Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-02-05

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Ann Arbor is beautiful little city Of about
10000 inhabitants, 81 miles west Of Detroit on
the Michigan Central II. r. Like many other
OF our American cities II makes its best appear.
ance IN the summer time, when the numerous
lovely hills around the city are covered with a
verdant green, and the many shade tree Of the
city refresh the eye by their varied appearance.
Ann Arbor is a place OF some manufacturing
resources. II has also three good newspaper.
But the great thing that makes it growing
place is the University. The University was
originally quite out of the city, but the city
has gradually extended itself until the College
Campus is now quite surrounded by it, The
Campus is the finest location in the place. II
consists Of a square Of 40 acres, which is al
most perfectly level. The college buildings,
besides the professors houses are five in num-
Der two for the literary, one for the medical,
fourth for the law, and fifth for chemical de-
partment. The literary buildings are very un-
attractive in appearance, of four stories each.
They look more like barracks for soldiers or
u. >. arsenal, than beautiful modern struc-
ture for the instruction of the youth of the
land. The law, medical and labratOry build
ings are well gotten up affairs, with all the
modern convenienccs The law buildings also
besides law library, club rooms and literary
halls contain the University chapel and libra.
ry. The latter consists of little over 10000
well selected vols. The North College of the
literary department contain probably the finest
museum OF paintings, statuary, geological and
geological collections, &c. west Of Washing
ton City.
The institution originated in a donation of
public land by the U. S. for public school,
before Michigan became State, and up to 1868
the State of Michigan gave but 500 900 which
was expended in putting up buildings. Now
the state gives annually $4,000. This with It's
other resources gives the school fund of about
$Sl5,000, according TO ID. V. Haven. 1t Is a
school OF the best instruction and of the high
est standard. The popularity is best shown
from the fact that for several years, the collie
giate actual attendance during the year, has
been from ! 900 to $50.
| 1t is pity that Ohio with all her wealth has
not more first class schools, while Michigan
has one that completes with Yale and Harvard.
The trouble with us, in Ohio, is that we have
more Colleges, such as they are, than any 9TH
state, and when the U. s. made appropriations
to Ohio, they were divided amongst the vari-
Gus Institutions So that 10 any one of them
the L. s. appropriation was but drop in the
bucket. By consolidation, Ohio could, and
should have one of the best endowed univers-
ties Of the land commanding the very best tai
ent.
The regents at their session last week, as if
resolved to enter the new year with clean re-
cord, and ever ready TO found all needed re-
forms voted that ,oOmeR shdH hereIffer be admit
ted to all the pririle9es Of the Uairefsity 9f Mchi-
gan. Certainly the young ladies should have
the same advantages in education as young
men, and if Michigan cannot supportiher ipsti-
tutions one for either sex, she should open the
doors of the single one for both alike
Our University Cap is said to be very hand
some and graceful C.LJ.