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1902.]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Field, Shorb & Co.'s proposal included also a deduction of $858.78 for omitting the plumbing of one toilet room on each floor and $553.73 for omitting the water, waste, and gas supplies to the second and third stories of the south wing of the building and $399.38 for omitting the steam supply and radiators for the same two stories of the south wing. It was further ascertained that they would make a reduction of $500.00 for omitting a small fan for ventilating the lecture room and connecting the ventilating pipes of the lecture room with the pipes of the larger fans. It was decided to accept the proposal of Field, Shorb & Co. with these deductions and make an equivalent change by finishing a part of each wing instead of leaving one wing unfinished; and it was ordered that contracts be drawn up and signed to that effect in the sum of $10,859.80. Your Committee reports further that V. Jobst & Sons, contractors for the general work on the laboratory, came upon a large area of quicksand in placing the foundation for the building. In order to make the building secure, it became necessary to put the foundation below the quicksand. Reasonable terms were agreed upon with Mr. Jobst for this extra work and the architect and chairman of your Committee ordered it done. The architect has measured this work and certifies to your Committee that we should pay for it $3,770.88. We therefore present the bill of V. Jobst & Sons for ,this amount and recommend its payment. Your Committee is having estimates obtained for some of the desks for the new laboratory with the purpose of having some desks made; but we expect to have such of the old desks in the present laboratory placed in the new as will bear transfer, the same to be used as a temporary necessity. Respectfully submitted,

S. A. ALEX MARY A. F. BULLARD, MCLEAN, TURNER CARRIEL, NIGHTINGALE,

Committee on Buildings and Grounds,

K E Q U I R E M E N T S FOR A D M I S S I O N .

P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s from t h e U n i v e r s i t y S e n a t e with regard to e n t r a n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s : Beginning with the year 1903-'04 there will be required for entrance to all the colleges, nine credits in English and nine credits in mathematics (including solid geometry) and additional subjects for the separate college as follows: In the College of Literature and Arts—Nine credits in foreign language, three credits in history. For the Colleges of Engineering, Science, and Agriculture—Six credits in physical and biological science. For the College of Law—English and American History, three credits, and any subjects in elective list to make up necessary number of credits. The elective list as published in the current catalogue is amended by striking out manual training and by substituting three to nine credits in history and three to twelve credits in German for those now accepted. That beginning with September, 1903, the number of credits for admission to all the colleges be forty; from September, 1905, and thereafter, these credits be forty-two. T h i s p a p e r was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on I n s t r u c t i o n , a n d b y t h a t C o m m i t t e e a m e n d e d by p r o v i d i n g t h a t c a n d i d a t e s for admission to t h e Colleges of L i t e r a t u r e and A r t s , Science, Agriculture, a n d L a w m a y offer in lieu of solid a n d spherical geometry, t h r e e credits i n h i s t o r y or t h r e e in foreign l a n g u a g e s t u d y in addition to t h e req u i r e m e n t s i n t h e s e subjects. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h u s a m e n d e d was adopted.