The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-05-10
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bless others"-by ANDREW r. FRUsHAUF, c. S.
DETROIT TRIBUNE SATURDAY NAY 70 1888
-EDITORIALS-
A Reminder Of Few H:ehlghis on Michigan
This is Michigan Week And We who have The opportun-
y Of making home in the Wolverine State the
second largest state east OF the Mississippi should feel
proud
Some the outstanding features Of tho state as
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The value Of manufacturing far or'si.ns that OF Ill
other economic endeavors in Michigan Happily situated il
terms OF materials and tran por,aion the safe has
developed into one OF the IMPORTANT industrial
in the country Detroit Ian in Flint and Pontiac are he
principal involved in the production of Dortaon
Equipment for which Mexican i world famous IN Mchigan
: omobeS tracks fraierS buses ard boats first rolled
of assembly lines TO BE- shipped throughout the void
Educrtion
Michigan has long been known for It's progressive edu
cationa system school attendance is compnory FOB All
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND SIX
TEEN In addition TO the usual high schools there are rural
agricultural schools many OF which carry on vocational
trade industrial commercial and home economics pro-
grams Michigan led the and norlhcentra group Of
states in making provisions for the instruction of handi
capped children and has special classes for the blind
deaf. crippled and speech defective
Michigan established the first state university in the
country at Ann Abor in 1887 The University Of Michigan
the FIRST STATE UNIVERSITY TO ADMIT WOMEN l870L
is of the LARGEST and most important in the nation
Michigan State College East Lansing, Mich founded in
1857 originally called Michigan Agricultural COLLEGE
and the oldest agricultural college in the country Mchi
gan the first Of the Aoghoniss TO establish
state normal school Today there four colleges:
Central Michigan College OF Education Mount Pleasant;
Michipan College of Education Ypeian Northern Mchi
gan College of Education Marquette and Western Mchi
can College Of Education Kalamazoo
Other institutions of higher learning the University
OF Detroit and Wayne University both nj Detroit MICHIGAN
College of Minnie and Technology Horohton; Adrian Col
ege Adrian Albion Coleoe Albion Detroit Institute Of
Technology and Western Theological Seminary Holland
There are ten public Junior COLLEGES in the state situated
in and supported BY the cities OF Bav City Benton abor
Flint Grand Rapids Hiohland Park IronNood, Jackson
Muskepon, Pontiac and Port Huron
Although Michgan ranks seventh in nr'ional poplla
ton is third in the number of students enrolled in nsti.
utions Of higher learning.
institutions
The Michigan State Welfare Commission established
in 1921 supervses the operation of several state institutions
and licenses and agencies directly controlled
by the state There state prisons at Jackson and Mar
quette Mental patients kept in state hospitals main
tanned al Kalamazoo Pontiac Newberrv Traverse Cy and
Iona The Michigan School for the Blind and the Michigan
Crippled Childrens Commission both at Lansing and the
Michigan School for the Deaf at Flint administered by
the state to aid handicapped children.
Government
The original constitution OF the state adopted in
1887 A second one drafted 1850 and the present
constitution adopted in 1909 The state legislature is
composed OF Senate Of 80 members and House of Rep
resentaves of 100 members Sessions held benniay
in Lansing the capitol The governor however has authority
to call the Legislature in special sessions
History
The history of Michgan i surrounded by legend and
tradition The name itself Indian word meaning Great
Lake reflects the origin of the earliest inhabitants The
region visited early the seventeenth century by fur
traders and Jesuit missionaries No settlement made.
however until 1850 In 1868 Father Marquette established
mission at Sau Saint Marie This mission burned in
1911 and was rebuilt later on much larger scale In 1871,
also the mission of Michim1ckinac al ST. Ipnace was
founded Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who previously had
been in command Of Fort Mchilimacknac founded De.
tro in l70 to aid French control of the fur trade After
the close of the French and Indian War Michigan and the
Great Lakes region passed from French British control
WAS
SLAVE STATE and contributed heavily the Union
Since the Civil War Michigan and Detroit lone of the
oldest cities in the midwest have developed rapidly Detroit
has progressed along the lines of industry and the state
has developed agriculturally.
Compiled by B Elizabeth Ellington