, 1876-03-17

Ets Calendar for THO Ycnr 1s,6-'0

UNlf Et5lI1 UF MlCH1HA1s
tspte'a! CorrtsDond<nee NJ Ths CAttago Tribune,
Am A1Bon. Mich. March f5.-Tho calendar
OF tho University Of Michigan for Hio sear
1906 has Just n,ado ita appearance, and In
many respects Ia noteworthy document. Tho
past year has been ono OF eort Of now do
parture, for, whilo tho setnH havo boon drawn a
l!ttlo tighter in tho old departments several new
schools or colleges, Lavo boon added, 20
tho nppcArapco OF tue calendar, which should
faithfully represont tho University In all thcse
featurcs, has bcen awaited with considerable
anxiety. Many things have conapIred to delay
ita publication beyond tho usua' tmo, but 1t is
now at hand With ils III pages and pleasing
typographical appearance.
IT'S cosTENrs.
Following the announcements for The ycar
1876, and tho list Of 1Iogents and other oiIicers
which occupies tho frat pages, are Tho
names Of the members Of the va
rloun Faculties Of tho Un.yorslty, number-
Ing 65. Thoy oonatituto tho Uulvorsty
Bonhto, which discusses Ill questions Of general
interest. Two Profcssorships arc At prescn.
yaoant,-that Ct ,n1ners1ogy., geology. zoology,
Wht1o tito latter ProfcAHorship has baou eBiab-
lis'ed, no instruction has yct bean given on this
Aublect, Int arrangements arc najo for opening
q course In architecture hoxt gear.
THE DEPARTMENT or LtrElATuRE. ac1EscE, AND
TIE Arts
has slx regular aud full courBes Of four ycats
ench, and two shorter hpecial couraes. The
regular couraea arc tho Classical the icoutitic,
tho Lasln and scle1sal9 t1o Groek and sciontitlc.
course In Mining Engineering. Tho special
cousaos arc tho coureo In Analytical Chemistry
and tho co,'rse In p',artnaog. These two latter
aIo salJ popular, ana, aside from tho regular
atudonts ia them, others from other courses
aya1l themsolvcs frequently Of tho opportunity
o. qnlto eAtehaod #off ~ eho Laboratory. by
managing TO gos hhcad With thor required work.
'Ihete arc ~ regular Students In Pharmacy
a'oho eh's year.
:, Large additions havo been mado to
the Mnseum the past year. Tbs
Geological. Geological, and botanical Cab
i4ots IT, to9olhor aro eat!mated to contain
53,25o q, eopasato entries aud 22l,0oo specimens.
". j. u. bteero has been epend'ng. tho past lyo
yea{s 10 various parts Of tho world, principally
IN South Amercn md Bouthcr1 AHta and 1t
la by thia Fentioman that tho most notod recont
additions have boon made. In tho department
OF zoology 10 has added about $4,000 inaccls,
l.hoo ahells, bo0o Birds and numerous ropeo-
sonthtivea Of othor gronps.-maktnR total of
about l0, 600 ontrles aud 10000 specimens. The
stonre Botanical Collection comprises 500 species
and QUO snoeincns, mostly ferns. AIdny other
valuable colloctionH have also been addod.
DEuREEs co,rEnNED.
During tho year tloro hasp boau 80 degrees
conferred BY tie unisorety. which are classified
as followB: Pharmaceutical Chemist, 18; Civil
Engineer, 40; Bachelor of Science, 1B; bacbei-
or of Philosophy, = bachelor Of Arts. AZ Mas
Of Ihsiospphy Z; htastor OF Science, s Master
Of Arts, 2s Doctor OF Alcd!c'na 78; Dachelor
ot Aaws. l3G and two honorary degrees-.list
OF Doctor Of PHILOSOPHY on JoHhph Dcal Btoozo,
and Doctor Of Lava on George Ripley.
In tho requirements for admission no changes