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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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199 dollars each. Students can procure them ready made on their arrival here. The University cap is of dark blue cloth, and ornamented with the initials I. I. U., surrounded by a silver wreath in front. The arms and equipments used in the drill are furnished by the State. Students will wear their uniform always on parade, but in their rooms, and at recitation, may wear other clothing. An army blouse, or fatigue dress, will be furnished at low rates to those that want it. HONORARY SCHOLARSHIPS. The Legislature prescribed that one Honorary Scholar 6hall be admitted from each county in the State. These scholarships, which are designed "for the benefit of the descendants of soldiers and seamen who served in the armies and navies of the United States during the late rebellion," entitle the incumbents to free tuition. The Trustees have aiso authorized the Faculty of the University to remit the tuition of worthy young men whose circumstances are such as to require this aid. PRIZE SCHOLARSHIPS. A movement has been started to secure in each county of the State the endowment of a Prize Scholarship, with a permanent fund of $1,000 for each. The plan contemplates that the income of thus fund shall be annually awarded to the best scholar from the public schools of the county, who shall present himself as a candidate for the University. The scholarship shall be determined by a competitive examination, to be held in each county, under the direction of the Regent of the University and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The examinations will be held the first Friday in September, or at such time and place as the County Superintendent of Schools may appoint. Honorary scholars will be examined at the same time. Only a few of the counties have as yet provided for the prize scholarship, but it is hoped that a prize of greater or less amount will be provided in each county in which a worthy candidate shall be selected.
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