The University of Michigan

by Wilfred Byron Shaw

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INDEX

Act of 1817, [7].
Acts of Congress Concerning School Lands, [11].
Acts of State Legislature:
First Organic Act, March 18, 1837, [17], [165];
Supplementary Act, 1837, [18];
State loan to University, [28], [29];
April 8, 1851, Second Organic Act, [44], [166].
Adams, Charles K., [105], [115].
Admission requirements:
Medical, [121], [122];
Law, [134].
Agnew, John H., [32], [41], [96].
Agriculture, Chair of, [49], [97].
Alumnæ, Distinguished, [348].
Alumni:
Relations with, [86], [103];
Distinguished, [102], [104], [342]-349;
Number, [324];
Distribution of, [325], [326];
Organization of, [326]-330;
Alumni Association, [330]-332, [341];
Local organizations, [333];
In University affairs, [334];
Alumni Secretary, [331];
Alumnus, Michigan, [331], [332];
Advisory Council, [335];
Catalogue, [335], [336];
Gifts, [336]-340;
Alumni Fund, [340], [341].
Alumni Memorial Hall, [303], [304], [337].
Anatomical Laboratory, [123], [125].
Angell, James Burrill:
Declines offer of Presidency, [60];
Accepts a second tender, [63], [67];
Birth and early life, [65], [66];
Educational ideals, [68];
In the public service, [67];
Characteristics, [70], [76]-78;
Administration, review of, [71]-76;
Difficulties of, [72]-75;
Resignation, [79];
Quarter Centennial Anniversary, [88];
References, [16], [103], [113].
Ann Arbor:
In early days, [23], [172];
Description of, [268], [272];
First settlers, [269];
Origin of name, [269], [270];
Early life in, [270]-272;
German settlers, [272]-273;
Churches, [197], [273];
Newspapers, [274], [275];
Schools, [275], [276];
Town and gown, students, [277]-280;
Advantages as site for University, [282], [283];
Future development of, [295].
Ann Arbor Land Company, [23], [282].
Anniversaries:
Semi-Centennial, [87];
Seventy-fifth, [88];
President Angell's quarter centennial, [88].
Appropriations, legislative, [58], [85], [118], [171].
Architecture, College of, [140].
Astronomy, Department of, [110]; see [Observatory].
Athletic Association:
First organized, [239];
Board of Control, [239];
Organized, [251], [252];
Ferry Field, [237].
Athletics:
In general, [233];
In early days, [175], [234];
Development of, [237];
First organizations, [238];
Athletic Association, [239];
Baseball, [239]-246;
Football, first, [246], [247];
General Review, [248]-260;
Track Athletics, first, [260], [261];
General Review of, [260]-263;
Minor sports, [264], [265];
Reforms, [256], [257];
For Women, [265];
General summary, [266], [267].
Attendance, [34], [49], [57], [71], [86], [117], [122], [131], [132], [182], [191];
Geographical distribution of, [231];
During war, [309], [321];
From Michigan, [232].
Barbour, Levi L., benefactor, [265], [338].
Barbour Gymnasium, [266].
Baseball, general review, [239]-246.
Bates, Henry M., [135].
Beal-Steere Collections, [75], [111].
Benefactions:
Alumni, [86], [327], [336]-340;
Biblical MSS., [156];
Freer, [337].
Bibliography, University, [158].
Boise, James R., [97], [105].
Bolting classes, practice of, [180].
Botany, Department of, [111].
Branches of the University:
Authorized, [19];
Founded, [21];
Discontinued, [21], [34];
Justification for, [22].
Brünnow, Franz F.E., [54], [100].
Buildings, [26], [27], [58], [62], [95], [119], [129], [141], [142], [144], [145], [286]-293.
Burton, Marion LeRoy:
Chosen as President, [89];
Inaugurated, [90].
Campbell, James V., [131].
