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Illinois Industrial

University.

For manuscript and unimportant drawings, a heavy flat-cap paper. For ordinary drawings, not colored, a heavy, first quality, smooth drawing paper. For drawings finished in colors, the best Whatman's paper. For topographical and right-line drawings, and lettering, the best three-sheet Bristol board.

SIZES.

For Problems, Exercises, Vacation Journals, Lecture Notes, Theses and other Manuscripts, and for Geometrical Projection, Topographical, Railroad, Typographical and Construction Drawings, paper 8 x n £ inches, the size of the plate being 8xio with \ added for binding. If Bristol board is used it must be cut 8xio inches, and the binding margin hinged on with muslin.

CONTRIBUTIONS.

Our friends and students are invited to send us specimens of material and manufactures, and drawings, models or photographs of machinery, bridges, and other engineering and architectural works. Finished and detailed working drawings, perhaps otherwise useless, may be of great value for instruction. Illustrated circulars and price lists of manufacturing firms are desired. Contributions will be labeled with the donors' names and placed in the cabinets of the.College for the inspection of students, and the illustration of lectures.

SPECIAL EXERCISES, VACATION JOURNALS, AND MEMOIRS.

During the second and third vacations, Journals are required to be kept by each student of the College, to be presented at the opening of the winter term, and read before the faculty and students of the College, in evening sessions. The Journal should consist of illustrated descriptions of engineering and architectural subjects: such as important steam engines, water and gas works, mines and mining machinery. Special methods in use of government and land surveys, make-up of parties ; plans and ornamentation of important buildings ; architectural style and details, stability, economy and novelty of construction of roof trusses, arches, bridges, canals and reservoirs, peculiar instruments,' machinery for spinning metals, making gas pipes, saws, etc.