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evening was the promenade concert - it
seemed like a corner of the world's
fair - the quadrangle was outlined
in chinese lanterns and a large band
in the center. It was not so great
a success as last year, however, as
it was a very warm night, crowds
of people, and one couldn't hear the
music well; the [illegible] arcades were
enclosed and made booths of and
in ones we served refreshments and
made it quite cosey with easy chairs,
rugs and divans. The next day was
commencement, and a large class
of over 150 were graduated. Dr Prof.
Anderson read the address entitled
"Hamlet , the transition from the
philosophical to the active live"; from
a literary and critical stand point, it was ex-
ceedingly fine, but it lacked appropriat-
ness to the occasion. Dr. Jordan's semester