Spring comes to campus

Several sidewalks cross the Diag as trees begin to fill out, as shown in this photo of State Street at North University taken in 1916 by George Robert Swain.  (Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Library)

This week in history (110 years ago)

A program to celebrate the first annual Thomas Cooley Day, to honor the former U-M law professor and Michigan Supreme Court justice, opened May 23 in University Hall (demolished in 1950). After a selection by the Glee Club, Judge Claudius Grant of the Michigan Supreme Court eulogized Cooley: “Demagogues in office have denounced the judiciary who have handed down opinions contrary to their views, and newspapers have spread these attacks without a word of disapproval. What should a judge do when he is attacked? He should remain silent, as he only injures himself by replying.” The tribute included a banquet given by the senior law class. The menu included creme chicken on toast, ox tongue, lettuce sandwiches, cheese sticks and roast turkey. — The U of M Daily (later The Michigan Daily)

Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below.