s felled to the ground and afterward died
of his injury. The sergeant in charge of the soldiers was also seriously
injured. In this instance the students were guilty of nothing but noise,
while the militia were acting entirely contrary to the law.
Nevertheless, though eight men were arrested, the blame could not be
fixed on any one man. The Governor of the State, however, disbanded the
company for its unsoldierly conduct.

[Illustration: ALONG THE HURON
A glimpse of Ann Arbor's park system]

While the growth of the University of late years would suggest a
corresponding increase in such troubles as have been described, the
actual development has been quite otherwise, and serious clashes between
students and townsfolk have been very rare in recent years. There have,
it is true, been occasional raids on street-cars and signs; students
have been arrested for playing ball on the streets; and sometimes
political meetings have been disturbed. One of the most amusing
incidents of this character was an address given by W.J. Bryan in 1900
from the portico of the Court House. Wild cheering greeted him as he
rose to speak, which lasted for at least fifteen minutes. At first he
was obviously greatly flattered; then he began to suspect something was
not quite right and majestically raised his hand for silence. Instantly
every student waved his hand in response, and the exchange was continued
for some time. Meanwhile the police force was busy dragging off to jail
any unlucky student on the outskirts of the crowd they could lay hands
on. When the speaker was at length able to make himself heard his first
words, somewhat unfortunate under the circumstances, were, "If I were an
imperialist I would call out an army to suppress you. But I am not."

It may be said, therefore, that in spite of these occasional troubles
the relations between town and gown have been on the whole surprisingly
normal and friendly when we consider that at present over one-fourth of
the total population of Ann Arbor during term-time is composed of
students. This cordial relationship is undoubtedly fostered by the fact
that all the men and many of the women outside the fraternities, live
in rooms rented from the townspeople. The extent to which this system
has developed is probably unique in any American university of the same
size. Only very recently has there been any modification of the
tradition, in the erection of women's dormitories and a promise of
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