The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-16
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
IN SORE NEED OF FUNDS
Alumni Paper Points Out Why
Money is Not Forthcoming
aud Makes Appeal
PRIVATE ENDOWMENTS ASKED

Ann Arbor, Mich, June 1G.-The
next number of the Michigan Alum
nus, which will be out this week, will
have an article on the needs of the
University of Michigan, and an article
on why loyal alumni should recognize
tn In duty to the university when they
are financially able to do so, and by
private endowments provide those
things which are crying need at
Michigan. The article says In part:
"One of the points which was en-
phaszed by President Hutchins and
Deans Reed and Cooley on the recent
trip to the west was the necessity of
an additional endowment and gifts to
the university from individuals sup
plementing the income from the state.
AS Mr.. Hutchins frequently said, If
the university Is to keep up with the
procession, it is bound at all times to
have needs i'm advance of the ability or
willingness of the state to supply. At
present the income from the univer-
slty Is absolutely inadequate to supply
the increasing requirements, If she ~
to hold her place i'm the rank OF the
leading state universities.
Michigan has been peculiarly un-
fortunate through the dissipation ~
her early endowment OF government
lands, which were sold by a prodisnl
state legislature many years ago al
S1.25 an acre. so that the university
now receives but $4,000 from lands
which. If they had been kept to the
present day. would yield a generous
income. Other universities have kept
their state lands intact and are already
beginning to realize large incomes
from them, profting by Michigan un'
fortunate example.
Appeal to Alumni
"This lack of resources other than
the support of the state practically
forces the university into an appeal I,
the alumni to Join with the universit,
authors in their efforts 10 secure pri'
vate endowments. Through her alumn
the University of Michigan Is vel
known everywhere; nevertheless, while
other universities have to certain ex'
tent capitalized the interest VI thet
Ialumni in their alma mater Michigan
has never done so. But the force o.
circumstances, the increase I'm TIN
number OF students, the new require
ments which are coming to be rec
ognized i'm the university world. max
a closer relationship between the al
umni body and the university imper
ative IL Michigan Is to hold her place
Some of the Needs
Then follows some of the creates
needs the U. of M. is facing today
with no money to meet them: An dow
ment for the graduate school for some
thing like 100000. This money
needed for fellowships and researc
professors, two fields in which the up
, iversty is signally deficient.
The lack of fellowships and scholar
ships for worthy students deprive
michigan of many promising student
; VINO receive their advanced degrees
other universities simply becaus
Michigan can not give them prope
assistance, and in some cases. prope
instruction, owing to lack or profes
sors who have the time to give gradu
ate. courses.
Many classes I'm the literary depart
ment have quarters entirely made
ouate Geology has a small labora
tory on the fourth floor Of the museum
mineralogy is In part of the basemer
of Tappan hall; forestry Is scattere
j all over the campus i'm various cd
. rooms. the laboratories for zoology al
botany in u hall are overcrowded an
inadequate. new science building
n stand opposite the new chemlsti
building must come soon. The Mich
f gan Union needs assistance and at u
last meeting of the board Of regen
the plan to establish a department
fine arts, which the university nee'
badly, had to go by the board becau'
v there were no funds to hire the II