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Sixteen Years at the University of Illinois

Engineers, the Student Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Student Branch of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Physics Colloquium, the Railway Club. In the College of Agriculture: The Agricultural Club, the Horticultural Club, the Household Science Club, the Landscape Gardeners' Club, the Hoof and Horn Club, the Soils Research Club. In the College of Law: Inns of Court* In the School of Music: The University Choral and Orchest ral Society, the University Glee and Mandolin Club, the University Military Band, the University Women's Glee Club, the University Choristers. In the Graduate School: The Graduate Club. In the Library School: The Library Club. Of the organizations auxiliary to the courses of study, about half were formed prior to 1904 and the others since that year. Many of the organizations which were in existence in 1904 have shown a marked growth during this period. Noteworthy among these is the Military Band, which consisted of 39 men in 1904. In 1917 the total enrolment of the First Regiment Band, the Second Regiment Band, the reserve band, and the trumpet corps was over 205.

RELIGIOUS

Leadership in the religious activities of the University is taken by the Young Men's and the Young Women's Christian Associations. During the last sixteen years each has erected a substantial building with dormitories, parlors, game rooms, libraries, cafeteria and dining rooms, assembly rooms, etc. The membership of the Young Men's Christian Association showed a marked increase during this period, the maximum number of members being enrolled in 1913-14. In that year the Association had 1,066 members, said to be the largest paid membership of any Student Young Men's Christian Association in the world. During the same period the membership of the Young Women's Christian Association increased from 360 to 516. In 1916-17