Removing It To Detroit

The state legislatura seems to have an especial grudge against Ann Arbor. Not only have they refused to grant the appropriations that the regents asked for but they have grauted $25,000 for moving the Homeopathie departement to De troit, a measure to which the regents were expressly opposed. It ahnost looks asif the legislature were more opposed to Ann Arbor than they were to the University and were opposiug the University because it was located at Aun Arbor. The measure now awaits the signature of the governor and as the governor has shown himself inimical to the University there is every prospect that the governor wlU sign it. The question has aroused much interest in this city and yesterday a citizens' meeting was held to consider the matter. After considerable discussion of the subject a committee was appoiuted to draw up a memorial to the governor which shall present in strong'light the coustitutional aud financial phases of the question and present the same to the governor with such comment as the case may seem to reimire. If in spite of these jefforts the bill shall become law and shall prove the entering wedge in the disintegration of our greatest tional institution upon those who are respoiisible for the keepiug up of the trouble between the schools will rest the credit (?) for having wrought the damage to the University and to Ann Arbor. Each of the schools of medicine has its merits and is attested by its extensive following of intelligent and wealthy people. There should be aud there is room enough for both schools and that tolerance of differences of opinión and belief which is so characteristic of our people generally, ought to be strong enough to keep down the f actional troubles which have brought "bout the present situation. If it is not, then it would seem to be the duty of the board of regents to put down such bickerings with a strong hand. They cannot continue without compromising the interest of the University and iu particular the medical departnient. If this ever present friction cannot be stopped the continuance of the homeopathie department here would seem to be of slight importance and its removal not an unmixed evil. One of the greatest motives of the continued agitation of the past few years must not be lost sight of. It is the desire of some physicians to remove to Detroit that they may secure a larger individual practise which would of necessity lessen the attention they would give to the real work of the medical department, which is not private practise but the instruction of students. This j was the reason Drs. McLean and Prothi ingham begau the agitation which reI sulted in their removal. Other doctors J not all of their school have when their resigna'tions have been called for by the i regents aided them in their plans to help Detroit possibly in the private interests of the members of the faculty but cer': tainly not in the interests of the University. Already the Evening News of Detroit is moving for tho removal of the law and medical departments to Detroit. The Detrot press is yet somewhat provincial and cares more for the interests of Detroit than for the interests of the whole state. Let vis thank God that this legislatura has not long to live and that Michigan will never have such another one.