farm was abolished, with the approval of the 

 Professor of Agriculture, at the close of the autumn term, 1880, causing us 

 the loss of the services of Mr. Ransom H. McDowell, a graduate of the class 

 of 1874, who had labored faithfully in the place since 1878. 



Commencement, August 16, 1881. 



The exercises of this occasion were : A baccalaureate sermon by President 

 Abbot on Sunday afternoon ; Senior Class Day exercises tiie evening preced- 

 ing Commencement, and the President's reception the evening of Commence- 

 ment Day. The degree of Bachelor of Science was conferred upon the fol- 

 lowing: 



Herbert Bamber, Highland, Oakland county; Joseph I. Bicknell, Jr., 

 Riverdale, New York City; William H. Burgess, Deckerville, Sanilac county; 

 Charles E. Bush, Lansing, Ingham county; Carroll W. Clark, Oiion, Oak- 

 land county; Carlton R. Dart, Lansing, Ingham county; William S. Delano, 

 Oxford, Oakland county; Cadalzo A. Dookstader, Centerville, St. Joseph 

 county; George W. Grover, Hanover, Jackson county; Howard M. Holmes, 

 Otsego Lake, Otsego county ; William K. Hubbert, Deti'oit, Wayne county; 

 Arthur Jones, Lansing, Ligham county; Josiah L. H. Knight, Lee's Park, 

 Nebraska; "Walter I. Lillie, Lament, Ottawa county; Daniel S. Lincoln, 

 Greenville, Montcalm county; Charles W. McCurdy, Dansville, New York; 

 Edward C. McKee, Laingsburg, Shiawassee county; Charles McKenny, Dimon- 

 dale, Eaton county; Mrs. Mary J. C. Merrill, Lansing, Ingham county; Byron 

 S. Palmer, Orangeville, Branch county; Willis W. Pidiner, Orangeville, Branch 

 couuty; Charles D. Phelps, Palo, Ionia county; Harvey A. Price, Locke, 

 Ingham county; Harvey L. Rosenberry, Lansing, Ingham county; Alva 

 Sherwood, New Troy, Berrien county; William G. Simonson, Birmingham, 

 Oakland county; Ambrose E. Smith, New Troy, Berrien county; Amos W. 

 Troop, Dimondale, Eaton county; Arthur B. Turner, Sturgis, St. Joseph 

 county; Sherman Upton, Big Rapids, Mecosta county; Albert H. Voigt, 

 Luditjgton, Mason county ; Clarence R.White, Hillsdale, Hillsdale county ; 

 Jason Woodman, Paw Paw, Van Buren county. 



The number of graduates was 33, bringing the total number up to 244. 



Spell's orchestra, Detroit, furnished the music. 



Class motto: "Excellence through thought and labor." 



Commencement, 1882. 



The Annual Commencement Exercises took place August loth, 1882. 

 President Abbot preached the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday afternoon, 

 August 13th, on the duties that gradua*;e3 of the College owe to the State. 



Class Day exercises of the graduating class took place on Monday evening. 



The exercises of the graduating class were on Tuesday afternoon. Eiglitof 

 the seniors were selected by lot to represent the class, and Spiel's orchestra, of 

 Detroit, furnished the music. 



