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Miscellany.

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Third Term.— Geometry Completed. Latin, Virgil's Greek, the Anabasis. N. B. Greek is required only for the School of Ancient Languages. The School of English and Modern Languages, requires Physiology, Natural Philosophy and Botany, or Book-keeping instead of Greek. Students in the preparatory studies are not matriculated as University students. They pay no entrance fee, but are charged a tuition fee of Ten Dollars a term, and the incidental fee of Five Dollars a term. They have all the privileges of the library and of the public lectures. No student is matriculated as a College student till all preparatory studies are completed.

MISCELLANY.

EXAMINATIONS.

Written examinations are held at the close of each term or oftener, and whenever any study has been finally completed. Any student failing to answer correctly 75 per cent, of the questions proposed, loses all credit for that study, and is precluded from proceeding with any other studies without special permission. A record is kept of each student's term work and standing, and from this his final certificate of graduation is made up.

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

The law provides "on like recommendation of the Faculty, the Trustees may authorize the Regent, as President of the University, to issue diplomas to such persons as shall have completed satisfactorily the required studies, and sustained the examination therein, conferring such Literary and Scientific Degrees as are usually conferred by Universities for similar or equivalent courses of studies, or such as the Trustees may deem appropriate." Approved May 11, 1877. In accordance with the law the following system of Degrees has been adopted for the University: 1. All studies will remain as heretofore free. Each student may choose and pursue such studies as he may desire, subject only to such conditions as to preparation, times of study, and