INDEX TO HISTORICAL SKETCHES. ix OTHER STATE COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. The Agricultural College--The Normal Schools-College of Mines-Schools for Deaf Mutes and the Blind-Educational and Reformatory Institutions.. 39-40 THE PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS. Views of the First Superintendent-Views of Governor Mason-Development of the High School —Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor-Teaching of Foreign and Classical Languages in the Schools- 41-43 THE TRUST FUNDS. Origin of the Trust Funds-First Loaned to Private and Local Interests-Absorbed Into the State Treasury-Constitutional Provision-Tabular Exhibits-Are the Trust Funds a Debt?.. 43-45 RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN STATE SCHOOLS. Early Sentiment on the Subject--The Historical Ordinance-Condition of an Early Land Pur chase-As Related to the Primary Schools-As Related to the University-Views of President Angell, Professor Frieze and President Tappan-The Select Bible Readings. 45-49 MATERIAL INTERESTS. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE STATE. Fanciful Schemes of the Earlier Days-Prophetic of What Is Now Seen-Work Projected-The Five Million Loan--Views of Governor Barry-Sale of the Railroads-Abandonment of the 49-50 BANKING AND CURRENCY. First Effort at Banking Chartered Banks-General Banking Law of 1837, or “Wild Cat" Banks --Collapse of the System-Scarcity of Bank Currency-Canadian, Indiana and Illinois Notes 50-52 . RAILROADS. First Railway in New York-Western New York Immigrants and Nomenclature-First Railway Charter in Michigan—"Success to the Railroad”—The Trunk Lines—Sale of the Roads by the State—Wonderful Development of the Railway System-Methods in Early Construction --Land Grants in Aid of Railways-Local Aid to Railways-Railway Statistics.. 52-56 GOVERNMENT LAND GRANTS. The University Lands-Primary School Lands–Agricultural College Lands-Salt Spring Lands Sault Ste. Marie Canal Lands-Swamp Lands-Railway Land Grants.. 57-60 MINERAL RESOURCES. Early Discovery of Copper—Later Explorations-Discovery of Iron Ore-Geological Survey-Dr. Douglass Houghton-Work on the Survey by Others—Copper and Copper Mining-Statistics of Copper Production-Ancient Mine Work-Iron and Iron Mining-Iron Ore ShipmentsSaline Interests-Gold and Silver-Other Mineral Products.. 60-65 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. . ROMAN CATHOLIC. St. Anne's Church and Father Del Halle-Father Gabriel Richard-Diocesian Data-Statistics of Church in Michigan. 66-67 PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS. Rev. David Bacon-Early Methodist Missions-Dr. Nathan Bangs—Ministration of Father Rich- ard-First Protestant Societies-A Couple of Anecdotes. 67-69 Derivation of Party Names-Early State Politics—Governor Mason-Woodbridge and Reform, Succeeding Democratic Rule-Governor Barry-Anti-Slavery Parties—The Van Buren Candi- i 72-77 . THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. tution of 1850—The Taxation Law of 1875—Rate of the Tax Under Different Acts. 77-79 TABULAR EXHIBITS. State Institutions-Population-Equalized Valuation-State Taxes-Comparative Farm Statistics -Farm Products at Different Periods.... 79-80 431 85 109 445 .... 137 145 110 456 125 378 Baart, Peter A..... Cahill, Edward... 366 437 216 343 Daley, William J... 309 195 387 323 404 345 403 Earle, Horatio S... O 394 Hackley, Charles H. Fedewa, John H... Gaige, Joseph M... 155 512 235 237 : Morris, Edmund C.. 174 374 454 522 484 386 $ . 325 171 0 418 448 Lane, M. Henry.. Oakman, Robert. 168 460 144 233 414 197 515 167 415 McCall, Lyman H. 416 199 486 315 379 |
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