Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1880 [PAGE 45]

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43 7. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, B. A., will be given to those who complete the course in the School of Ancient Languages. 8. The Masters' Degrees, M. S., M. L., and M. A., and the -equivalent degrees of C. E., M. E., etc., will be only given to those who have pursued and passed examinations on a year of prescribed post-graduate studies, and presented an accepted thesis, or after a ierm of successful practice with a thesis.

EXPENSES.

The tuition is free in all the University classes. The matriculation fee entitles the student to membership in the University until he completes his studies, and must be paid before he enters. Amount $10 00 The term fee for incidental expenses is, for each student... 7 50 Boom rent in University Dormitory, each student per term $2 50 to 6 00 Each student in the Chemical and Physical laboratories, and in the Draughting and Engineering classes, is required to make a deposit varying from 50 cents to $8, to pay for chemicals and apparatus used, and for any breakages or damages. AH bills due the University must be paid before the student can enter classes. The following are the estimated maximum and minimum annual expenses, exclusive of books and clothing, of a residence of thirtysix weeks at the University.

Minimum . T e r m fees a n d r o o m r e n t for e a c h s t u d e n t T a b l e b o a r d in b o a r d i n g h o u s e s a n d clubs F u e l a n d light W a s h i n g , at 75 c e n t s p e r d o z e n Total a n n u al a m o u n t B o a r d a n d r o o m in p r i v a t e h o u s e s , p e r w e e k $28 50 72 00 10 00 13 50 $123 00 $4 00 Maximum. $34 50 144 00 15 00 27 00 $220 50 $6 00

CONNECTION OP THE UNIVEESITY WITH SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.

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The law of the State requires candidates for admittance to the University to pass an examination upon the studies usually taught in the public schools. To meet the necessities arising from a want of the higher departments of the common schools in many places, the Trustees provided for the temporary establishment of preparatory classes, but the high schools are now becoming so numerous and doing such excellent work that it has been decided to discontinue all the University work properly belonging to them. This is to be done June, 1881. In the meantime arrangements have been made to receive students from certain schools without examination. The Faculty designate one or more high schools in each county of the State, whose certificates