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Caption: Course Catalog - 1897-1898
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246 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ments by the Trustees are made at their regular meeting in June, and shall take effect the first day of the following September. Vacancies may be filled by similar nominations and appointments at other times. 4. Nominations to fellowships shall be made upon the grounds of worthiness of character, scholastic attainments, and promise of success in the principal line of study or research to which the candidate proposes to devote himself. Consideration shall also be given to the probable value or usefulness of the services of the candidate as an assistant in instruction, but this shall not be deemed the primary object of the appointment. Other things being equal, preference shall be given to those graduates of this University who have pursued a specialized course.* 5. Candidates must present, with their applications, full information concerning themselves and their qualifications for advanced study and research work, including any written or printed essays or results of investigation, and must name the subject in which they wish to do their major work. 6. Fellowships shall be good for one year. Appointments may not be usually renewed to the same persons, and in no case for more than one additional year; but an appointment as honorary fellozv, without stipend, may be made as specified for paid fellowships in the case of any one who has held a regular fellowship and has shown distinguished merit in his work. 7. Fellows shall be constituted members of the Graduate School, shall have all of the privileges and bear all of the responsibilities of such membership. Each regular fellow may be called upon to render service in instruction throughout the year in the department in which his major subject lies, equal to one hour daily of class instruction or to two hours daily of laboratory supervision. Such service *See pp. 55, 109. All members of the Colleges of Engineering and of Agriculture and of the chemical and mathematical groups in the College of Science shall be considered as pursuing specialized courses.
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