New-York tribune., 1871-06-29

ceptr Board OF Regents, and have tho students edu
Gated % ser was an academy OF & Sser oy bav
been, Michigan planned and adopted the school system
which has made her famous as early at Least as iS ~
the University stand at the head Of the
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practice with great enthusiasm and ability. New-iork
rather returned President White of Cornell to New York
The Rev. Henry T. Tappan, d. D., LIZ d., came from tne
what was In his time called the chanceorshp. During
his greatly successful services lasting until 1863 Dr.
college presidents rarely enjoy. The Rev, Erstus o.
Haven, ID. d., who succeeded him In the same
Highly "f important % % %diTecton~t6o increase Of the
department OF literature and the arts Under President
Haven this grew finely rs the past graduate depart
ments had done under Chancellor Tappan. There are
lilo students in all the colleges and classes OF the
University new President has just been secured
after dscouraging interregnum of two years His In
augural address win be delivered tomorrow. a
During the period of delay and uncertainty, Henry y
Frieze IL d. the distinguished professor Of Latin has
has added much to the high esteem In which he was
already held by faculty and students. Education mas
always been free here; but it is only within the past
year that the privileges Of equal rank In the academic
classes have been conceded to girls Several daugnters
of one of the professors have, for some time, oeen
some classes; but last year one young lady
claimed the privilege Of entering junior. The med
school has separate classes for ladies' and there are
also young ladies in the law department The e&peIl
men is giving great satisfaction throughout the UnlYer
sty 1t has been voted by the University Senate to ad
nit students from those union schools OF the state winch
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The affairs of the University have of course, not Deen
benefited by the long period that has elapsed between
Presidents Haven and Angel. AS all the world knows
| by this tlme there has been embittered con
| nict ever since the University began about the
| rights of hOmeopathists TO medical rank Inc
| Legislature has several times enacted law
that homeopathy should be taught by professor In the
college Of medicine. The regular professors have as
often declared they would resign to II the awful
heresy thrust in upon their college. The Legisla-
ture tried bait of 5,0O0 1t like oil TO the flames
The upshOt has been that choice has had to be made
between a college OF one chair, In accordance win
with the nineteenth century, and college OF exclusive
ness. Either homeopathy must stay out or nave
| separate house and faculty and set OF skei-
! etOns or else the university students must gam
| such a limited education can be had without the
knowledge of what the unlearned laty call aLopaty
new proposition came up last night Certain citizens Oh
Detroit proposed to give money enough to begin the
foundation of College OF Medicine, taking in homeop
thy TO be under the University control but To be sna-
TED far away from the of strife in the City or De
trot Meanwhile 1t is little funny that the orthodox
professors here hardly escape the condig peny OF
the American Acadamy OF Medicine being obliged to ad-
| NIT young Indies TO the College. -
The before the graduating classes was delN-
cred this year by the Rev. Prof. Bent f. Cocker ID D.
who occupies the chair OF Moral and Mental PhO.Oph
In the evening the Rev. ZaChaTiah Eddy, ID: D., or
Brooklyn n " delivered the annual sermon before lhe
Young Mems Christian Association OF the UnlNerslty;
He took for his theme the Immortality OF the soul, ana
pursued a method of demonstration quite novel, Wmch
kept his large audience deeply and even at times breath
lessly interested. This afternoon the Alumni VIII nave
their meeting. The Commencement exercises, WIN
! President Angels Inauguration, occur Tomorrow