Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878
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123 tion embraces the most rare and valuable fossils of the British museum, and of other great European collections, as well as those of President Hitchcock and others in America. ART GALLERY. This gallery is one of the largest and finest in the country. It is the gift of citizens of Champaign and Urbana. It occupies a beautiful hall, 60x80 feet, and the large and beautiful display of art objects in it surprises and delights all visitors. Perhaps no collection in the west equals it in the number and value of its specimens. Many of the great masterpieces of sculpture are here exhibited in cases, taken directly from the originals. The value of this splendid collection, as a means of education, is already exhibiting itself in the several departments of drawing and design at the University. LIBRARY. The library, selected with reference to the literary and scientific studies required in the several courses, includes over 11,000 volumes. The large library hall, fitted up as a reading room, is open throughout the day for study, reading and consultation of authorities. I t is well provided with American, English, French and German papers and periodicals, embracing some of the most important scientific and art publications. ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSITY. COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. The institution is a true University in the best American sense, though differing designedly in the character of some of its colleges from the older institutions of this country. It is divided into four colleges, and these are again subdivided into schools. A school is understood to embrace the course of instruction needful for some one profession or vocation. Schools that are cognate in character and studies, are grouped under the same college. I. T H E COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. School of Agriculture. II. COLLEGE OF School of Horticulture. ENGINEERING. School of Mechanical Engineering. School o f Mining Engineering. School of Civil Engineering. School of Architecture.
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