The Bottineau Courant

Prof. Hutchins to Act as Head of the University of Michigan.
Dr. James B. Angell's place as president of the University of Michigan during the latter's absence in Turkey is to be filled by Harry Burns Hutchins, who will act as president. Prof. Hutchins entered upon his duties as dean of the law department in the fall of 1896 and since that time has won for himself every respect from faculty and students alike by his conscientious work.
A native of New Hampshire, he pursued his preparatory studies and some portion of his university course in the east. His university education was obtained mainly, however, at the University of Michigan, whence he was graduated in 1871 with the degree of Ph. B. As an undergraduate he took a prominent part in student affairs. At his graduation he was class orator and also delivered commencement oration. For a year following his graduation he was superintendent of schools at Owosso, Mich., but at the end of that time resigned to accept a position in the faculty of his alma mater.
Here he remained four years, during which time he pursued the study of law, besides his regular work. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and became a member of the firm of Crocker & Hutchins, with offices at Detroit and Mount Clemens. His rise at the bar was rapid. He was soon made city attorney of Mount Clemens, and in 1881 was appointed as one of the board of editors of the reports of the supreme court. In the same year he was a candidate for regent of the university, but was defeated. In 1884 he was offered the Jay professorship of law, left vacant by the resignation of Judge Cooley, and accepted. This position he held for three years, meanwhile continuing in active practice. On the organization of the law school of Cornell university in 1887 Prof. Hutchins was the first to be offered a professorship. He accepted and was made secretary of the school. His hard work and excellent counsel soon won him the position of associate dean, and during the eight years he was at Cornell the law department rose in point of attendance from 50 to 300 and prospered proportionately along other lines. Prof. Hutchins' eminent success at Michigan during the past year shows that Michigan will profit even to greater extent than did Cornell under his skillful administration. He will retain his position as head of the law department, and there will be no change in the faculty.
HARRY BURNS HUTCHINS.
(President of University of Michigan.)