considered sufficiently important and practical at the time of their publication, to transcribe in extenso into our Annual Review on Insanity in 1851. We wish our authorities at home would take a lesson from our far-seeing trans-Atlantic brethren, in such matters.

"In the appropriation of the wards, we find that the greater portion of accommodation consists in single rooms, there being as many as two hundred and forty, leaving but forty-eight to be located in dormitories. This is in the opposite degree to what prevails in these countries, the Asylums in which, we consider, are entirely too much limited in single rooms, and too abundant in dormitories. But this is done for economy, which is an injurious and mistaken one of its kind, and but ill calculated to promote either the recovery or comfort of the patients.

"Altogether, this Asylum will be, from all appearances, most complete in its several arrangements--in fact, will be a model one for the New as well as the Old World!'

"It will be seen by this extract that Michigan not only excels in her educational institutions, but that her Insane Asylum is an acknowledged model, not only for the New but the Old World."

OFFICERS.

Charles T. Gorham, Esq., President of Board of Trustees. I. P. Woodbury, Esq., Secretary of Board of Trustees. Henry Montague, Esq., Acting Commissioner.

E. H. Van Deusen, M. D., Medical Superintendent.

PART II.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION;
DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION;
LAWS RELATING TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS;

PROVISIONS FOR LIBRARIES AND LYCEUMS;

TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND TEACHERS' INSTITUTES;

THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL;

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN;

INCORPORATED INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING;

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDUCTING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE

PRIMARY SCHOOL LAWS.

THE CONSTITUTION

EDUCATION.

PROVISIONS OF

RELATIVE TO

Article Thirteen of the Constitution of Michigan, under the head "Education," makes the following provisions:

dent.

Section 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction Superintenshall have the general supervision of public instruction, and his duties shall be prescribed by law.

Sec. 2. The proceeds from the sales of all lands that School Fund have been or hereafter may be granted by the United States to the State, for educational purposes, and the proceeds of all lands or other property given by individuals, or appropriated by the State for like purposes, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest and income of Perpetual. which, together with the rents of all such lands as may remain unsold, shall be inviolably appropriated and annually applied to the specific objects of the original gift, grant or appropriation.

Sec. 3. All lands, the titles to which shall fail from a de- Escheats. fect of heirs, shall escheat to the State; and the interest on the clear proceeds from the sales thereof, shall be appropriated exclusively to the support of Primary Schools. Sec. 4. The Legislature shall, within five years from the Free schools adoption of this Constitution, provide for and establish a system of Primary Schools, whereby a School shall be kept without charge for tuition, at least three months in each year, in every School District in the State; and all

Penalty.

Dist. schools Sec. 5. A School shall be maintained in each School District at least three months in each year. Any School District neglecting to maintain such School, shall be deprived for the ensuing year of its proportion of the income of the Primary School Fund, and of all funds arising from taxes for the support of Schools.

Election of
Regents of

Sec. 6. There shall be elected in each judicial circuit, University at the time of the election of the Judge of such circuit, a Regent of the University, whose term of office shall be the same as that of such Judge. The Regents thus elected shall constitute the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.

Regents a body corpo

rate.

Reg'ts elect
President of

Sec. 7. The Regents of the University, and their successors in office, shall continue to constitute the body corporate, known by the name and title of "The Regents of the University of Michigan."

Sec. 8. The Regents of the University shall, at their University. first annual meeting, or as soon thereafter as may be, elect a President of the University, who shall be ex-officio a member of their board, with the privilege of speaking, but not of voting. He shall preside at the meetings of the Regents, and be the principal executive officer of the UniSupervison. versity. The Board of Regents shall have the general supervision of the University, and the direction and control of all expenditures from the University Interest Fund.

State Board

Sec. 9. There shall be elected at the general election in of Education the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, three

members of a State Board of Education-one for two years, one for four years, and one for six years; and at each succeeding biennial election there shall be elected one member of such Board, who shall hold his office for six years. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be ex-officio a member and Secretary of such Board. The Board shall have the general supervision of the State Normal School, and their duties shall be prescribed by law.