, 1860-12-25
bio nearly seven hundred young nlen IN Its

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lulllt.
The Rev. Chancellor made beautiful aliu'
stt,n to 1lc story of the knights and la0ace
whom Chaa1ccr Aas inmoFtalized IN the Cah-
1crl,urv Tales, and drew comparison between
their pilgrimage to Canterbury and our own 10
Ann Arbur He then welcomed us most COZ"
tslally to thc University in the n7ne o. ST.
rucc. and concluded by brief aflusion TO the
prorrrss Of education And learning Ill Inc
Wtet, and spske OF our pilgrimage rs ons ol
The evidences that the brightest hopes o1 tne
friends If that knowledge Which Is power Will
hasten to their fnlfi]lment.
After leaving LIE library We entered the
Museum Of Natural History. Here we found
the COLLECTIONS OF the 1arucnted Houghton, vino
LOST his life while prosecuting the geological
survey; those Of Prof. SaGet, State Zoolo1lsl,
and Of DR.. Wright, State Botanlst.
These, with tLe collections made " those
engaged in tho present survey, are an honor 10
he STATE and III, evidence OF the liberallty, en-
terprise, and int diligence Of it's citizens.
The collections are in good state Of prcser,,
vatiop, aud arc arraycd SO as to ba' displayed
to the best advantage. When tne surrey t+hs Is
best collections iu tue country. There "as
enough here TO be seen to have 1,rodtably oc'
cupiett days instead Of the few houss WHICH
| could he appropriated from our limited a4me.
Prof. II. x johnson, Of Chicago, rcspondsd
| in behalf Of the Academy and Its Euests; nc
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wlici. he hid LEFT eleven years since, and tnd
| tbat tl,c small beginnings Of that time had
| rrowu to such prosperity mud Importance 1t
| s:as delightful for Us all to come here, some
| tu meet with old friends, tlld all to lorm new
| apd valuable acquaiutanecs which toui1 oe
| remembered for years. He thanked the Chan
| cellor, aud through him The otnccTs OF ne
| University and tie citizens of the plaza. 1or
their cordial welcome.
| The speeches, both Of the Chancellor and
| Prof johnson, we're warmly a1'piaudeo, anu
after The latter had cloecd, DR.. Tappa1 an
uounccd that the library, museums and Labor
atorits would bc open to visitors during tue
day. md committees would be III waiting 10
net III escort
Tie Library was first visited. 1t is i. the
same building as the CHAPEL It con- consists $50, o.
ing 4 nucleus for large and valuable library
From the Museum Of Natural uihtor5 w
| next entered the Gallery Of Fine Arts, Which
CONTAINS quite a number Of plaster casts ol IN
tnoux works Of art, as well rs finc cxhihlliot
Of photographs aad cngFayings 81 n,s.ol,sa III =.
Id adaed to tic gallery by subscription Of eitl
zeus Of Ann Ar5ur, which place Claims ILL
riftcd American artist rs one Of her sons.
The 1uedicul gentlemen Of the Academy vls
tied the Medical Department OF tho UnlScfs'
II, whcr. fine class Of two hundred Honn otI u,
inC to interesting lectures By PIofs. Palms
ana Ford, the laboratory Of Prof Douglas, IL
| lnusruu,s for illustration Of the different dt
partmcats in ths Medical School, were y1sstct
: aud were pronounced well adapted for the pa
poses intended.
q A ylancc at the various recitation roo1.s al
society halls Of the Undergraduatc Depar
!, mcnt, completed tie pleasures OF the mor1
Ing: ,,.a .,a .vn,,r
| tion Of the instruments by Prof brunnow, ~