Campus:
Selection of, [24];
In early days, [283];
Tree planting on, [284], [285];
Development, [286], [293];
Plan for future, [294].
Catholepistemiad, [7].
Chancellor, Lack of, [41], [43].
Chapel, [33], [194].
Chemical Laboratory, [58], [142], [149];
Shortage in accounts, [74], [75];
Buildings, [142], [150], [287].
Choral Union, [228].
Churches, Ann Arbor, [197], [273].
Clinical Medicine, Laboratory of, [127].
Civil War:
Effect on attendance, [298], [301];
Political Sentiment, [299];
Outbreak of war, [300];
Student drill organized, [300];
Alumni in, [302].
Classes, Early rivalry, [179], [184].
Class-day, [177].
Clements Library of American History, [338].
Clubs, student, [230], [231].
Cocker, Benjamin F., [106].
Co-education:
Subject agitated, [60];
Adopted by Regents, [60];
First woman students, [61];
General feeling, [61];
Scholarship, [213].
Colleges of State:
Early rivalry of, [20];
Co-operation with, [84].
Colors, Michigan, [205].
Commencement exercises, [178];
Change in, [179].
Comedy Club, [223].
Conference, Western Inter-collegiate, [246], [252];
Withdrawal from, [256], [257];
Return to, [259].
Congressional Acts. See [Acts].
Constitution:
of 1835, [14]-16;
of 1850, [43].
Constitutional Status of University, [167]-171.
Cooley, Mortimer E., [139].
Cooley, Thomas M., [132], [153].
Council, Inter-fraternity, [212].
Council, Student, [183]-185.
Cousin, M. Victor, report on Public Instruction in Prussia, [14].
Crary, Isaac E., [2], [14], [15].
Cricket, in early days, [234], [235].
Curriculum:
First, [31], [96];
Changes in, [57], [71], [103], [113], [114];
Combined literary and medical, [82], [129];
Literary and law, [82];
Special, [82].
Davis, Joseph B., [139].
Debating. See [Speaking, Public].
Degrees:
Effort to limit degree-conferring power, [20];
Changes in, [114];
Doctor of Philosophy, [116];
Honorary, [116];
Juris Doctor, [134];
Engineering, [141];
Total in 1911, [132].
Demmon, Isaac N., [108], [120], [218].
Denison, Charles S., [138], [139].
Dental Surgery, College of:
Founding, [144];
First Faculty, [145];
Lengthening of course, [145];
Building, [145].
Denton, Samuel, [124], [275].
Detroit, [9], [25].
Discipline, student, [72].
Disturbances, student, [277]-281.
D'Ooge, Martin L., [97], [105].
Dormitories:
First buildings, [26], [27];
Abolished, [30];
Women's, [282], [291], [292], [338];
Men's, proposed, [282].
Douglas, Silas H., [73]-75, [94], [103], [142].
Dramatics, student:
Early efforts, [222], [223];
Comedy Club, [223];
Union Operas, [224];
Other organizations, [224], [225], [226];
Campus Theater, need for, [226].
East, athletic competition with:
Baseball, [242], [243];
Football, [248], [249], [258], [259];
Track, [261].
Educational changes, University's share in, [3], [46]-49, [59], [60]-62, [69], [71], [72], [82], [127], [128], [134], [148].
Effinger, John R., [146].
Elective system of studies, [71], [113], [114].
Electro-Therapeutics, Laboratory of, [127].
Engineering, College of:
First establishment, [49];
Subdivision of Literary Department, [137];
Faculty, [138], [139];
Deans, [139];
Departments in, [140];
Building, [141];
Research in, [154];
Independent College, [139].
English, Department of, [108].
Enrolment. See [Attendance].
Exhibitions, Junior, [177].
Extension courses, [84].
Expenses in early days, [33], [174].
Faculty:
First, [30], [32], [91];
Weakness in 1850, [39], [41];
Organization, [166].
Fasquelle, Louis, [32], [96].
Fees, [18], [33].
Fellowships, [117].
