. History of the University of Michigan . 1887,Dunster 18S8, Jones 188S, Morris 1889, Frieze1889, Winchell 1891, and Pord 1894. Most ofthese men were advanced in years and hadbeen long in connection with the institution,but some of them were stridden down in the 72 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN [_Chap. X prime of life. Two important chairs in theLiterary Department were vacated by lament-able tragedies. Edward L. Walter, the accom-plished head of the Department of RomanceLanguages, was lost at sea in the sinking ofthe French steamer La Bonrgognc, in the sum-mer of 1898, and George A. Hencli, the youn
. History of the University of Michigan . 1887,Dunster 18S8, Jones 188S, Morris 1889, Frieze1889, Winchell 1891, and Pord 1894. Most ofthese men were advanced in years and hadbeen long in connection with the institution,but some of them were stridden down in the 72 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN [_Chap. X prime of life. Two important chairs in theLiterary Department were vacated by lament-able tragedies. Edward L. Walter, the accom-plished head of the Department of RomanceLanguages, was lost at sea in the sinking ofthe French steamer La Bonrgognc, in the sum-mer of 1898, and George A. Hencli, the youngscholarly occupant of the twin Chair of Ger-manic Languages, died in consequence of a fall the policy of the University and to insureits success. Some of the many contributions that havebeen made to the University since 1871 arementioned in other parts of this history, buta few fall naturally into this place. In 1889Mrs. Catherine E. Jones, of Ann .Arbor,founded the Elisha Jones Classical Fellow-ship in memory of her husband. Professor. GALLERY OF ART from his bicycle in the \Miite Mountains in thesummer following. Few Law Professors havedied in the service. Mention may be made ofProfessor Wells, who passed awa) in 1891, andof Judge Cooley, who still retained a nominalconnection with the School, in 1898. In hisannual report following the death of ProfessorFrieze, President Angell, recognizing the greatser\ice which that distinguished teacher andscholar had rendered to the Unhcrsity, said : No man since the days of Dr. Tappan hasdone more, perhaps none so much, to shape Elisha Jones, an alumnus of the Universityand for man}- }-cars a member of the Lit-erary Faculty. Aaluable scholarships thatbear the name Harrison Scholarships and Phillips Scholarships have also beenfounded. It has also become somewhatcommon for classes in the Literary Depart-ment to found scholarships on their leaving,the Unixersity. A still more interesting fea-ture of this branch of the history is thescholar
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