History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . ,as thirty years ago it would have been impossible to foresee thatwe would 1)e riding behind electrically propelled cars, speaking-over electrical conducting wires, and even speaking and com-municating through space wnth no connecting means except theunseen ether. It is probable there will be great advance in thisscience of electricity. Aly family consists of my wife and two daughters, one oftwenty-one and the other of twenty-seven years of age at thiswriting, l)oth of whom were unable to fully complete their educa-t
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . ,as thirty years ago it would have been impossible to foresee thatwe would 1)e riding behind electrically propelled cars, speaking-over electrical conducting wires, and even speaking and com-municating through space wnth no connecting means except theunseen ether. It is probable there will be great advance in thisscience of electricity. Aly family consists of my wife and two daughters, one oftwenty-one and the other of twenty-seven years of age at thiswriting, l)oth of whom were unable to fully complete their educa-tional course as I desired, because of their failure in health justat the time when they would have put the finish on, and I con-cluded that good health was even more valuable than graduationpapers. They are both of them, however, of exceptional abilityand will fill their alloted position in life with satisfaction. Department of Literature, Science, and Arts. 51 George Throop Campau^ , at Detroit, Mich., February 5, 1879. (Written by his sou Woolsey Canipaii.). George Throop Campau wasborn at Detroit. July 29th,1847. On the fathers side hisancestors were among the earlyFrench settlers who accompaniedCadillac, and assisted in foundingDetroit. His paternal grand-mother was a member of the Mc-Dougall family to whom GeorgeIII. of England granted Belle Islein 1767 as a recompense for McDougalls military ser-vices. Alexander M. Campau, hisfather was a member of the firstclass at the University of Michi-gan. His mothers maiden name was Eliza S. Throop, a familydistinguished in the political life of Xew York state in the first partof the century. Both parents are living in Detroit. Mr. Campaubeing engaged in the management of his estate. George T. Campau passed his boyhood in Detroit, graduatingfrom the preparatory and high schools, and entered the Universityof Michigan with the class of 70. He was a prominent memberof Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He wa
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