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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1888
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154 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. pointed for the purpose by the Faculty, who prints copies by a photographic process to the order of the members of the class;; these blue-print manuscript lectures thus become a text-book. During the calendar year, 1887, applications were received, as shown by letters on file, for 5 rodmen, 10 draughtsmen, 6 instrument men, 2 engineers and 1 surveyor; total 24 This is one of the evidences of the character of the work done at this University. We had but five men available with which to meet these demands. This is not mentioned here to claim the credit for the writer, for the subjects which he teaches are but a small part of the course, but because he is the one to whom such facts first become known. CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY. About five years ago the students, of their own motion, organized a society for the discussion of topics relating to civil engineering, which has since held meetings monthly during school time. The topics discussed have been wisely selected, and the papers carefully prepared. The writer believes that experience shows that the help and support which the society has had from yourself and from the Board of Trustees was wisely bestowed. A yaar ago the society published, in a neat pamphlet of nearly 100 pages, some of the papers read at its meetings; the volume was very favorably received by the press and by engineers. Arrangements are in progress for a similar publication this year. Although the society has had the cordial support and attendance of the professor and assistant professor of the department, the students have ,had the direction of the affairs of the society, and deserve the credit of its success. E E P O R T BY THEODORE B. COMSTOCK, SC. D., ING ENGINEERING. PROFESSOR OF MIN- S. H. PEABODY, Regent: S R : — I have the honor to submit my third annual report concerning the work, condition and prospects of the school of mining engineering, together with a statement of operations in the departments of physics and mineralogy, which have been under my charge since September, 1885. Mining Engineering.—In June, 1887, one student was graduated from the new course in mining engineering, which he had regularly pursued for two years. Another was graduated by certificate, who had taken selected subjects from the course during several terms. The graduate in course is now engaged in practical mining of coal in a good .position. This year there is no student of this course from the senior clsss, but the junior and sophomore classes are represented, and DR.
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