The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06
LETTER PROM A wHEELING hoy
Attending school ut the University O
Michigan. h
- ANN Annon. MICII., JannarY d.

AANNuNkHAs
ANN ARBoR, MICH., January Q.
Elllurs 1ntslllgtuCtr
] hope that your readers, on seeing this
letter headed "Ann Arbor, viii not cxs
pect some new "body snatching" or
"medic'sraid" story, which, | must ac-
knowledge, they would DO justified in do.
ing, as in the past half.year, the words
"Ann Arbor" were seldom read except in
connection with some Of the. above, ex.
ploits, ,.,..rt atg
l intend 10 give the "medics" a rest,
especially as they have been rather quiet
lately, with the exception Of IN occasional
rumpus between the two parties" into
which the professors arc sometimes
drawn, rs was the case u few weeks ago,
when, because OF a difference Of opinion
between DR.. Franklin, Dean Of the Ho-
mcopathic Faculty, and DR.. Mclean (al.
lopath), as to the proper treatment Of a
patient ut the hospital connected with the
medical school, the latter knocked the
former down. But such trihing things are
soon forgotten and generally end, as this
one did, in shake" all around.
While II Is known TO almost everyone,
who reads the papers, that there is Medi-
cal school here it Is not generally known
as being department OF the university
OF Michigan" The University OF MiChi.
gan was organized IN 1871, and, though
much younger than either Harvard or
Yale, rivals both, not only in the complete
ness OF the courses OF studies, but also in
the number Of students in attendance,
having an attendance thisyear, in all the
departments, q total OF nearly l, 400, which
is greater number than either Harvard
or Yale can boast Of. Almost every State
in the Union and quite a number OF
foreign countries are represented here.
The law school connected with the Uni
versity is one OF the largest, ifnot the larg-
est in this country. The attendance this
year is, seniors 100, juniors 2l0, making a
total Of 100. 1t can boast not only OF a
large attendance, but also OF high repu-
tation, which It owes 10 the untiring efforts
OF Judge Cooley to make 1t the best law
school in the country, In which he Is ably
assisted by the law faculty, which is com.
posed Of the Hon. James V. Campbell,
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Michigan; the Hon. Thomas NJ. Cooley,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
Michigan, who, 1t is said, would be to-day
Chief Justice Of the United States II lie
had not been q "Greeley" man In 1872;
Charles a. Kent, Esq, and VIM. p. Wells,
Esq, practicing lawyers OF the city oil De-
troit, all Of whom are well known Us emf.
Hent juriSts. Connected with tho law
school, for the use OF the law students,
there Is q fine law library, containingahout
$500 volumes -.
An institution connected with the uni.
versity, which deserves some mention, Is
" The Students Lecture Association.
Through its agency, both students and
pltlSOns, have the opportunity Of hearing
the very hest lecturers In the field, at q very
small cost. These lectures are delivered
in the university Hall, which is as fine
and as large hall as many Of our large
cities can boast Of; its seating capacity Is
5000. Among those who have lectured
here this season are Hon. f. b. Wash.
burne, ex-Minister to France. who lee
tnred ON "The Siege Of Paris" and Hon.
ThoS. 4. Hendricks, Ex-Governor OF Indi.
ana, whose subject was Resolutions"
At the close Of his lecture, it was an.
nounCed, that he would address the law
students, on the following morning, in the
Flaw lecture ROOM" Long before the
hour at which he WIS 10 speak, the
"room," which has q seating capacity OF
500, was filled to overhowing. AT the ap-
pointed hour, he was introduced to the
audience, by Judge Cooley, whereupon
We had the pleasure Of listening to an
address Toplete with good advice to young
lawyers. Speaking oil lawyers entering in.
to politics he said, that there was no doubt,
that the knowledge Of public affairs
which one gets by entering Into politics,
Is Of benefit to the lawyers, but he advised
tho students not to be in too great haste in
doing 30; that when they did 90 in not TO
stay in too long, but to return 10 their pro-
fession, and said that he sometimes
thought that he had staid in too long him.
self. At this the audience sent up a
cheer, rs only the Claws" can ; ] suppose,
to show the speaker, that they Endorsed, at
least the last part OF his remarks.
1t has been very cold and stormy here
for the last three weeks. The coolest
weather, SO far, we had last night, when
tho Thermometer showed fifteen degrees
below zero.
We have had fine sleighing without in
terruptIon ever since the first week in De-
Cember. LAw'7a.