Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1872 [PAGE 47]

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43 Each student who takes a complete course in this school is expected, in connection with other studies, to work two hours daily in the laboratory, Ave days in the week, during four years, beginning with the second term of the first year. Students who pursue chemistry only as a part of other courses, will find it to their advantage to work at least two consecutive hours daily during suchitime as their speciality may require.

EECOMMEKDED OOUESE OF STUDY.

SCHOOL OF NATURAL HISTORY. FIRST TEAR.—First Term. Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Geometry ; TJ. S. History, English or Latin. Second Term. Botany; U. S. History, Solid Geometry, and Advanced Algebra, English or Latin. Third Term. Botany, Trigonometry, English or Latin. SECOND TEAR.—First Term. Cryptogamic Botany, Anatomy and Physiology, French. Second Term. Zoology, Analytical Chemistry, French; Drawing. Third Term. -Special Entomology, Analytical Chemistry, French; Drawing. THIRD TEAR.—First Term. Comparative Anatomy, Mineralogy, German. Second Term. Geology, Physics, Medical History or German. Third Term. Lithographic Geology, Discriminating Astronomy, Modern History or German. FOURTH TEAR—Frst Term. History or Geology, Practical Astronomy, Mental Philosophy. Second Term. Meteorology; Metallurgy, Physical Geography, History of Civilization. Third Term. Geology of Illinois, Excursions, Political Economy, Logic. SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRT. FIRST TEAR.—First Term. Plane Geometry, Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Physics, English. Second Term. Solid Geometry and Advanced Algebra, Organic Chemistry and Algebraic Chemistry, English; Laboratory practice. Third Term. Trigonometry, Crystallography and Mineralogy. SECOND TEAR.—First Term. Anatomy and Physiology, Analytical Chemistry; German, DeterminMineralogy. Second Term. Analytical Geometry, Analytical Chemistry; German, Botany. Third Term. Entomology or Calculus, Analytical Chemistry, Botany; German. THIRD TEAR.—First Term. Comparative Anatomy, Practical Chemistry; French, Vegetable Physiology. Second Term. Physics, Practical Chemistry, French or Medical History. Third Term. Geology Practical Chemistry, French or Modem History. FOURTH TEAR.—First Term. Geology, Practical Chemistry, Mental Philosophy. Second Term Palaeontology, Practical Chemistry, History of Civilization. Third Term. Geology of Illinois, Theme, Political Economy.

APPARATUS.

The facilities here for obtaining a practical knowledge of Chemistry are confidently believed to be unsurpassed by those of any other institution in the West. In addition to the usual apparatus found in every laboratory, is an extensive series of instruments recently purchased in Europe, including a large platinum retort for the preparation of hydrofluoric acid; a Dove's Polarizer, with a complete suite of accompanying apparatus; a Geissler's Mercurial Air P u m p ; a so-called Hoffman's