. History of the University of Michigan . Colonels, 18; Colonels, 20; Chaplains, 4; 54 UNIVERSITT OF MICHIGAN \_Chap. VIU Brigadier-Generals, lo; ]\Iajor-General, i. Therank of about two hundred additional personshe had not been able to ascertain. Whilethese statistics are not to be implicith ac-cepted, they still have a considerable interestand value. At the close ol the war there was a largeinflux of students, as there was at most Col-leges. Some old students laid down theirarms to take up their books again, while many\-ounCT men who had been serving the countr\ to move on much the same line
. History of the University of Michigan . Colonels, 18; Colonels, 20; Chaplains, 4; 54 UNIVERSITT OF MICHIGAN \_Chap. VIU Brigadier-Generals, lo; ]\Iajor-General, i. Therank of about two hundred additional personshe had not been able to ascertain. Whilethese statistics are not to be implicith ac-cepted, they still have a considerable interestand value. At the close ol the war there was a largeinflux of students, as there was at most Col-leges. Some old students laid down theirarms to take up their books again, while many\-ounCT men who had been serving the countr\ to move on much the same lines as \\as progress in all directions. In 1864-1S65 a School of Mines was an-nounced to meet the growing demand for menof scientific training to conduct mining opera-tions. This school, which ne\er became ver)-vigorous, was absorbed two or three )-ears laterin the Department of Mining Engineering. In1867-1868 the Scientiiic Course was di\idedinto a first and second course, differingonh in the amount of Mathematics and Science. UXIVEKsnV OF MICHIGAX IX 1S64 {\,k\\ KUILDIXG IX THE FOKEGRI-iUXLjFi-Qin ail old engraving in the army now came to the Uni\x-rsit\- forthe first time in quest of general or specialtraining. In the present case, howexcr, astill more important fact is to be taken intothe account. By 1S63 the University hadacquired a momentum of its own, and itssuccess \\as largel_\ independent of any indi-vidual man, no matter \\\\o he might be. ]\Iuch less \\as said about the Prussianideas in President Ha\xns administrationthan had been said in President Tappans;in fact, the glowing paragraphs that set forththe Universit}- ideal Sdim disappeared from thecatalogue; but the Universit}- itself continued required in the third and fourth years. A muchmore important innovation than this was theestablishment at the same time of a Latin andScientific Course, the cardinal feature of whichwas the substitution of the i\Iodern Languagesfor Greek as culture and disciplinary
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