. History of the University of Michigan . employed an architectfrom New Ha\en to do the work, who accord-ing to Mr. Pierce drew a truly magnificentdesign; but unfortunately the completion of itat that day would, as the Superintendent said,invohc an expenditure of half a million dol-lars, or twice the whole sum then realizedfrom the land grant. The Board accepted theplan, and the Governor gave his approval, butthe Superintendent, as he afterwards told thestory, respectfully but decidedly refused his. Chap, r] HISTORT OF THE UNI VERS ITT 31 assent, urging that the plan would absorb somuch of the
. History of the University of Michigan . employed an architectfrom New Ha\en to do the work, who accord-ing to Mr. Pierce drew a truly magnificentdesign; but unfortunately the completion of itat that day would, as the Superintendent said,invohc an expenditure of half a million dol-lars, or twice the whole sum then realizedfrom the land grant. The Board accepted theplan, and the Governor gave his approval, butthe Superintendent, as he afterwards told thestory, respectfully but decidedly refused his. Chap, r] HISTORT OF THE UNI VERS ITT 31 assent, urging that the plan would absorb somuch of the fund as to cripple the Universityfor all time to come, and that a University didnot consist in buildings, but in the number andability of its Professors, and in its other ap-pointments, as libraries, cabinets and worksof art.^ Thus checked, the Regents recededand adopted a much less ambitious and expen-sive plan. But that was the da) of great ex-pectations as well as of crude ideas in Michigan,and the Superintendent called down upon hishead a storm of denunciation. In Ann /\rbora public indignation meet-ing was talked about, butfortunately not held. Theaction of the Board be-comes still more indefen-sible when considered inconnection with some ofits later legislation. The plan finally adopted,if not altogether wise, wascomparatively modest andinexpensive. It embracedsix buildings, two dormi-tories, which were also toinclude class rooms, andfour houses for Professors,all on the campus. ThePr
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