Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 50]

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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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as the meaning of the law, and sees no reason for wishing the law to be changed. Your committee farther believes t h a t under the law this certificate should include a record of the several branches of learning studied by such student during his residence at the University, and of no others. As the custom of granting full certificates as a form of graduation upon commencement day has stood for a considerable time, and as some of the students now of the University may have, in good faith directed their studies in accordance with this custom, it might work an unfairness to such to have the custom summarily abolished. Your committee believes t h a t the custom should be terminated as soon as it may be done without working injustice. Your committee therefore recommends, 1. That the form of graduating the students of the University of Illinois, by granting so-called "Full Certificates," terminate with the commencement of 1891, and t h a t no such form of graduation be permited after t h a t time. 2. T h a t the subjects and standings engrossed upon any certificate be restricted to those pursued by the student during his residence at the University. 3. T h a t the record of military studies be not counted as part of the thirty-six studies for which full certificates may be given up to the time fixed above for their final discontinuance. As the question of receiving credits from other institutions of collegiate grade, as a basis of advanced standing in the University is closely germane to those discussed in this report, your committee has considered the same and oifers these opinions: The customs of most first-class institutions permit such admission to advanced standing. The claim of the student for such admission should be made by him, and be considered by the Faculty, to be allowed or rejected as t h a t body may determine, when the student is admitted to membership in the University, or as soon after as may be practicable. Admission to advanced standing may be allowed, if the Faculty shall find, by examination or otherwise, as shall be deemed expedient, t h a t the work done by the student is a fair equivalent for t h a t usually done in the University in the subject or subjects under consideration. The standings in such subjects so accepted by the Faculty may be taken as part of the record on which the degree may subsequently be given, provided t h a t at least the work of one full year must have been done at the University of Illinois. AH of which is respectfully submitted.

CHAS. ALEX F. M. S. H. BENNETT. MCLEAN. MCKAY. PEABODY.

The report was adopted upon motion of Mr. McLean. Upon motion of Mr. McLean the following appropriations were made for the State Laboratory of Natural History for the quarter ending June 30, 1889:

For For For For the the the the field work and the office incidental expenses improvement of the library pav of assistants publication of bulletins $250 00 250 00 750 00 75 no

On motion of Mr. McLean there was assigned

From state appropria ion for buildings and grounds— For i epairs of walks and drives For care of lawn, etc., to July 1st 5100 00 200 00