University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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JAMES B. ANGELL, LL.D., PRESIDENT. HON. HERMAN KIEFER, HON. FRANK W. FLETCHER, HON. ROGER W. BUTTERFIELD, HON. GEORGE A. FARR, HON. WILLIAM J. COCKER, HON. CHARLES D. LAWTON, HON. HENRY S. DEAN, HON. ELI R. SUTTON, Detroit, Alpena, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Adrian, Ltiwton, Ann Arbfir, . Detroit, JAMES H. WADE, SECRETARY. HARRISON SOULE, TREASURER, HON. DEL.OS FALL, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, (Office at Lansing.) TERM EXPIRES. December 31, 1901 1901 1903 1903 1905 1905 1907 1907

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In bringing- to a close this hasty sketch I can not do better than quote the advice which Professor Mechem recently gave to the students of the Law Department respecting The Study of the Law , for this advice is pertinent not only to the particular class of students whom he addressed, but to all who aim at the attainment of scholarly proficiency in any branch of investigation, or of the highest success in any profes- sional occupation. The nomenclature is special, the principle which speaks through this nomenclature is universal. To recapitulate, I would venture to suggest that the student endeavor: I. To so analyze and classify his work that he may see, as far as possible, the true relation of each subject to the others. II. ' ' To ascertain and make his own, not the mere language of the rules laid down, but the reason of the rule the fundamental idea or principle which gave it birth. III. To so associate each principle with some leading case in which it was applied that the principle itself shall be to him not a mere abstraction but a living force operating upon actual facts in such wise as to at once suggest the manner and the limit of its application.

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CHE University of Michigan is a part of the public educational system of the State. The governing body of the institution is a Board of Regents, elected by popular vote for terms of eight years, as provided in the Constitution of the State. In accordance with the law of the State, the University aims to complete and crown the work that is begun in the public schools, by furnishing ample facilities for liberal education in literature, science, and the arts, and for thorough professional study of engineering, medicine, pharmacy, law, and dentistry. Through the aid that has been received from the United States and from the State, it is enabled to offer its privi- leges, with only moderate charges, to all persons of either sex, who are qualified for admission. While Michigan has endowed her University primarily for the higher education of her own sons and daughters, it must be understood that she also opens the doors of the institution to all students, wherever their homes. It is in this broad, generous, and hospitable spirit, that the University has been founded, and that it endeavors to do its work. University Calendar. Summary of Students. Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts Graduates, Undergraduates, etc., . Department of Engineering. Graduates, Undergraduates, etc., . Department of Nedicine and Surgeni. Graduates and Undergraduates, Department of Law. Graduates, Undergraduates, etc., School of Pharmacy. Graduates, Undergraduates, etc., . Homoeopathic Medical College. Graduates, Undergraduates, etc., . ... College of Dental Surgery. Graduates and Undergraduates, ... Total, exclusive of Summer Schools, 1,361 357 529 827 71 72 270 3,487