. History of the University of Michigan . ed the enforcement of the contendedthat the generalsupervision of theUniversity con-ferred by theConstitution uponthe Regents wasthe same in kindas the generalsupervision overthe public schoolsof the state thatthe constitutionconferred uponthe Superintend-ent of Public In-struction. Counsel for theRegents deniedthe right of theLegislature to is-sue such a man-date to them as theprovision of conventionthat framed theConstitution hadshown great dis-trust of the legis-lati\e power; ithad intended to place the entire power over the Universi
. History of the University of Michigan . ed the enforcement of the contendedthat the generalsupervision of theUniversity con-ferred by theConstitution uponthe Regents wasthe same in kindas the generalsupervision overthe public schoolsof the state thatthe constitutionconferred uponthe Superintend-ent of Public In-struction. Counsel for theRegents deniedthe right of theLegislature to is-sue such a man-date to them as theprovision of conventionthat framed theConstitution hadshown great dis-trust of the legis-lati\e power; ithad intended to place the entire power over the Universityin the hands of the Regents, who were electedby the people, and who as much representedthem as the members of the Legislature them-selves ; and that the evil sought to be avoidedby the convention was the interference withthe internal affairs of the Universitx by achanging body not familiar with its condi-tions or wants. The Regents had the generalsupervision of the University, and the direc-tion and control of all expenditures from the. THE BOILER HOi:St: University interest fund. The Organic Actof 1851 had given the Regents power toenact ordinances, by-laws, and regulations forthe government of the University; to elect aPresident, to fix, increase, and reduce theregular number of professors and tutors and toappoint the same, and to determine theamount of their salaries. The Act of 1855, was, therefore,plainly unconsti-tutional. If theLegislature couldrequire the ap-pointment of oneprofessor, it couldrequire the ap-pointment ofanother, or of anynumber of it could saywhat profess-orships shouldexist, it could saywhat professor-ships should notexist, and whoshould fill pro-fessors chairs;moreover, if itcould regulatethe internal affairsof the Unixersit}in this regard, itcould do so inothers, and thusthe supervision,direction, and con-trol which theCon-stitution vestedin the Regents would be at an end. If theLegislature could regulate the number andkinds of professors,
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