Legislators In Ann Arbor

If the fegialators who vigited Ann Arbor, last Friday, don't vote for the University appropriations Bsked for, it will not be the fault of the students; for the boys beh&ved with the greatest propriety and the "co-eds" were more charming than ever. The visitors, as tbey gat on the stage of University hall, beheld the vast student body po'ir in below and above, a truly inppiring soene. Prof. A. A. Sianley had a picked chorus to lead the singing of college songa, and it was evident that the Glee club, which was away on its annual Clip, hadn't taken all the good voices along. As soon hs the "Hts" had astonished the visitors with the college yell, "Rah ! Rah! Eah ! U. of M. I " the chorus started the songs, not forgetting to put in that old-timer, "The bulldog on the bank." About one half of the members of the legislatura were of the party, and they wera accompanied by nearly 35 ladies. Tne special train of five coaches tron Lansing reached Ann Arbor at 10 o'clock. The committee of arrangements had providcd atnple facilities in the way of hack, huspf, and private carriages, for taking the visitors over Odar Bnnd avenue and about the ci'y. James Randall, the celebrated Detroit boulevard advocate in the lower house, is said to hnve seen Ann Arbor's new boulevard with envious eyes as he reflected how far he yet wa from i accomplihing the raission for which he I went to the legislatura. Once sealed in the hall and with the collfge songs disposed of, President Angel! welcomed the law maker?. He said that the Univergity of Michigan had renched lts present eminent position among American col'ege9, ona of the two largest, because of the broad foundations cnnceived and laid for it by its founders. There are now 1885 students here and this splendid showing is the work of only one hfe time, for the man is still living who was the tirst student in the Uoiversity. The President believed that great teachers and not brick and mortar make a univers'ty. Ths s'udents applauJed this. He paid tribu es to Dr. Tappan, the first President, to Boise, thsnoted Greeks"'iolar, to Andrew White, to Dr. Gunn, and D'. Pitcher of the Stties, and to Olney the muhpmHtiiïan, Waton the astronomer, and Judges Walker, Campbell and Cooley of t'.ie lolloyving decade. Dr. Angelí next sprke of the financial management of the institution. He said that a search of the colleges of the land would not find one where a dollar went so far as it does here, usually going about as far as $1.50 would ordinarily. He declared that the lejji-lature had been jase and generous in their appropriatintis in the past, and ihe regents and faculiy do not couie begging for themselves now, for they ure nominaüy transient hert, but for the Univtirsity itself, the Uaiversity which will live forever. President Pro Tem. Ball, - our own farmer William Ball of Hamburg, - was introduced to soeak for the senate. He wouldn't p!edge what the senate would do wilh the appropnations, buthe declared that the senators feit well towards the University. As for himstlf he had voted for several Utiiversity appropriation?, and on this significant tecnark he was greeted wiih heariy cheers. In true granger style he tbanked the people for their kind recepticn and hmted at the further entertainment to follow, - the dinner, - a hit which was appreciated. Speaker G. J. Diekema, of Ottawa county, is a gradúate of the law department, and it was only a few years ago that he was herj as a student; for he is a young man yet. He wa greeted with tremendous applause, and above the eteaiiy roar, the noiy "laws" made themselves heard in their own peculiar style. He said that he feit as if he had returned home, nnd indulged in a lot of pretty talk ihat sounded l.ke a college oration. In spenking of our state educational and chari abio institutions he aot down to business and said that he had had occasion lately to look up the state tazes in several coramon wealths and had found that only two pay lower taxes thn Michigan. He hoped, referring to President Angell's observaiion ahout the wisdom of the founders of the University, that the sons would carry on the work outlined by their illustrious fathers. The aíternoo". was devoted to showing the visiws about the Uaiversity. College work went on as usual, except duriug the hour of meeting in Uoiversity hall. The legislutorsmvaded the dissecimg room, and it is solemtily asserted that eorne of (hem even braved the mysteries of the "dead oom." In the engineering laboratory Prof. M. E. Cooley of course was on hand o ezplain his department, and Dr. Vauohan, in the hygienio laboratory, exnbited his beloved and many-colored aeteria and discoursed upon their mischievou propensities. At 5:30 p. m. the visitorp were given snpper and escorted to their coaches at the M. C. depot Last Friday one of Ann Arbor's wellcnowrr, citizens brought out his two-seated carriage and weDt to the tihin to meet the egislators. Getticg three of thi m comortabiy feated, he started to iollow the ine of carriagts already on their way to Cedar Bend ave. llWhere are you going?' demanded one of the honorables to our Ann Arbor citizan. "I thought I would how you our cew drive over the hills," aid the einzen. "O, ," reilied the legUlator; "we have geen hills efore; take us down town where we can et a drink." And the citizen philosophically thiukingthat their votes would count, Irove to a saloon and let the dry statesmen imbibe.