Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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87 The amendment was declared lost. The resolutions were adopted, and the report Ordered, by vote of the Board, to be recorded and published with the minutes. VACANCY IN COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS FILLED. Mr. MCCONNELL was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Committee on Buildings and Grounds. Which appointment was confirmed by the Board. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FACULTY AND COURSE OF STUDY The REGENT called Mr. BURCHARD to the Chair, and presented a report as Chairman of the Committee on Faculty and Course of Study. The Committee on Courses of Study and Faculty, respectfully submit the following report: Without pausing to detail the several reasons for their conclusions, they offer the following distinct recommendations: I. SPRING TERM. They recommend that the Spring Term shall open on the 2d day of March, and close on the 13th day of June, giving a term of fifteen weeks. II. THE COLLEGE YEAR. They recommend that the College Year shall, hereafter, begin with the op ning of the Autumn Term, and shall embrace thirty-six full weeks, divided into three terms, of twelve weeks each. III. CALENDAR FOR 1 8 6 8 - 9 . The Autumn Term shall commence September Kth, and close December 5th. The Winter Term shall commence December 7th, and close March 6th, 18 9 The Spring Term shall commence Vlarch 15th, and close June 6th. A recess shall be taken, embracing the holidays. A vacation of one week shall occur between the Winter and Spring Terms. IV. AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL COURSES. The committee present the accompanying conspectus and course of studies in Agricultural and Horticultural science, and respectfully ask its adoption:
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