The University

The semi-perlodloa] Hing of the News at the Uuivarsity and President Angelí beurs the-old-time eur-mtirks. It is the Otutouiary echo of Rice A. Beal, whose chief puipose in lite is to injiire the (Jniversity uud lo vent his Bpite against the men who huve stood out boldly against his utiMuiiiug proprietorohip of that State institutiou. - Kiee Press. The above semi-periodical üing of the F. P. against Mr. Beul is as Uufalr, as unjuat and as base as might be expected froin a paper whieh has alwaya conducted ii dishonoraljle w arfare agulnst him. To Ilústrate the absurdity or the charge that his "eilief purpose in lile is to injure the University," we can say that we often have iieard him expresa the opinión that tl.e iuterests ot' the city were centercd in tlit) welfare and prosperity of its Pride - the Uulversily. do vvliatinjures the latter ceilainly uould hurt the former. Novv nearly all his property and business interesu are la Aun Albor, tlierefore any serious injury to the city could not fail of extendiug a baletul inllucnce over his own interest?. Then would it not be reasouable to suppose that even from a mercenary motivo lie would no', opposc tho advancement of the University? On the other hand, let uscome from the ncgubiïc u guniuii i tu the poeitive one In rnauy waya Mr. Beal has not dn!y not injured the University but he has been of material service to it. Asan instance, we have ouly to refer to the largestand finest collection of birds, insects, animáis and coials in the Museum secured through his assistance. The very Museum building itself stands as a monument to commemorate his active labora with the Legislature of 1880 which voted the appropriation for it. Further he has often befriended the institution by advUIng others to take a college coursc therein; not a few have been tble to take that course by hls substantial iiSKÏstance and even now several are here purtiuing their stmlies because of this encouragement. J3ut after all in none of these lines has he been of greatest service to the Universitv. The real valué of his help has been in the unloacling of the two nld Hunker Demócrata üouglas and Bennett who are to-day turned from their former positions of trust. This we believe would not have been done in either case but for Mr. Beal's bold and fearless charges and continued prosecution. If these things show his "chief purpose in lile is to. injure the University" then is the Free Press in the right. If not our cotemporary nill bc allowed to give ad- ïici: stkeii it ea.il .show that it has done yond defending crimináis simply because they naturally belonged to the same party. ¦ Much tothe credit of the board of regents they have acted promptly and wisely in filllng the vacancies recently made by the retirement of Steward Bennett and Treasurer Tolchard. Both Mr. Soule and Mr. Wade are capable and efficiënt men, and they will probably prove to be the right men in the right place. The poor Ypsilanti Commercial last week liad another fit. In its impotent rage it frotlis and poura forth on its unoffending readers a torrotrt of bad grammar, illogical assertious, wild ravings, base lies, and execrable stuif in verses, probably ineant for poctry. At first it was for Ferry's re-election, but upon lcarning that Mr. Beal was conducting his campaign it backed water aodjculded asof yore by the insane jealousy of its editor it " tan off" the track aud wrecked itself in theSIough of Dei;iond. It is a pitiable exhibition of the yacanes ot a mind with some degree of ibility which has gone nearly daft. Baipuel H. Row, who has just left the office ot State Commlssioner of Insurance, was a native of this county. He has been the Commlasioner since the office was inaugurated in 1871, and has served two teims as preeideut of tlie National insurance conrentlon, and chalrman of the executivc coinmittec. Many improvements made by him in Ilie business, have been adopted In the other States of the Union, and he lias undoubtedly saved the people of Michigan a considerable nmmint of by íbleldlojc them l'rom fraudalent COinpauies. He has been superceded by Mr. Prlngle wlio wil] llnd it difflcult to keep as high as it has been the prestige of the ollu-o. One of tbe leading seminaries in the East lias adopted what we consider to be a very ecnsibly arranged curriculum. Besides ils regular literary work it furnUhus instruction in several of the household :rts, such ;is cooking, millinery, dresscuttiii":, etc. It has lately announced a course of four lectures on the Principies of the Common Law with the idea of giving the girls a general idea of their legal riglits and responsibilities. These tliings are of practical value and we believe in time will bc taught in our best seminaries. By the late liailroad Commissioner's Report we notice tliat on the first day of January there were 4,557.15 miles of track In Michigan. Of tliis the Centra] has 907.51 miles, or about one-lifth of the total number, whlle the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk ro;id ownsöl miles of track. The iuconie of the Central for last year was nearly nine millions; the expenses were over six millioi)8, leaviug a surplus of over two inillions. $46S, 455.10 were patd in dividend. The total income of the Toledo rood was 1118,673.14 and the expenses were $103.119.72, making a surplus of $15,652.42. The Central is owned by 2,037 BtockholUer., of Whlch only 13 live in Michigan. The Toledo road has 12 stockholders with 1 living in the State. The cost of the road and cquipment per mué, of tho Central is$10U,lG0; of the Toledo is $11,400. In the earnings of the Central over threc millions comefrom the passenger and nearly si.x millious from the freiglit departuient. $Ve re pleascd to see th:it Railroad Commissioner Innen has decided to retain as his deputy, Major W. C. ltansom. Since he has been in the ofliee the reports of the Commluloner have been prepared by hiin, and uever bof ore were they so correct, so complete and so systematized. Wo have before us the report of the last year and h:ive heen niucliinturestecl in reviewingthestatistics of our State Kailroad system. It is a credit to Mr. Inncs that he hasso recognized and rewardedtrue merit and efficiency. 'Die Free Press ifflnu that the charges against President Angelí recently made In the Evening News emanated f rom Rice A. Beal. The ííews has proraptly met this asscition with a straight forward denial. Now why does not the F. I'. to be consistent also charge Every Saturday with echoing the cry against Angelí? It ia true that paper has always heen hostile to the proprietor of the Couriek but then a few weeks ago it had in its columns an árdele showing up the incorupetency and lack of executive ability of the President in a stonger and niore pointed way than evon the News has ever done. Other papers in the State besides the News and Jivery Saturday are oecasionally peeping into the records and raising the inquiry as to whether any reforms have been instituted and carried out under the present adininistration ; other editora are opening their eyes to look for any past exhibition of administrative ability on the part of the present head of aflidrg; other business men are knitting their brows to nee why defaulters are sure of Itnding protection under the wing of the Executive: other lovers of theUnivcrsity are puzzlcd ro know why there is this present dissatisfaction as to its management. All these the Free Pro3S may silence by saying it is done to injure the University.but there will come a time when he who boldly denounces and removes frauds and other evlls wil] h considered a better fiiend to it than he who attempts eitiier by apologies or by Urow-beating to cover up and perpetúate them.