The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-02
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ANN ARBoE, MECuIGAS, Oct. 80.
Elion lutsIlIGeneer:
Ia passing through the streets Of Ann
Arbof one is impressed that he Il in the
nid,t Of culture and refinement The
u,ttully arranged yards, With their
,aoo:h lawns and gravel walks, combine
Tith the architectural beauty OF the
dwellings to indicate the homes Of seh0l.
AZ and artists. The leading literary
men Of Michigan have have their homes
in this city. .L.
We have spent some time 10 passing
through the different Museums connected
vi,h the University, and in them We find
N almost inexhaustible supply OF the
curious and beautiful in the specimens Of
the different natural Kingdoms here col.
Irsd from all parts OF the world. The
Museums are elegantly adorned with
.tatuary and paintings. The Library OF
the University, situated in the Law De-
partment, contains 23,50O volumes. The
library Of the late Prof. Ran, teacher Of
Political Economy in the University Of
Heidelberg, Germany, has lately been
added to il. Students have access TO
the Library from 9 A. NJ 10 $50 r. NJ.
The University grounds comprise an area
Of forty acres. Walks are tastefully laid
out III every direction and oruanented by
agrelE variety OF beautiful shrubbery,
Nth here and there piece Of sLatuary,
which make the grounds very attractive.
The University buildings are large and
connodious. The Department Of Liter.
lsure Science and Art is the largest
building and contains the art galleries
and al the museums except the Museum
Of Anatomy.
Tie Law Department stands north Of
the main building. The number Of stu.
J.su in this department is about three
Aapdred. This is probably one Of the
oei. Law schools in the country. Judge
Cooley and Judge Campbell are members
aiiuiaculty.
The School OF Medicine stands east of
the main building, and is next in size to
it. The number OF students IN this de.
glr;nent is above four hundred. By
ielol Of the Board Of Regents the course
Of Instruction commencing with this
sfm will be extended 10 nine months, In
.leai OF six, as formerly. TWAS thought
hat this change would greatly decrease
the number Of students, but it has SEEM
ed 70 have the opposite effect, for there
ate more students in this department
sos than ever before. Being interested
ID thisdepartment, we are glad TO End its
lI,suns so full and its accommodations,
br the large number OF students who
ihsong its halls, so pleasant. The Faculty
VI this school is probably as carefully
selected as that OF any school in the coun-
Try, The chair Of Pathology and Practice
.! Medicine is occupied by Alonzo B.
Palmer, NJ. D., the chair Of Surgery by
Donald MAcleAn, N. D., the chair Of o.
.teterics by Edward S. Dunster, N. D.,
the chair Of Matcria Jlcdica by George E.
rockingham, N. D., the chair Of Anato-
my by Corydon S. Ford, N. D. have
mentioned these names because they are
familiar to the profession Of West Vir-
Ginia, by their former connection with
the medical schools OF the East. We are
glad to know that Corydon S, Ford has
declined the call 10 the chair Of Anatomy
IN Bellvue Hospital Medical College. His
great reputation in the West as teacher
oil this most important branch Of medical
education ia attracting great many stu.
dents to this institution.
|! is the general Impression in the East
that this school, although superior in
many respects, is wanting in clinical ad.
Tsntages, This is mistaken idea. Patients
are collected here from all parts Of the
North and West, and during term one
may see almost every variety OF disease
treated and almost every variety OF sur
sIeal operations performed. Lest l may
'een to be writing an advertisement for
this department, l shall proceed to speak
Jtlhe other schools.
The Homeopathic Medical College is a
snail building, situated east Of the Law
department. There are about fifty stu
dents in this school.
The Chemical Labratory is situated
between the main building and the COL
Iege OF Medicine. This building occu-
pies a ground space Of $4,000 square feet
and contains l75 tables, each supplied
EiIh gas and water and full apparatus
lot experiments in chemical analysis.
There are about hundred students in
this department.
The Observatory, from which Prof.
Watson has recently made his great dis.
eoveries among the Asteroids, ia situated
ball a mile northeast OF the University
grounds. This building was donated 10
The University by the citizens Of Detroit,
II consists OF main part with . movable
dome and two wings. One wing contains
Inc rooms Of the observer and in the 9th.
eF are mounted u meridian circle and
-iderisl clock, both Of which were i'm.
ported lfom Berlin. In the dome Is
mounted a large retracting telescope
having an object glass thirteen inches in
diameter.
The city Of Ann Arbor Is we'll provided
With churches and places Of amusement
There Is large Opera House in the city
ana University Hall large enough L
seat comfortably 5000 people. Citizenl
here claim that this is the finest hall il
me country. It IL certainly the most
beautiful hall We have ever seen. A
course OF lectures, TO be delivered in this
hall, has beel provided for the cominI
season, BY the Students Lecture Associa
lion. This course Of lectures was inang
qFIted last Tuesday evening by Elmer!
A.Storts on "Uses and Abuses OF Cul
iare." ltdid not meet our expectations
We had probably anticipated too much
but our idea Of the great Chicago lawyel
vas very impertectly realized. We wer,
very pleasantly entertained on SatuIda,
evening by Hon. Henry Watterson, o
Louisville, on the aWhimSicalitieS, Com
ieAlities and Realities Of Southern Life.
Among other speakers engaged to lee
iufe this season We notice the names Q
Wendell Philips, Thomas w, Higinsol
and Daniel W. VOORHEES,.
1t might be interesting to you to hea
something Of the amusements Of the stu
dents during recreation hours. In watch
Ing them We have been reminded Of III
story Of sTom Browns School Days a
Rnsby and Oxford Where there ar
aIseen hundred students filed with mlrtl
aed corresponding amount of yonthtn
HsOs 10 revive the good old games 9