Ferry Field, [237].
Fine Arts:
Course first established, [97];
Department of, [112].
Fitzpatrick, Keene, [262].
Football:
General review of, [246]-260;
Agitation for reforms in, [256]-258.
Ford, Corydon La, [124].
Foreign students, [232].
Forestry, Department of, [113].
Fraternities:
In general, [207], [210];
Struggle over establishment, [34]-38;
Growth of, [207], [208];
First chapter houses, [209];
Palladium, [211];
System at Michigan, [210];
Junior Hop and, [211];
Inter-fraternity Conference, [212];
Rules for rushing, [212];
Scholarship of, [213].
Freer, Charles L., benefactor, [156].
French educational influence, [9].
Frieze, Henry S.:
As professor of Latin, [98];
Acting president, [60], [99];
Characteristics, [99];
Love of music, [99];
Co-education, [60];
High school certificates granted, [62];
Other references, [141], [227].
Fund, Alumni, [340], [341].
Gayley, Charles M., [198], [200], [222], [247].
Geographical distribution of students, [231].
Geology, Department of, [111].
Glee Club, [227], [228].
Graduates:
Distinguished, [342]-349;
see also Alumni.
Graduate School, [72], [83];
Origin, [102], [103], [114], [115], [149];
Organized as school, [115];
Development of, [116].
Grant, Claudius B., [169], [303].
Gray, Asa, [26], [30].
Greek, Department of, [97], [105].
Gunn, Moses, [123].
Gymnasium, first, [235];
Efforts for, [236], [237];
Present building, [237].
Haven, Erastus Otis, Professor of Latin, [97];
Elected president, [54];
Characteristics and policies, [56], [57], [150];
His administration, [58];
Relations with legislature, [59];
Resignation, [59];
Favors co-education, [60].
Health Service, [83], [187], [282].
Heating Plant, [292].
High Schools and the University, [62], [85].
Hill Auditorium, [290], [291].
Hinsdale, Burke A., [9], [19], [29], [109], [133].
Hinsdale, Wilbert B., [144].
Histology, Laboratory of, [126].
History, Department of, [107], [108].
Homeopathic Medical School:
First Faculty of, [143];
Buildings, [144], [290].
Homeopathic controversy, [58], [59], [73], [74], [143], [144], [167], [168].
Honorary degrees, [116].
Hospital, University:
First, [129], [289];
New building, [129], [290].
Houghton, Douglass, [30], [93].
Hudson, Richard, [107];
Benefactions, [108], [338].
Humanistic Series, [117], [155].
Hutchins, Harry B.:
Acting president, [81];
Elected president, [80];
Early life, [80];
Characteristics, [81];
Administration and policies, [81]-86;
Resignation, [86];
Dean of the Department of Law, [135];

Why he came to Michigan, [150];
Other references, [218].
Hygiene, Laboratory of, [127].
Industrial subjects, teachers in, [84].
Jones, Elisha, [107], [108].
Jones, Samuel, A., [143].
Journalism, student. See [Publications].
Kearsley, Jonathan, examination by, [39].
Kelly, "Pat," [33], [272].
Laboratory, methods, [103], [115].
Land grants and the University Fund, [10], [11].
Landscape design, Department of, [113].
Lane, Victor H., [196], [330].
Lane Hall, [196].
Languages, modern, Departments of, [108].
Latin, Department of, [107].
Law School:
Organized, [49], [130];
First Faculty, [131];
Attendance, [132];
Building, [137], [287];
Library, [135];
Original admission requirements and plan of instruction, [133];
Lengthening of course, [134];
Professorships, [135];
Aims, [135];
Deans, [135];
Research in, [153];
Combination courses, [82], [134].
Law, teaching of, [135], [153].
Learning, higher. See [Research].
Legislative acts. See [Acts].
Legislative appropriations. See [Appropriations].
