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78 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. scriptive determination of minerals, and the use of the blowpipe. T h e cabinet of minerals contains a valuable and extensive collection of leads of the state, and a very considerable collection of other minerals, American and foreign. Physiography.—This name is given to the w o r k in a term of the senior year. T h e purpose is to gather the lines of investigation previously followed in the development of the physical and natural sciences into a consistent whole, culminating in a natural history of the earth and its inhabitants, including anthropology; an account of the past and present distribution of plants and animals; and an explanation of the general phenomena of meteorology and climatology. COURSE IN SCHOOL OF NATURAL HISTORY. Required for the Degree of B. S., in School of Natural History. FIRST YEAR. 1. Chemistry; Free-Hand Drawing; Trigonometry; French. 2. Chemistry; Free-Hand Drawing; Conic Sections; French. 3. Chemistry; Free-Hand Drawing; Economic Entomology; French. SECOND YEAR. 1. Zoology; Botany; German. 2. Zoology; Botany; German. 3. Zoology; Vegetable Physiology; German. THIRD YEAR. 1. Anatomy and Physiology; Mineralogy; German; Ancient History (optional, extra). 2. Geology; Physics; German; Mediaeval History (optional, extra.) 3. Geology; Physics; Modern History. FOURTH YEAR. 1. Physiography or Biology; History of Civilization; Mental Science. 2. Microscopy or Biology; Constitutional History; Logic. 3. Biology; Astronomy; Political Economy. In this course three terms of University Latin will be accepted in lieu of the three terms of French; and five terms of such Latin for the five terms of German.
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