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Caption: Course Catalog - 1886-1887
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Board. 95 7. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts, B. A., will be given to those who complete the course in the School of Ancient Languages. 8. The Master's Degrees, M. S., M.L., and M. A., and the equivalent degrees of C. E., M. E., etc., will be given only to those who have pursued a year of prescribed post-graduate studies, and passed examinations thereon, or after a term of three years' successful practice. In either case an accepted thesis will be required. BOARD. There are many boarding-houses in Urbana and Champaign within reasonable distance of the University, where students can obtain either table board, or board and rooms, with the advantages of the family circle. Boarding clubs are also formed by the students, by which the cost of meals may be reduced to $2 per week. Some students prepare their own meals, and thus reduce expenses still further. For estimates of annual expenses, see page 97. The Young Men's Christian Association of the University will aid new students in procuring rooms and boarding places. LABOB. Labor is furnished as far as possible to all who desire. It is classified into educational and remunerative labor. Educational labor is designed as practical instruction, and constitutes a part of the course in several schools. Students are credited with their proficiency in it as in other studies. Nothing is paid for it. Remunerative labor is prosecuted for its products, and students are paid what their work is worth. The maximum rate paid for farm, garden, and shop labor, is ten cents, and for that about the buldings and ornamental grounds, eight cents per hour. Students of sufficient experience may be allowed to work by the piece or job, and thus by diligence or skill secure more pay. Some students who have the requisite skill, industry, and economy, pay their entire expenses bv their labor; but, in general, young men cannot count upon doing this at first, without a capital to begin with, either of skill or of money, to serve them till a degree of skill is required. As the
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