Library:
General, beginnings of, [26];
First Librarian, [25], [117];
Funds solicited by Dr. Tappan, [48];
Growth, [57], [117], [118];
Old building, [119];
New building, [119];
Librarians, [120];
Gifts, [338], [339].
Literary Societies, [218], [219].
Lloyd, Alfred H., [115].
Loan of 1838, [28].
Marking system, absence of, [148].
Mason, Stevens T., [2], [13].
Mathematics, Department of, [110].
May Festival, [228].
"Mechanics," burning of, [180], [181].
Medical School:
Organization, [48], [49], [121];
Original building, [48], [95], [130];
Enlarged, [58];
Requirements for admission, [72], [121], [124];
For graduation, [72], [121], [129];
Proposed removal to Detroit, [73], [122];
Growth in attendance, [82];
First University Hospital, [129];
Combination courses, [129];
Laboratories, [125]-129;
New Medical Building, [129];
Research in, [152].
Memorial Hall. See [Alumni].
Memorials, class, [339], [340].
Michigan, State of:
Growth, [19];
Territorial, [9];
Character of inhabitants, [9], [10];
Relation to University, general, [164]-171;
Financial support of, [58], [70], [85], [118], [171].
Michiganensian, [211], [213].
Military science, courses in:
First considered, [49];
First course, [138], [301];
R.O.T.C., [308], [309], [322].
Mill-Tax:
First granted, [58];
increased, [59], [70], [118].
Mineralogy, Department of, [111].
Mines, School of, [57], [138].
Monument, old, on Campus, [93].
Morris, George S., [106].
Music, Department of, [112].
Musical Organizations:
First, [226];
Organizations, [227], [228].
Museum, [288].
Nagele, "Doc," [124].
National Dinner, New York, [88].
Natural Science Building, [287].
Naval Tank, [141].
Newberry Hall, [195].
Observatory:
Establishment, [48], [100];
Enlargements, [58], [289];
References, [149].
Olney, Edward, [104].
Opera, Michigan Union, [224];
Songs from, [203].
Oratory:
Early training in, [177], [178], [218];
Department of, [112], [218].
Oratorical Association, [221].
Ordinance:
of 1785, [10];
of 1787, [5], [11].
Organizations, Student, in general, [182].
Palmer, Alonzo B., [124].
Palladium, [211].
Pathological Laboratory, [127].
Pattengill, Albert H., [107], [253].
Payne, William H., [109].
Pharmacy, College of, [142];
Deans, [143].
Phi Beta Kappa, [149], [230].
Philosophy, Department of, [105], [106].
Physics, Department of, [110];
Laboratory, [288].
Pierce, John D., [14], [16], [17].
Pitcher, Zina, [2], [123].
Political Economy, Department of, [112].
Political Science, Department of, [112].
Pond, I.K. and Allen, architects of Union, [189];
I.K. in athletics, [247].
Prescott, Albert B., [110], [125].
Presidency of the University:
Creation of office, [44];
Dr. Tappan, [45]-55;
Dr. Haven, [54]-59;
Acting presidency of Dr. Frieze, [60]-62;
Dr. Angell, [63]-79;
Dr. Hutchins, [80]-86;
Dr. Burton, [89], [90].
Psychopathic Hospital, [128].
Publications of University, [155];
Of Faculty, [150], [157]-162.
Publications, college student, [213]-217;
Early, [214];
Board in Control of, [217].
Recreation, early opportunities for, [175].
Regents, Board of:
Selection duties, powers, [41];
Relations with first Faculty, [42], [166], [167];
First meeting, [2], [23], [24];
Enlarged powers under Constitution of 1850, [44];
Change in method of electing, [43];
General characterization, [164], [165];
Relations with Legislature, [167];
Powers, [165], [166], [168];
Legislative acts and decisions concerning, [167]-171;
Members of, 1920, [334].
Religion in the University, [40], [192], [193], [197].
Removal of Medical School, question of, [73], [122].
