Repository: UIHistories Project: Course Catalog - 1869-1870 [PAGE 23]

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HONORARY SCHOLARSHIPS. The Legislature prescribed that one honorary scholar shall be admittecTfrom each county in the State. These scholarships, which are designed " for the benefit of the descendants of soldiers and seamen who served in the armies and navies of the United States during the late rebellion," entitled the incumbents to free tuition. The trustees have also authorized the faculty of the university to remit the tuition of worthy young men whose circumstances are such as to require this aid. Students desiring admission as honorary scholars, will apply to the county school superintendent for examination, and for a certificate of recommendation. PRIZE SCHOLARSHIPS. A movement has been parted to secure in each county of the State the endowment of a prize scholarship, with a permanent fund of $1,000 for each. The plan contemplates that the income of this fund shall be annually awarded to the best scholar from the public schools of the county, who shall present himself as a candidate for the university. The scholarship shall be determined by a competentive examination, to bo held in each county, under the regent of the university, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The examination will be held the first Friday in September, or at such time and place as the county superintendent of schools may appoint. Honorary scholars will be examined at the same time. Only a few of the counties have as yet provided for the prize scholarship, but it is hoped that a prize of greater or less amount will be provvided in each county in which a worthy candidate shall be selected. STUDENTS' DORMITORIES AND BOARD. There are in the university building about sixty private rooms for students, which are rented to the students who first apply. Each room is designed for the accommodation of two students. These rooms are fourteen feet long and ten feet wide. They arc without furniture, it being deemed best that the students shall furnish their own rooms. It is earnestly recommended for health's sake that each student have a separate bed. A study table, chairs, and a small coal stove, may lie provided in common by the occupants of the room. Good private boarding houses are already springing up around the university, where either day board, or board and rooms can be obtained, with the advantages of the family circle. A boarding club is maintained by the students in the university building at a cost of from $2. to $2.50 per "week. Several students have provided themselves with meals in their rooms, at an expense varying from $1 to $1.50 per week. To avoid unnecessary litter about the grounds, coal is purchased by the university at wholesale, and furnished to students at cost. HOW TO ENTER THE UNIVERSITY. In answer to the questions often received, the following explicit directions are given to those wishing to enter the university: 1. You must be over 15 years of age and of good moral habits. If unknown to the faculty, you should bring a certificate of character.