, 1873-12-31
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
Special Meeting of the Board
Of Regents.
Annual Report Of tic Affairs Of tho
Institution,
A Gift Of Books from the Grand-Duke
Alexis.
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY,


S7nt'at co,responlenct II The Chicago Tribune.
ANN AHBon, Mcl., Dec. q, 1879.
Tho Board Of Rogonts Of ti,o University held a
Bpocial meotihg horo last evening".
ANNUAL nEroNru.
Tie following statement Of tho affairs Of tho
University for tho yenr ending juno 30, 1878,
WAS submitted by Regent McCowan:
Tho total receipts from MI sollrccs during tho
yoar wero s1oa a,249.0B. whi1o tho expenditures
amounted to ss107. .410.50 which would hato loft
small deficit 1lad thoro not boon balauce OIL
hand at tho beginning Of tho year. At tho close
Of tho yoar there WAS balance iu tho Treasury of
$17,051.71, but Of this amount tl,cro was Then
duo for unpaid ualarlos tho HIM Of 3l5. .2G2.50,
lonvfng MI actual available BALANCE in the
Treasury Of 91.789.21.
The University has employed in its different
departments during tho year, nslo from tho
President, who IL also Professor Of Political
Economy nnd International Law, twenty-five
profeBssorH, eight Assistant Professors, two
librarians (ono for the General Iii
brary and one for tho Iaw Library)
onu Assistant in tho Museum, ono Steward (who
also acts rs Secretary Of tile Board Of Rceents)
ono Secretary Of tho Faculty, aud six 1aborers.
Tho total attendance Of students in NIL depart
ment6 during tho year was 1,17G and tlloy wero
classified as follows: Department Of Litoraturo
Science, and tho Arts, 48I Department OF
Medicine, 358 Department of Law, 334.
From the above statement, and the nccompa-
nyng report OF the College officers, it appeara
that tic University has completed another yoar
Of successful work. Laboring llniler tho cmbar-
rlsHn1outs Of limited financcs-tho income being
constantly inadequate to supplying properly tho
growing wants Of tho iuHtitutior-it has yot
managed to do groat work, and to do It we'll,
keeY>iug fGir1y abreast with tho times. AMI. In
many regards. lca;1iur tho edncotlonn1 roforn,a
- H., e,.. ~ N~A''''Ao
OF ,1i .ho country
LUZ n"ato' VI reaen's cal' esPec'ai IT.
te'lta1l to that portion Of the Presidents ro-
port relating 10 the admission of women
r. - 11'A.''.r.,,ss W w 1'.11s,n ~ "u1"s"
mouts made. Tie successful education Of tho
4,,o ..,-, A., i, .,,, ,u,,,. a,,,..,. 49,. 49,. ,...,
wv" e,Hoo ~ s'o 0n'n' "''oo'S ~. .aa ~ 1uueet pe
e""s'aeioa au eApet''ueht. 1No Folatlon po-
tween tho University and tile High Schools of
tho state, now fair!y established, conlpletos our
ariondid system Of education, md makos 1t pos
siblo for every sild Of Michigan to enjoy tho
Dement'S OF 1uit collegiate courao. ut the ex-
Penso OF tho State. .......
4 oItr From the oRAsp-puKE ALEXIS. .
After Regent IN Mctiownns report had J. beon read
and accepted, President Angel read the follow
lnE letter, which came to him accompanied by n
gilt OF books from tho GInnd- Duke Alexis to
Tue University;
W1SrEn-raIAcE,
st. PETERSBURG, Oct. II, 1879.
Nly DEAR sIn At the request Of the Granu-Duha
Alexis hive this day addressed yo through Atcssrs
Truclmer, Of London, purcell of boos which Ills 1n,-
psrtnl l1Eucss wishes you 10 bo kind enough to pluco
In tho Library Of the University list of tho books,
"l!n sIh.Aiauon, YOU VIII lhtt lnelohel we hhse al!
aos @ M A o. our toMs III so United
DctroIt ~" '"' '"s NO 0p'A' Wall s''' Nv
ar, nec,c, scuds hsa commitments aud rco,,ests ,ue
to thank you for The University Calendar for 1871 and
1879. Believe Inc, my dear, sf. yours mos sincerely,
G. poss1ET.
In thu list Of bookn presented BY Ills Imper iai
uighn III. the following works nro Included