, 1873-02-06
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, .

Wait Of Tho Lcgfn1nturc.-Dr. Tnppan,.
Library.
Ann ARBoR, Hfici., Jan. 81.
70 the Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
SIN :: Tho Legislature OF tho State decided
some time during the session, Tint 1t would b,
bottor to visit in u body tho dlfroront iustitu
lions under tho State care, than to sonl ou
Committees as heretofore ;nnd, in pursuance Of
this resolution, came loro OIL Wodnostlay even.
Ing. That night, entertainments were furnished
tho mombors by eo,no OF tho Professors and
students at tho University buildings. A
banquet was also given them by tho oitizcus OF
Ann Arhor. Tho legislators Expressed thou,.
solves well satisfied with tho reception. Thurs.
day morning, the students, to tho number of
l,ouo, assembled in tho unfinished auditorium
Of the new building, to listen to remarha from
some mombcrs Of tho Legislature. An addross
Of welcome was given by President Aneell antl
.spceches werc mndo by Mesara. Emerson and
Childa, OF the Senate, and Measru. Croowoll and
Thomas, Of the House. Tho DRIFT OF those
speeches loft tho impression that tl1ero
was favorable disposition nmong clio
members toward tic Univorslty; and, is
thoao speeches can bo taken "a
erlteriona, Tue parsimonlous policy Of the State
towards her mos It contral and renowned inasitn-
tiona OF learning. will DO discontinued, and nl,-
other substituted which, in tho words Of ono Of
the speahors, will not ask how much tho Uniyer-
slsy can DO run at: but how much will it donlaud
to PLACE it whore it betongg.
II, this policy ia carried out, 1t will obyiato
some OF tho difficulties with which tho Uniyer-
sity Ia now embarrassed. Tho superior ind,lca-
monts me offered elsewhere have attracted many of
.n 4eat rrefesaors 1901 swa and in the presont
tion, tLoro 10 no probability or
these placcs bong filled: in foct
It caunot 10 gniliaaid that the ali, i
lty Of the b, Literary Faculty is on tho dacine,
ana II TIE present conrae Is persisted in, it viii
eocond-class institution. good financial basis
will romove most OF tlieso difficulties, aud Mi
enable e, the Regents to 60 forward iu tie work Of
nlling Chalra az thoy ought to be filed; md, IL
friends Of tho institution boliove, It will bring
Il them en- to light, and provo tho ,noana Of keoping
It OUT Ct tho narrow channol iuto which, to
many, n,a, it see, seems to be drifting. There il an
sity, to purchase. tho library OF Dr.. Tappan,
who was President Of the UniyereIty for
eleven years, beginning with 1851 aud ending
Will 1862, and who has dono moro than any 9th
Or ono man to place it in the position that it oc-
books, and is made up Of standard works. espo-
cia1ly III poetry, higtory, and philosophy, TGoy
haVo been gathered from year to year, md wifi
concentrate moro than anything else, perhaps,
o'tuensoa "a A!s lulH1euato attention mud care.
nnd, for this reason, should belong to thu insti.
tuition @ Of which ho has boon tho gTcatost preai-
There arc 6s7 volumes in ALL and aro dis
trlb'itod as follows: history, 421 poetry, 23l;
mental and moral philosophy, including branches
imiamodiatoly M connocted thorawith 500; religion,
~ scientific 50; political economy, 2t; politics,
a1 text-books, about two-thirds being die.
tionares, 1o9; ossays, 1876; fiction, III Travels,
6o 198 roviews, Of which Is are the NorR
D!lNsh for lSlI-51, Ok tho I2din1urqh for
l'sao2-6l, 'sa and 80 tho London Quarterly for 1905
M o2 there aro alao 20 yolnlnos Of doothoB COM
lao's !; thoro is, besides, one book, .sTho Froe-
maaon's Companion" formerly owned by Do
WITT Clinton, and containing his autograph.
n'lt very fow OF these books arc in foreign
be oxtremuly serviceablo to tho atudonts. It ia
to DO hoped that it will DO purchauod. Won.