. History of the University of Michigan . uatedCivil Engineer in 1865. A few months followinggraduation were spent in railroad engineering mMinnesota, and later in the year he entered theLaw Department of the University. He returnedto Saginaw to enter upon a business career in lum-bering, manufacturing, and shipping, which rapidlygrew to large proportions. In addition to his manybusiness cares he has found time to maintain hisinterest in public questions, and has kept himselfwell informed on historical and economical sub-jects. He was chosen three times Mayor of Sagi-naw, and served as preside
. History of the University of Michigan . uatedCivil Engineer in 1865. A few months followinggraduation were spent in railroad engineering mMinnesota, and later in the year he entered theLaw Department of the University. He returnedto Saginaw to enter upon a business career in lum-bering, manufacturing, and shipping, which rapidlygrew to large proportions. In addition to his manybusiness cares he has found time to maintain hisinterest in public questions, and has kept himselfwell informed on historical and economical sub-jects. He was chosen three times Mayor of Sagi-naw, and served as president of the Board ofEducation of that city for five years. Since 1899he has been a member of the State Board ofForestry Commissioners, having been one of thefirst two appointees. On the death of Regent Cocker, May 19, 1901, he was appointed to thevacancy and served out the term ending January i,1906. At the April election of 1905 he was electedto succeed himself for the full term of eight is the founder of four Saginaw High School. ARTHUR HILL Fellowships, with an annual income of two hun-dred and fifty dollars each, designed to aid needygraduates of that school in securing a university edu-cation. He also bought and presented to the Uni-versity the Saginaw Forest Farm, a tract of eightyacres near Ann Arbor, for the purpose of facilitatinginstruction in forestry at the University. HENRY WESTONRAE CAREY was born in the city of New York, September 21, 1850,son of William and Mary (Ramsay) Carey. Hisancestors were English and Scotch. He receivedan elementary education in the public schools, andentered in due course the College of the City ofNew York, where he was graduated Bachelor ofArts in 1S70. .^fter graduation he spent severalyears in the publishing business and in other activi-ties. In 1881 he came West and entered the employof Mr. R. G. Peters, of Manistee, Michigan. Whenthe R. G. Peters Salt and Lumber Company was or-ganized, he became its secretary and treasurer, w
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