The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, by Wilfred Shaw

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Title: The University of Michigan
Author: Wilfred Shaw
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Language: English
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[Illustration: UNIVERSITY HALL]

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BY WILFRED SHAW
General Secretary of the Alumni Association and Editor of The Michigan Alumnus
Illustrated by Photographs and Four Etchings by the Author
NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE 1920
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE, INC.
THE QUINN & BODEN COMPANY RAHWAY, N.J.

To MY WIFE

PREFACE
It has not been the purpose of the author to write a history of the University of Michigan. Several predecessors in this field have done their work so well that another book entirely historical in character might seem superfluous. Rather it is the aim of this volume to furnish a survey--sketching broadly the development of the University, and dwelling upon incidents and personalities that contribute movement to the narrative.
Those familiar with the history of the University will recognize the sources of much that appears in the following pages. The author must acknowledge an especial debt to Professor Ten Brook's "History of State Universities," and the two histories of the University, written by Elizabeth Farrand, '87m, and Professor Burke E. Hinsdale. Much of the material in the early chapters is based directly upon Professor Hinsdale's painstaking and authoritative work. Other works which have been consulted are Judge Cooley's "History of Michigan," Professor C.K. Adams' "Historical Sketch," published by the University in 1876, Professor A.C. McLaughlin's "History of Higher Education in Michigan" (Contributions to American Educational History, Number II, Bureau of Education, 1891), the reports of the Fiftieth and Seventy-fifth Anniversaries and Dr. Angell's Quarter Centennial Celebration, and Dr. Angell's "Reminiscences." The files of The Michigan Alumnus and the Michiganensian, the records of the Regents' meetings and the calendars of the University have likewise proved extremely valuable. For the material in certain chapters, "The Michigan Book," published in 1898, by Edwin H. Humphrey, '97, an article entitled "The University of Michigan and the Training of Her Students for the War," by Professor Arthur L. Cross, in the Michigan History Magazine, for January, 1920, and Andrew D. White's "Autobiography" have been freely consulted.
It is unfortunate that our information concerning the earliest days of the University is comparatively meager. The collections of old newspapers and other original sources in the University Library have been utilized, but these are not as extensive as they should be. Undoubtedly not a little material in the form of letters and diaries is still to be found among the papers of the earliest officers of the University and the graduates of the '40's and '50's. The writer would appreciate any information regarding such documents.
Acknowledgment is also due to the many friends who have offered suggestions and helpful criticism. Especially is grateful recognition due to Professor F.N. Scott, Judge V.H. Lane, President Emeritus Harry B. Hutchins, Dr. G. Carl Huber, Dean John R. Effinger, Professor Evans Holbrook, Professor Arthur L. Cross and the late Professor Isaac N. Demmon; their encouragement and counsel have been invaluable.
An apparent inconsistency in references to the major divisions of the University may be noted by some readers. These are sometimes referred to as "Departments" and sometimes as "Schools" or "Colleges," as the case may be. This arises from the fact that the official nomenclature was changed about ten years ago. In general the author has referred to these divisions as "Departments" in discussing the period before 1910.
W.S.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I INTRODUCTION 1
II THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY 7
III THE UNIVERSITY'S EARLY DAYS 23
IV THE FIRST ADMINISTRATIONS 45
V PRESIDENT ANGELL AND PRESIDENT HUTCHINS 64
VI LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS 91
VII THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 121
VIII A STATE UNIVERSITY AS A CENTER OF LEARNING 145
IX STUDENT LIFE 172
X FRATERNITIES AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES 207
XI ATHLETICS 233
XII TOWN AND CAMPUS 268
XIII THE UNIVERSITY IN WAR TIMES 298
XIV THE ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY 324
TABLES 351
INDEX 359

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING PAGE
UNIVERSITY HALL. Etching Frontispiece
THE CATHOLEPISTEMIAD, OR UNIVERSITY, OF MICHIGANIA. 8 A photograph of the original outline in Judge Woodward's Handwriting, now in the University Library
FOUR FOUNDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY. Stevens T. Mason (1812-1843), John D. Pierce (1797-1882), Zina Pitcher (1797-1872), Samuel Denton (1803-1860) 14
THE CAMPUS IN 1855 24
TWO OF THE UNIVERSITY'S OLDEST BUILDINGS: The President's House. The only one of the original four professors' houses still remaining 30 The Old Medical Building. Torn down in 1914 30
FOUR MEMBERS OF THE EARLY FACULTY. George Palmer Williams