Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1886 [PAGE 100]

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The number of art studies which may be included among the thirty-six credits that led' to a certifloate has never been formally determined, and your committee is of the opinion that this number should be fixed. It appears that hitherto no more than nine art studies have been credited in any full certificate. Your committee believes that no more than twelve art studies should be included among the thirty-^ix for which a full certificate is given; or, in other words, that no less than twenty-four other University studies should be required for graduation in this form. Your committee recognizes, however, the provision of the law by which a certificate must be given to any person who has studied at least one year in the University; and that this paper shall set forth the attainments of the student in all branches of whatever naturewhich he may have studied in the University. This credential any student may demand and receive. Whether its possession shall entitle the holder to be an alumnus of the University is a matter subject to other regulation. Your committee feels impelled to say farther, that the school of art and design was intended originally "to furnish such instruction in art studies as should be found necessary to supplement and complete the courses of study in other schools, particularly those of a technical nature. When in 1879 this school was temporarily suspended, Dr. Gregory, in urging to the Trustees the propriety .of reopening it,said: "The school of design would not have been recommended, great as is its practical value and importance, but for the fact that the necessary instructors and apparatus are required also by other schools. The teacher of free-hand drawing, required by the school of architecture and engineering, as also by the several schools of natural science and agriculture, has always been able to give thespecial instruction required in the school of design." Your committee believes that the giving of degrees in the school of art and design would serve to increase the tendency to withdraw the school from its primary and most important duties towards the other colleges and schools. All of which is respectfully submitted. By order of the Faculty J. D. CRAWFORD, Secretary.

The Committee on Water Supply made the following report:

To the Trustees of the University of Illinois: GENTLEMEN : Agreeably to your instructions your committee reports as follows upon the supply of water at the University building: At the main building the total roof area is about 18,000 square feet, upon which the fall of rain at three feet per annum, whould aggregate about 400,000 gallons, Of this about fiveninths are divided into the tanks and cistern, or about 245.000 gallons. The receiving capacity consists of two cisterns in yards .16,918 gallons And two tanks on fourth floor 3,388 gallons Total storage for rainwater J 20,306 gallons To fill this storage under present arrangements requires 334 inches of rain fall. A well in the yard 24 feet deep, 38 jnches diameter, has now about 74 inches depth of water. Its storage is [from 350 to 800 gallons and it has at ordinary times an influx of about 10 gallons per minute. The total amount of water possibly in control of the pump in the engine house is about 21,000 gallons, or about 700 barrels, with a flow of about 1,000 gallons per hour, under best conditions. The amount of water used is about 1,250 gallons per day in term time. This for 180 days is 225,000 gallons Add one-fourth for other days 56,000 gallons Total 281,000 gallons or say 300,000 gallons per annum. Counting the well, tanks, and cisterns, it is evident that the present supply is ample for iurposes of daily consumption, and it has been so found since the building was erected, t is equally evident that it would be utterly inadequate to control a fire which should acquire any serious headway. The boiler-house is furnished with a Duplex Worthington pump, new one year ago, with water cylinder 6x4, capable together of throwing about sixth-tenths of a gallon at a stroke or at ordinary speed 50 gallons per minute. This could easily be increased to 80 or 90 gallons per minute if desired. At 80 gallons per minute the total maximum supply would last 434 hours. If the cisterns and tanks should happen to be empty the well would be exhausted in about ten minutes. The water now used is raised to the tanks in the fourth story, a distance of about 65 feet above the pump. It has been found to take about 200 pounds of coal for a day's pumping. This, with allowance for oil and repairs, but not for firemen's wages, will make the cost of raising 300,000 gallons of water per annum about $80. It should be remembered that in these estimates the water used at the green-house is included. At the Chemical building the area of roof is about 8,700 square feet. Of this about half drains into a tank and two cisterns whose united capacity is about 18,500 gallons. To fill this storage will require 6.8 inches of rainfall. The well contains from 350 to 800 gallons, with influx of about 10 gallons per minute. The pump has a capacity of about 20 gallons per minute, and lifts the water about 50 feet to the

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