, 1865-04-01
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AtRdt MlcAl Met1ca} Law =,


Deduct graanates Of Two Depa, tuests, -
Tota.nuuh:r Of f1adu ,tes... ::15;s
While each one Of the capable and distinguished
Een OF lcar1 rug WIN have 1T different tinss hen
connected with the eeveral facult1cs is enpt.ed II
hss Of credit io5aae <nceess Of the IL
snlt Of the untfrtng labosa of tho late Chauceiur
Rev. Henry F. iappan, D. D., IL. D., man o{
great elogucnec, deep and varied cultarc, and
Ec0uemahly, Christian character. Els admins.
tratlon Of the atnirs Of the Cniyer1ty lasted for
period Of eli ven years, ter.Dn.1ng u the annual
sgmmsps, g1 ggs4 yp1 Of the literary Department. in
the 1nstitntfon syas in Its tEfancy few in nnbe
weak IN discipline, and disordered In 1napces.
When he 1eit It less Than 1wv years ago, bearing
bWay with him the lore OF tt5 students mud ths
gratitude o. lts friends, 1ta position as thc frst In
stitntton Of Learning IN america was established
TOO nrmly to be sbaken b. any change ia tho
naade hythe War upou the young men Of the co,,u-
try, the ratio Of tnc1ease ia snl1 kept up nncyea
2dyRnced, under the management Of the present
Chancellor, kcS. Erastus q. Haven, D. D.. LIZ D.
A fev: words as to the organization and coyrfn-
ncct Of tue rntvcreity may not be- ont Of place,
The fonndation, which now amounts to over
lunds donaied By Congress to IL. State Of i Miehi.
gan On it's admission into the Uulon. Tbs rev
cnue from tlis source is at present amply srl1-
fcssor connected with the institution. lie T iees
of the students are, In consequence, merely nomi-
nal. mEtflculanon fee OF only so being re-
4u91EA III SAAG1!uS AAC pH1FefDILYs ana lfEr th8t
apsyment Of IS per annum for incidental cx.
ptnstt. These are Ill the ch1rsee to which s:u-
dent ia suljeete by the University. The other
expenses oi studcrt for board, Sc. viii OF
course lie regulated by his circu1ns stauces and
pleasure.
The Organization Of The University betn. pro-
Sss q 10 fogE In 's
management: Its Affairs arc under tho exclusive
control Of Board Of eight Regents, who serve
ior the psst! Of eight ycars, de- terms Of lwo OF
them - TfoSo P.kCn
elected difeetly r the people q tie stats: They
enn aso hs tas Or President who is
The ciecipltne Of the Cntver'it7 Is undet the
control Of The Facu'ne.. subject 10 suca general
1aes and As ths Regents nay Rsss1ss
1nge but all are scattered through the city In tue
houses Of private famiies- No p1rtlcu1ar hours
shsn hey Ssp esp tssy aa nd 70 70
l,Ps, il t5ey sre prompt and
Iii Il df. .n'a su5 ossi
regular college OF untvertiry Of any etand!nc IN
the Cnitcd Ssates4 The rctnts are rerhaps differ
ent from "hat might be expected; for the1e ap-
pealS 10 be less drunkenness and dtaor4erly CON
duct. and more hard work and earnest aspiration
to excel Than IN anZ other one Of the loading c.l
deIti called into action By the ~e,iso of the ro
eFonEfbthtJ Eh1cn reets upon him. and the results
have been very hsppy ever eince this system was
O.
OF course, the spirit Of mischief now and then
gets the upperhand; hut when this IS the case the
faculty steps ito the 1c1d, and by susoending OF
cxpeltipg the mure unruy once, order Is restore
Cd II il noteworthy fsct ihat hey W are Il but .el
dem rallied upon to resort to such hafsh IN aasures
The University consiats Of the thrcc dep.rt-
rents of Law, Medicine and Science. Ilerarnre
and The ATT. The Department, Of Law has been
tn opersion hut six 5ears, get in that ahdss time
1t hss 60 steadily increated in numrere as to be-
come the Iargcst IN the country. The Harvard
University LEW School has hitherto been the
most prokpefous bnt this year IT contains but 123
stnucnts. while here they row have 2a5. For the
accommodation Of this department a latge and
h,nasom1' building has recently been erected.
The library is quite large, and stlll increasing.
The lecturers, Judges Campbell and Cooley 81
the Supreme Court u Michigan, aud Hun. Chas.
]. Walker o. Detroit, by their eucccss at the har,
upon the bench, snd In the lecture-room. have
proven themselves 70 be In no respects Inferior
10 The Professors Of Law in my Eastern institu-
ucn.
The Medical Experimentation the a:commoda-
ton ot which another comuodtous and
beautiful structure has just been dntshcd-ts
likewise Nftnon1 successful rival, In point OF
bImnefs o. hoforghne nl teaching The Cnl-
Eefsaty OF fesnsyNsnH- which ranks ne1t, NAM
nefe VI present ont ~ ooad Ede students; here
there are iii IN attendance. But II IL In The hor-
ough efficiency q The cou1ae Of study, and espe-
ctslly N the rgfo character o! the 1nal exAmins-