, 1873-11-10
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
Dedication OF the Now UnivcrsitY 1Inll
Addresses by President Sshttos OF
Cornell, and DtftcrH+

Special Correspondence n Tho Fhteago 1Ttohhe.
/. ANN A1Don, Nov. 8, 1873.
Tho want Of more ample accommodation for
tho large number OF atudonts here has boon felt
for number ot yoara, but not until two years
ago was this sufficiently demonstrated to tho
Legislature to induce an appropriation to supply
tho need An appropriation was made ut TINT
time for the erection Of ,tho new building, and
earnestly las boon Watched the development Of
the grand structure whose completion was ce1c-
brated last evening.
1t 1880 the exercises wero begun IN tho preH-
encq Of an audience which, for refnemont and
number, was perhapa beyond that Of any evor
before gathered in Ann Arbor. At least 5000
people wero in attendance, the Bittings boing en-
tIrcly filed with spectators. The Faculties Of
the University and invited guostH to tho number
Of forty or tlfty, including tho Regents, proal
don't White, Of Cornell, and GOV. Bagioy, ocou-
pied the stage.
After prayer by tho Rov. i. 4, Fiako, Of De-
troit, an ode writton for tho occasion BY tho
Hon. J. Y. Campbell WAS sung by the University
aloe Club.
This wns followed by an addrosa from
.REaENT WILLARD.
Tho speaker began by giving como statistics
relative to tho cost Of tho now building, and the
value OF University property, from which 1t ap-
200, Of which Sum s2D7 900 Is In real estate
and S148, 900 In personal property.
Ho considered tho occasion Of the completion
of tho building ono in which the pooplo Of tho
State woro deeply interosted, and aa tho frat
strong bond between tho State and tho University
Heretofore the State aas boon merely tho guard
ian Of tho University, employing tho funds Of
tho Genoral Government for ita maintenance.
| It has proven iudicious administrator, as the
growth Of tho Institution shows. Put, on the
n q
| thore is now relation assumed; the State aud
Univorstty have become welded, and, instead Of
the wedding ring, the Slate presents this ,gom
new1Y eet, md eayB, "With tlIiB thee we'd"
After chorus by tho CLEO Club,
| THE HON. D. nETAuaE puFF1ELp.
| Of Detroit, was introduced, and delivered
ads9s FL f e ntors5 But ovs. few
| laying Of tho cornor-stone Of tho Stato-Houso
| at Lansing. These foundations are broad
and deep but other foundationa arc being laid
for tho State, deeper and moro lasting. These
her youth In tho Tower Of London arc ex-
hibitea to tho visitor tho crowns and 1owels OF
Eugland's !nonarche, roprosenting untold wealth,
striking tho observer with admiration. But
temples reared Tor tho unfolding, Of the intel
are arc Jour ,:tewols. TIC University, great
ana anlmsstn Sotnp'tG rs nsr. IL is In thu ~ oon dc.
mon-school system Of tho State,
and tho place where a1ohigaus cbiof glory lies.
Here arc her sons to bo Developed into her rop--
resontatlFea IN the coanols OF tne 6tate anu
Nat,oa, ~ n,,ort t,r,oa man ,,goa THAR xvo,,t,, :,
rearing coH.iy monuments p, 70 Pgfpo5aate tnoaa
memot,eS sno egon @ ~ ling ouosn aganG, y en
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but IN endowments Of profcss7oT5sh.lEps p .s7t,5a .E .
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