University of Michigan Law School - Quad Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Che webster Society i. - V11 IS a deplorable fact, that the past ten years has markedthe decline of the literar societ throu h xizifggw x fl on-In H yd .y... gf out most o tie great co eges anc LIIIIVCISIUCS .in iiiuqghf the land. The Hon. Chauncey M. Depew while here recently. made mention of the fact, that as .fi I a result of the decline of literary societies at his 5, I Alma Mater QYale,7, losses in her annual debates x have followed. , Michigan has also suffered as her sister, uni- -? 'VX versities in the lethargic progress of her four liter- ary societies. The past year however has noted a gratifying. in- crease of interest by the student body for its societies, and the society which has best exemplified this increase is the Webster. Commencing the college term with about fifteen active members, it closes the year with over one hundred and Hfty. Its meetings have been marked by a literary excellence which has been surpris- ing. The attendance has been such as to warrantthe faculty in granting more roomy quarters, and its banquets have taken on the importance of university functions. This is the history of the Webster for the year '95-'96, Its early history is obscured by the passage of time, but from a search of t-heexisting records, we find that it was founded in the early part of October, 1859, thus being coeval with the department itself. It received the co-operation of the faculty, President Tappan having held honor-at-y membership. Its first president was Edward P. Clark, A. M.-, who received his LL. B. degree in I86O and had a promising career cut short by death in battle july 15, 1862 at New Orleans. Gctober ZI, 1859, the present name was adopted from many proposed. In I86O a roll call showed a membership of eighty-three, almost the entire department. May 1, 1886, articles of incorporation were filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Among many well known men who have been ac-tive members of the Webster are I-Ion. Don M. Dickinson, Dr. james IL. High, judge Allen Zollars, Congressman Marriott Brosius of Pennsyl- vania, EX-Congressman A. J. Holmes of Iowa, Prof. M. D. Ewell and EX-Congressman Allen of Michigan. . What the future of the Webster Society will be can only be conjectured. The literary society has an important place in col- lege life, may the Webster Society continue to fulfill its purpose. A BERT E. NUSSBAUM. '

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...I dlrinkl 'fortnightly Humorous ,Publication FLOWERS HUMPHREY WAGNER I BOWMAN PARSONS SMITH BARKER FERRY LAWLESS HARRIS Board of Editors Jlldoisorv Editors I I I-IORTON CASPARIS RYAN, ,Q3 ROBERT LEICESTER WAGNER, '95 EdiforS ARTHUR IWAURICE SMITH, '97, Presidenz' GEORGE RUSSELL BARKER, '98, Zllanagmg Editor HAROLD MARTIN BOWMAN, '98, Assistnm' Managz'ng .Ea'z'z'01' EDWIN ITAYNES HUMPHREY, '97, Business flfanagwf Hssociates . NORMAN FLOVVERS, '96 L JULIAN HARTWELL HARRIS, '98 CHARLES BAXTERYPARSONS, '99 JOHN EDWARD LANVLESS, '98 EDWARD FERRY, '96 L

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