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Aug.—The administration offices were removed from the Library building to the new addition in the Natural History Bnilding. Aug. 20—Summer session closed, 1909-10 Sept.—The lectures in Personal Hygiene required of all men of the freshmen class, given this year by Dean Thomas A. Clark. Eule 41 for the Guidance of Undergraduates, that a student having grades below 75 in subjects aggregating twenty-five per cent of his entire work shall not be graduated, became operative. Dr. Baymond Weeks was called to Barnard College Columbia University. Sept 2—The article on the University of Illinois by Edwin E. Slosson appeared in the Independent Magazine. Sept. 20-21—Registration days. Sept. 21—The Trustees appointed Harry' H . Stoek (editor of Mines and Minerals) professor of Mining Engineering in the University, in charge of the department. Sept. 30—First general convocation of the year held in the Auditorium. The speakers were President James, Professor Albert P . Carman of the Physics Department, and Dr. Henry B. Ward, new Professor of Zoology. Oct.—Illinois Magazine again revived. Oct. 6—At the inauguration of Dr. Abbott Lawrence Lowell as President of Harvard University, the honorary degree of Doctor of Law was conferred upon President Edmund J . James. The Boston Transcript, in recording the event, spoke of President James as ' ' the man under whose inspiring touch the University of Illinois has risen to the front rank among American Universities." Oct. 19—The first meeting of the University of Illinois section of the American Chemical Society. Oct. 27—Second annual pushball contest between the sophomores and freshmen on Illinois. The sophomores won by a score of 15 to 0. Nov. 13—President James issued a letter to the student body strongly condemning the actions of the student mob on Saturday night, November 6th. Nov. 13— Cherry (111.) mine explosion. Mr. E. Y. Williams, Director of the Mine Eescue Station at the University,' did excellent work. He and Professor H a r r y H . Stoek, newly appointed head of the Department of Mining Engineering, were prominently mentioned in all press despatches. Nov. 18-20—Annual High School Conference. Nov. 26—Dr. Ernest Julius Berg appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of the Department. The Trustees voted to exempt from tuition in the Graduate School all members of the staffs of auxiliary bureaus and scientific stations connected with the University who might be enrolled as regular students in the Graduate School. The Trustees decided to locate the New University Hall south of the Woman's Building and west of Burrill avenue; also that the name " A b r a h a m Lincoln H a l l " should be given to the building. Nov. 26-27—Formal dedication of the new Physics -Laboratory. Gov. Charles S. Deneen was present and presented the building to the University. President James delivered the charge to Professor A. P . Carman. Head of the Physics Department. President Henry S. Pritehett, of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching delivered the main address. Dec. 3—Professor Arthur G. Webster of Clark University gave a series of lectures on scientific subjects. Professor H a r r y H. Stoek was appointed by Gov. Charles S. Deneen as a member of the Hlinois State Mining Commission. The Commission is to formulate desirable legislation for the control of mining, and to recommend such legislation to the Governor of the state. Professor H. S. Grindley of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Animal Husbandry, and Dr. Ward J . MaeNeal, bacteriologist in the laboratory, were appointed by Gov. Charles S. Deneen as members of the commission to investigate the cause and na-