The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-24
Arthur M. Evans Writes Inter
esting Article on Growth OF
Great Institution.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO ANGEL
During His Administration
More Than 10000 Degrees
Were Granted.

west territory for background Ns
Arthur NJ Evans. in an article wrh-
ten for the Chicago Record-Herald.
Although Il is only 40 years ago that
the first freshman class-six in mum
ber---was enrolled, the annals run
back 10 Aug. rs, 1917, when the nrs'
net was passed TO estssstssh a =hnlSeEs.
ity In the territory OF Michigan,
When the founders reached about
for name for the prospective instl'
tuition they plucked ripe and iusc''
GUS one. They christened me
'Catholepistemiad, or University Oh
Michlgania." The author OF the Cath
olepistemiad" was Augustus b. Wood
ward, presiding Judge Of the supreme
court OF the territory and man OF
scholarly attachments and wide vision
For the past 40 years university MS
torians have been unable to decide
whether the jurist was pedant or
Joker Inasmuch as Michigan in lSi'
had only 5000 population and ~as
without any semblance OF an organ
ised school system, even in Detroit,
some sayants incline to the belief tnat
Judee woodward was indulgihg
bent for humor In perpetrating the
high sounding Catholepistemiad
Others contend that he was mereiy
erratic, and that his unique wording
of the act OF 1917 was simply dem
onstration OF that pseudo-classic
mania that prevailed in the early days
of the last century. This craze ~ re-
fiected In such names at Utica, Troy,
Athens and Syracuse. IL was still In
its glory when the tide OF western i'm
migration, rolling down the Ohio riV-
en-. decorated the Illinois bank vii
such names as Metropolis, Golconda
and Cairo.
An unpardonable Jawbreaker.
Judge woodward, however. was not
10 be successful In passing on to pos
terity such mouthful OF a name as
Northumberland" II was such an
unpronounceable jawbreaker that II
kept the pioneers perhaps from raj
lying TO the support Of education. On
April 80. 1921, the act OF 1917 was re-
pealed and a new act was passed for
the establishment at Detroit OF the
University OF Michigan.
The trustees did little in an educa-
tiohal way at Detroit. They appear
10 have busted themselves with land
agents. In 1894, congress had granted
az college township; IN 1926. II In
creased the grant TO two tbwnships.
Which might be located in detached
pbrtions. without delay. Austin E.
wing and DR.. William Brown located
9fe acres OF university land at the
confluence OF the Maumee River and
swan Creek. This tract Is now cover
ed by the City or Toledo, Ohio, and
AZ that time II was In Michigan. The
lind Is worth millions today, but the
university OF Michigan sold II for a
comparatively small sum soon after
ifs acquisition.
About this period American stu
dents began to return from Germany
With new educational ideas. Michigan
was admitted as a state In 1897. When
the new constitution was framed, Gen
erai Isaac T.. Crary, Michigan's FIRST
representative In congress, and Rev.
John ID. Pierce OF Marshall. first state
Superintendent OF public instruction,
drafted a section en- education. IL was
based on the "Prussian idea new IT
the time. but now generally accepted,
The "Prussian" system, which has
been brought to high state OF per
lection In Michigan. comprises prim-
AIRY schools. secondary schools. uni
yersities; supported by public taxes
and supervised by the state--a COM
plete civil OF state system OF ednca-
ton as distinguished from private
education. ~
Established In 1897.
Finally the university was estab-
lished at Ann Arbor by an act passed
an 1897. II was created with twelve
appointive regents and three depart
ndents--literature science and the
arts: law, medicine Ann Arbor had
tried TO get the state capitol. Failing,
AZ had offered a site for the new
pany gave the Site tract OF forty
acres, the present campus.
The first commencement was held
Aug. 6. Is45, when eleven students
were graduated with the degree OF
b. A. Five years later the first medi-
cal building was ready and courses
Were commenced with a class Of 80,
DIT. Abram Sager being president. The
law school was opened. Oct. /, 1889,
with James v. Campbell, Charles l.
Walker and Thomas NJ Cooley as pro-
lessons and with ninety students.
Since its establishment the uni
yersity has had Ave presidents. DR.,
Henry p. Tappan served from 1852 to
1879 He expanded the work by in
PRODUCING lectures and, elective
courses, DR.. Erastus o. Haven was
president from 1863 to 1869, and Pro
lessor II. s. Frieze served from 1863
I 10 1871.
nr. James b. Angel, now president
emeritus, became head OF the uni.
versity I'm 1871, resigning in 1909 up
or attaining his eighueth birthday.
lie was succeeded by DIR. Harry Burns
Eutchins. DIR. Angel Is the pride of
the alumni. students and faculty. Dur
ing his administration 22,009 degrees
We're granted: the faculty grew from
thirtysfive members 10 900: the in
come grew from 100000 to sl,l5O. 600.
the state university gained as great a
reputation and performed as effective
work "a the more noted OF the private
III endowed universities OF the East.
, Besides developing the university Dr.
Angell found time TO perform distin.
E1ished services for the government.
In 1850 he was minister TO China and
mnde two treaties regulating com
morco and Chinese immigration. In
1877 he was plenfbotentiary for the
United States on the commission
tthfrh naaofiafed the north AftanfIr,