Important Manuscript

Prof. Andrew Ten Brook has manuscript for a history of Ann Arbor vvhich probably contains more valuable items conneeted with the history, growth and development of the city and universlty than any work that ever has been wiitten. Prof Ten Brook has been a resident of Ann Arbor for more than half a century, and was for a long term of years conneeted with the University, and, at one time. its acting president. His reminiscencies are given largely Lrom Ipersonjaj observations and expcriences and should be preserved in the archives of history. It would seem that some one of the many book publishers of our city would be only tno glad to publish this work óuring the venerable author's life-time and thereby enable him to realize some of the pecuniary, as well as the literary rewards. Enough copies could be sold in advance by popular sutscription to insure the cost of at least a thousand copies and the authors royalty thereon. The subject is worthy of serious attention. Speaking of Prof. Ten Brook's history in manuscript, recalls that Miss Katie Rogers, the well known artist of this city, has in her studio a collection ol sketches which she 3id many years ago with the intent of illustrating just such an article or history. The sketches were drawn from rature and many of the scènes never can be reproduced by any "snap shot" camera of the present day, as in many instances, trees have been cut down, streets have been changed, new buildings have been eiected and all other shifting scènes of a city have taken place. The sketches should adorn the history and it is to be hoped that the two combined wil be giren to the public in the near future.