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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



GIFT OF THE GRADUATING CLASS. 



On the afternoon of Monday the graduating class presented to the college 

 a beautiful fountain. The presentation exercises took place upon the lawn 

 near the fountain, which was located by Mr. Adam Oliver, the college landscape 

 gardener, near the greenhouse. The presentation speech was made by Mr. 

 Daniel C. Holliday, Jr., the president of the class, and the response was by 

 Dr. Kedzie. It was altogether a delightful exercise. The audience was 

 reminded that the last graduation present to the college was the "big stone " 

 upon the lawn north of AVilliams Hall, given by the class of 1873, just 

 ten years before. 



The senior class day exercises took place on Monday evening, and are 

 spoken of as in every respect doing much credit to the good sense and taste of 

 the class. The class motto was "Deeds, Not Words." 



For the exercises of commencement day eight members were selected to 

 represent the class. The music was freely furnished by the Eight O'clock 

 Club, an amateur orchestra of high merit, to which the college has been pre- 

 viously indebted. 



The following is the programme and list of the graduating class. 



PEOGRAMilE. 



Overture— Golden Fleece, Bipley. 



Eight O'clock Club. 



Oration— Living the Test of Learning, Henry W. Baird. 



Oration— Higher Education for the Farmer, Leslie A. Bnell. 



Airs from Don Juan, Mozart, 



Eight O'clock Club. 



Oration- The Chivalry of To-day, Wilber F. Hoyt. 



Oration — Youthful Ilkisions, not all Hlusions, .... Arthur T. Kinnan. 



Princess Alexandra Waltz, Eight O'Clock Club. 



Oration— The Call for Practical Men, John T.Mathews. 



Oration — Unprotitable Things on the Farm that Pay, , . . Frank F. Rogers. 

 "Waltz — Snow Flake, Bescle, 



Eight O'clock Club. 



Oration — The Motives of Scientists, Clarence M. Weed. 



yans youci, Eipley, 



Eight O'clock Chib. 

 Conferring of Degrees. 

 Benediction. 



NAMES OF THE GRADUATES, CLASS OF 'S3. 



William A. Balilke, Pewarao. 



Henry VV. Baird, Lansing. 



* Albert M, Bamber, Highland. 



Arthur C. Bird, Highland. 



Leslie A. Buell. Chester. 



Ernest P. Clark, Benton Harbor. 



Herbert W. Collingwood, Boston, Mass. 



Henry A. Danville, Jr., Marilla. 



Clark H. Eldridge, White House, Lucas 



County, Ohio, 

 Archie M. Emery, Lansing. 

 Edward J. Fletcher, Washington, District 



of Columbia, 

 Edgar Grimm, B. S., Corvallis, Oregon. 

 Daniel C. Holliday, Jr., New Orleans, La. 

 Osmond C. Howe, Buchanan. 



Wilbur F. Hoyt, Grand Rapids. 

 Willard S. Kedzie, Deerfield. 

 Arthur F. Kinnan, Lansing. 

 Eugene F. Law, Portage. 

 Charles F. Liudsley, Highland. 

 Albert W. Mather, Battle Creek. 

 John T. Mathews, Portland. 

 Henry C. Nixon, Bridgeman. 

 Frank F. Rogers, Holloway. 

 Allen C. Redding, Berlamont. 

 Edmund Schoetzow, Volinia. 

 Jeddie H. Smith, New Troy. 

 Milton St. John, Yates, Mew York. 

 Herbert M. AVeed, Lansing. 

 Clarence M. Weed, Lansing. 

 Sarah E. Wood, Lansing. 



* Died June 1, 1883. 



