On The Removal

"As one of the most consistent, insfst ent and persistent friends of the Michigan prot'ession during all the long struggleto save the homeopathie college at Ann Arbor f rom the serious danger whieh menaced it, the Medical Century views with regret the present attitude of a porïion of the profesión of that State, believing their determination to keep up the agitation over the question of the removal of Uit-, school to Detroit, in the face of the reeent decisión of the supreme court to the effect that the regents liad power beyond the legislature in relation to university a ff airs, to be unwiseand prejudicial' to the best interests of the college. "Our fonner trouble was bronght upon us by ourselves- that is, by jealous, over-ámbitious and quarrelsome ïneinbers of the late faculty. ,A later ie orgamzation occurred, but the profes sion insisted upon tlie retirement of the offendingdean. Thisresult wassecured, th? regents, tiring of the whole matter, retiring the entire faculty with fiim and deciding to build anevv from the ground up. This they have done, have done well, and the school is doing well ac cordingly. Within two-years there has been gathered a c!ass of "above forty, in spite of the fact that there are several more homeopathie college f than three years ago, that times are hard, money scarce, the Ann Arbor term long, anti. worse than all, that m atmospheie of uncertainty has hung over the college ever since the serious troubles of three years ago. Under all the circumstaneei the new faculty has accomplished a great deal, perhaps more than any pre vious faculty in the same length of time. "And why should the college be remos ed to Detroit 't It may be trae that it is somewhat better as a' clinical field than Ann A rbor. But the f ounders of the school knew this and declined to have the college estaljlished here. Members of the late faculty now in favor of the removal knew this all the titne they were eonnected with the school, but not once did they raise their voices in favor of removal while on the campus. Not only so, but for years they oflicially and personally proclaimed to the profVssion and students of the country that the clinical facilities at Ann Arbor were most excellent. Surcly they are 110 lefs pranounced now than then; in fact, they have improved greatly, accordirig to authentie accounts. And with har mony estabtished and the regents fair to our school, it is reasenable to.assu.me that they wiil continue to improve. 'Thesituation at Detroit is not promisin?. ïhere are faetions there. There is indifference there. Grace hospital i.s in danger of being lost or cüvided even dow because of ap;ithy and neglect of duty on the part of some actively engaged in working for removal of the il. It is doubtful if it would be wise to take the college there under the cireumstances, even if the regents were ever so anxious to remove it; and with them against it, with the people of the State mainly against it, with the profession divided, even in Detroit, upon the subject, and with the school prospering now as not in the recent past, it would seem to be sheer folly to attempt to compel the regents to move the college by lobbying with the legislatura against the university appropriation, unless a removal rider be attached to the appropriation bill. "The time seems to have come to ly personal convictions and desires, disappointments and grievances iskle. 'Ihe profession of the whole country and the journals all over the country stood manfully by the Michigan profession to save the school at Ann Arbor. The original founders of the college wished it ihere. Half of the profession of Michigan wish it to rt-main tiiere It is eminently lit for man y reasons that it should be continued right on the campus, right in the enemy's country, and that we should not even consent to allow it to be taken away from the home of the university. Our students need university advantages and associations and atmosphere as much as do the students of the allopa,thic college. So long as the regents were supposed to be outspokenly and unreasonably antagonistic we stood for removal. Xow that they are known to be otherwise- that they have proven it by their actions. in assisting in every way to re-establish the college- we are unalterably opposed to this unceasing warfare against them, lielieying that the welfare of the college is endangered thereby and that no good interest of the school can be subserved by enforced removal. There is reason in all things; let there be reason in this. We reret not to be j able to agree with those with whom we formerly stood shoulder to shoulder in the contest for the salvation of the Ann Arbor college, but conditions have changed, and we believe opiniona and coursès of action should change with them. Give the rehabilitated school a chance to show what the future has in store forit; then il' that future be not satisfactory, we can all join hands in urging'lii' pursuanceof anothercourse." - Medieal Century. T'resïinmn Social. The freshman social at Newberry Hall last Friday eyening, proyed to be one of the most enjoyabie afïairs that has lieen held there fora long time. There was a slight scarcity of ladies, but those who were present exerted thetnselves to entertain the young men. Games were played, college songs were sung, and chocolate and wafers were served. It was decided to make this the first of a series of socials for the purpose of creating a better class acquaintance. A number of the most familiar college songs will be printed and rehearsed at these socials until all can sing them readily. The social was voted a great success.