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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

Seeond Term.—Quantitative analysis of compounds of unknown composition. Limestone, clay, feldspar, iron ore. Lectures in agricultural chemistry begun. Third Term.—Examination of agricultural products. Analysis of soil. Valuation of commercial fertilizers—phosphates, nitrogenous matters, and potash salts. Analysis of fodders, grains, and milk. Examination of alcoholic liquors.

THIRD YEAR.

First Term.—Organic chemistry. Principles and practice of organic synthesis. Preparation of carbon compounds, and study of their composition and properties. Second Term.—Assaying. Dry assays of gold, silver, lead, and tin ores. Valuation of bullion. Blowpipe assays of silver ores. Volumetric assays of ores of silver, lead, copper, zinc, etc. Electrolytic separation of the metals. Third Term.—Agricultural chemistry completed. Ultimate organic analysis. Determination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, chlorine, phosphorus, and sulphur in carbon compounds. Metallurgy.

FOURTH YEAR.

First Term.—Gas analysis. Calibration of eudiometers. Analysis of air from lungs, atmospheric air, artificial gaseous mixtures, crude coal gas, furnace gases, etc. Analysis of waters, mineral and potable. Chemical theory. Second Term.—Toxicology. Micro-chemistry of poisons. Tests for mineral and vegetable poisons. Separation from organic mixtures. Third Term.—Original research. Thesis. PHARMACEUTICAL COURSE.

FIRST YEAR.

Same as in chemical course throughout the year.

SECOND YEAR.

First Term.—Same as in chemical course. Second Term.—Quantitative analysis of commercial drugs, bismuth subnitrate, tartar emetic, sodium bicarbonate, potassium iodide, sodium bromide, cream of tartar, ammonium carbonate, potassium nitrate. Volumetric determinations. Third Term.—Same as in chemical course, substituting materia medica for agricultural chemistry.

THIRD YEAR.

First Term.—Same as in chemical course,. Second Term.—Isolation and quantitative estimation of active proximate principles of vegetable drugs—oils, resins, gums, alkaloids, glucoses, etc. Third Term.—Practice of pharmacy. Reading and compounding prescriptions. Preparation and valuation of tinctures, extracts, syrups, etc. Examination of commercial organic drugs.