Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1884
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167 The Kegent then read his report, which was received and laid on the table: To the Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University: GENTLEMEN : The first term of the current college year is rapidly passing away. It has been marked by an attendance equal in numbers to that of the entire year preceding, and not surpassed in the number of matriculated students, members of University classes, in any year of the University's existence. In character and calibre the students who have come to us this year are such as will help to elevate the standards of excellence. An analysis of the attendance during all the years since the organization of the University in 1868, as found in the accompanying table, shows the steady and continuous progress which has been made, year by year advancing from the elementary work of a high school or academy to the more advanced duty of a technical school of high aims and of established success. Attendance at the University by Years and Classes. GO CD to C £L D CO CO Q, Year ending. P P«4 °C D Pps CO *"* £ CD CD d <T> CD £3 P C D C O as 28 29 42 74 60 71 £5 e . &i "p CO >"S R£ p co *S £CD pEL C O oo <W So" cod *~l' c^S P 3 CD CO e£L : P '? 128 180 274 381 400 405 308 370 Z% co £. : ** < 109 134 167 213 213 211 J u n e , 1869.... 1870.... 1*71.... 1872.... 1873.... 1874.... 1875.... 1876 . . 128 180 169 247 233 182 155 159 81 92 109 119 109 96 13 16 30 44 44 Junior. 56 44 51 70 47 49 59 Senior. 42 45 25 26 50 35 37 3 10 11 8 3 9 5 3 4 17 16 11 10 Prep'y. Fresh'm 1877.... 1878..... 1879.... 1880.... 1881.... 18*2.... Fall t e r m , 1882 114 129 140 131 77 71 70 93 98 78 104 116 87 111 Soplio. 77 57 78 59 78 91 68 388 387 399 414 382 352 350 268 244 232 259 291 262 275 The table shows that the number of students of preparatory grade has diminished from 247 in 1872, to 70 in 1882; while the number of University students has increased from 109 in 1871, to 275 in 882. During the last ten years the aggregate attendance has never Exceeded 414, and never fallen below 352. At present, 59 counties are represented here. Since the organization, every county of the State has been represented except six— Crawford, Gallatin, Lawrence, Massac, Monroe and Saline. About 23 per cent, of the students are reported from Champaign county, a very considerable number of these being from families who have removed hither from other parts of the State for the express purpose of seeking the benefits of this institution. The proportion of
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