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...

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-
Changes in the School Laws-Comparative School Statistics-Former Superintendents......

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?......

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 Presi-
dent Angell, Professor Frieze and President Tappan-The Select Bible Readings.

39-40

41-43

43-45

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
System

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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
-General Banking Law of 1857-State Banks of Issue Superseded by National Currency-
Shinplasters and State Scrip-Savings Banks, State Banks and National Banks-Tabular
Exhibits

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.

GOVERNMENT LAND GRANTS.

49-50

50-52

52-56

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 Shipments-
Saline Interests-Gold and Silver-Other Mineral Products....

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

ROMAN CATHOLIC.

St. Anne's Church and Father Del Halle-Father Gabriel Richard-Diocesian Data-Statistics of
Church in Michigan..

60-65

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...

CHURCH DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

Methodist Episcopal - Baptist
Statistics

Congregational Presbyterian Protestant Episcopal Church

67-69

69-71

MISCELLANEOUS.

POLITICAL PARTIES.

Derivation of Party Names-Early State Politics-Governor Mason-Woodbridge and Reform—
Succeeding Democratic Rule-Governor Barry-Anti-Slavery Parties-The Van Buren Candi-
dacy of 1848-Disastrous Whig Defeat in 1852--The Know-Nothings—Ex-President Fillmore
-Bell and Everett-Formation of the Republican Party-Mergence of the Whig Organization
-The "Silver Greys"-Anti-Chandler Campaign in 1862-The Prohibitionists—The Greeley
Campaign of 1872-Ex-Governor Blair-The Liquor Traffic in the Campaign of 1874-The
Greenback and other Third Parties-Democratic-People's-Union-Silver Combination Politi-
cal Fusions Not a Success..

72-77

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

Historical Reference-Local Option Laws-Prohibition Laws-Non-license Clause of the Consti-
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