The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, by
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Title: The University of Michigan
Author: Wilfred Shaw
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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