Research:
In University, [147], [148], [151], [164];
In Medical School, [152];
Industrial, [154].
Research Club, [83], [154].
Rhetoric, Department of, [108].
Rose, Preston B., [74], [75].
Sager, Abram, [32], [74], [94].
Salaries:
First, [2], [32], [58];
Reduced in 1873, [72].
Scholarship charts, [213].
Scientific collections, [288], [289].
Semitics, Department of, [113].
Seminary method of teaching, [71], [115].
Sewall, Henry, [126].
Smith-Hughes Bill, [84].
Societies, student, [229]-231.
Songs, Michigan, [197]-205.
Sororities, [209].
Spanish-American War, [304]-305.
Speaking, public, [177], [178], [217];
Clubs for, [220];
Debating and oratory, [221], [222].
Special students, not candidates for a degree, [150].
State University System, [3], [9].
Steere, Joseph B., [110].
Students, distribution of, [231], [232].
Student affairs, committee on, [183].
Students, first, [30].
Student life, [33];
Early days, [172]-176;
Later years, [182].
Students' Christian Association:
Organization, [194];
General character of work, [195];
Newberry Hall, [195];
Divided into Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A., [195];
Re-established, [196].
Students' Lecture Association, [220], [221].
Studies, University of Michigan, [155].
Summer Session, [146].
Surgical Laboratory, [128].
Superintendent of Public Instruction, [16], [18], [26], [43].
Tappan Hall, [288].
Tappan, John L., [54], [118].
Tappan, Henry Philip:
Election to presidency, [45];
Life before coming to University, [45];
Characteristics, [50], [53];
University ideals, [46], [47];
Administration, [48];
Appearance before Legislature, [51];
Strained relations, [52], [53];
Removal, [54];
Efforts for his reinstatement, [55];
Other references, [92], [115], [116], [148], [173], [181], [300].
Tappan Oak, [285].
Teaching, science and art of, Department of, [72], [109].
Ten Brook, Andrew, [32], [41], [42], [94], [272].
Town and Gown:
Friendly spirit, [277], [281], [282];
Student troubles, [277]-281.
Track athletics, [260]-263.
Traditions, student, [184].
Tree planting on Campus, [284]-286.
Tyler, Moses Coit, [105], [115], [218].
Union, American University, in Paris, [318], [319].
Union, Michigan:
Founded, [185]-186;
Organization and objects, [186], [187].
Union, Michigan, Building:
Need for, [186];
Judge Cooley's home purchased, [187];
Fund for, [188], [337];
Description of, [189], [190];
Control of, [190];
During war, [311].
Universities, other, in 1871, [69].
University, first, in Detroit, [9].
University Hall, [62].
University System, [151].
Vaughan, Victor C., [125].
Walker, James V., [131].
War, World:
Faculty in Service, [162], [319]-321;
Honor Roll, [305];
Numbers in service, [305], [306], [314]-316;
Preparations for, [306], [307], [308];
The R.O.T.C., [308], [309], [322];
The S.A.T.C., [310]-312;
Special courses, [309], [313];
Investigations for Government, [163];
Women's share, [313], [314];
The Naval Divisions, [316]-318;
Effect on athletics, [245], [259];
After effects, [321], [322].
War, Civil. See [Civil War].
War, Spanish-American. See [Spanish-American War].
Waterman Gymnasium, [236], [237].
Watson, James C., [100], [103], [104], [149].
Whedon, Daniel D., [32], [41], [42], [95].
White, Andrew D., [88], [99], [100], [101], [102];
Tree planting, [283]-285.
Whiting, Joseph, [30], [93].
Williams, George P., [30], [92], [93].
Winchell, Alexander, [98].
Woman's League, [191].
Women, members of Faculty, [82].
Wood, DeVolson, [137].
Yellow and the Blue, the, [198].
Yost, F.H., [254].
Young Men's Christian Association, [195]-197.
Young Women's Christian Association, [195], [197].
Zoölogy, Department of, [111].