as upright and dignified. I never saw him in a hurry.
He was always approachable, but never familiar nor invited
familiarity.

The powerful frame and compelling presence of Chancellor Tappan are well
portrayed in the magnificent bas-relief by Karl Bitter, now in Alumni
Memorial Hall, a fitting tribute to his influence upon the University on
the part of his former students. Especially noteworthy is his
representation here with his favorite mastiff, "Leo," his inseparable
companion. No reminiscence of a student of that time is complete
without mention of "Leo" and his later companion "Buff," an only
slightly less huge animal acquired during the later years of Dr.
Tappan's administration. So when, in the popular air of the sixties, his
students asked:

"Where, O where, is Dr. Tappan?"

The answer was:

"He went up on Buff and Leo,
Safe now in the Promised Land."

President Tappan was not fortunate in his appearances before the State
Legislature to ask for appropriations. He was too good a speaker not to
command a hearing, but his repeated references to the German prototypes
of the University were resented; while the opposition of the smaller
church colleges, who represented the unsectarian character of the
University as "Godless," was very evident in the indifferent and even
discourteous attitude of the individual members of the Legislature.
Finally President Tappan became disgusted and as he left, never to
return, he made the memorable prophecy: "The day will come, gentlemen,
when my boys will take your places, and then something will be done for
the University." Within a decade this began to come true, but not in
time to save to the University the services of Dr. Tappan.

It was one of the University's greatest misfortunes that her first
President was not permitted to work out his plans. The story of his
removal is a sad one, though fortunately the issues were largely
personal and did not involve fundamental University policies. When Dr.
Tappan came to Michigan he found the Faculty and Regents entirely ready
to co-operate with him; glad, in fact, to have a strong hand at last at
the helm. The Board sympathized with his ideals and the Faculty seconded
him loyally in all his efforts. This happy state of affairs continued
from 1852 to 1858, when, in conformity with the constitutional provision
of 1850, a new Board of Regents succeeded the one which had chosen him
as President. This Board was no