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Sixteen Tears at ike TJrwoer&ity of Illinois

degrees should be conferred four times a year—in August, Oetober and February as well as in June. In consequence of this action a student who completes his work at the end of a summer session or at the end of the first semester is not required to wait until the following June for his degree.15 Thirteen degrees were conferred in February, 1917, 11 in August and 37 in October in accordance with this provision. Such graduates are ranked as members of the class of the calendar year in which their degrees are conferred.16 In the four tables which follow, the distribution of degrees conferred in 1904 and in 1918, according to the place of residence of the recipients is indicated.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DEGBEE8 GRANTED I N 1904 AND I N 1018 Departments in Urbana 1904 1918 Illinois 272 522 States other than Illinois 44 190 Insular Possessions at the U* 8, , . 1 Foreign Countries 2 29 Total 318 742 Departments in Chicago 1904 1918 175 108 135 08 .. #. 5 10 315 186 Total 1904 1918 447 630 179 258 1 mm 7 39 633 928

PERCENTAGE OF DEGREES GBANTED TO 8TUDENT8 FROM DLMNOIS AND FROM OTHEB STATES OB COUNTRIES I N 1904 AND I N 1918

» r States other than Illinois Insnlar possessions of the U. 8. Foreign Countries ^

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19M $5% 14 j 100

1918 70% 26 "4 100

2 £ * » Bd. «* Trustees, UMv. of HL, 1916-18, p. 181 , 3 7 f oegrees granted in February, Aagunt and October 1917 *rm ineluded in the tables above with the o t £ i ^ S £ ^ h ^ J ^