Today in the History of the University of Illinois

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Today in the History of the University of Illinois

Welcome to the new "Today in the History of the University of Illinois" feature! This is an extremely experimental project to build a database of major events in the University's history, currently totaling more than 500,000. The current database below was compiled using software programs that identified all dates in the pages on this site and in its more than 70,000 pages of digitized historical material. Since all dates were 100% automatically identified, there may be errors, and many date references may refer to routine events. This is a work in progress, please contact University Archives with comments, questions, recommendations, etc. A total of 15 events are recorded for today.

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1854: Mar. 27,1854, p. 562. By Mr. Elihu B. Washburne: The memorial of the Lake County, Illinois, Agricultural Society, for the establishment of universities for the working classes; which was referred to the Committee... (Book - History of the University (Powell))
1854: ...Board of supervisors of Cook county; March 16, Board of supervisors of Bureau county; March 20, Kane county agricultural society; March 20, joint resolutions of the Illinois legislature; March 27, Lake county agricultural society; March 29, county court of Richland county; April 7, county court of Logan county.16 In 1856 two more petitions from Illinois were presented to congress in behalf of indu... (Book - History of the University (Powell))
1869: "Approved March 27, 1869." 5 Sixty thousand dollars for the biennium; it was a generous sum for the time and was probably just about as much as the university could make wise use of. The university opened for its second term... (Book - History of the University (Powell))
1872: Mar. 27, 1872 Examination for admission Mar. 28, 1872 Spring term opens. (Course Catalog - 1870-1871)
1889: ...ember 21 WINTER VACATION. FOR 1889. Examination for Admission to Advanced Classes, Monday, January 7 Opening of the Second or Winter Term Wednesday, January 9 Second Term ends Wednesday, March 27 Third or Spring Term begins Thursday, March 28 Baccalaureate Address in University Chapel... Sunday, June 9 Class Day Monday, June 10 AlumniDay..Tuesday, June n Commencement Wednesday, June 12 SUMMER VACA... (Course Catalog - 1887-1888)
1890: ... for admission to Advanced Classes, Monday, January 6 Opening of the Second or Winter Term Wednesday, January 8 Second Term ends Wednesday, March 26 Third or Spring Term begins Thursday, March 27 Baccalaureate Address in University Chapel Sunday, June 8 Class Day Monday, June 9 Alumni Day Tuesday, June 10 Commencement Wednesday, June 11 SUMMER VACATION. Examinations for Admission First or Fall Ter... (Course Catalog - 1888-1889)
1895: March 27, Wednesday. Entrance Examinations. Registration Days. Instruction begins. Term Examinations begin. Term ends. SPRING TERM 1895 (Course Catalog - 1893-1894)
1900: March 27 Presentation of ' ' The R i v a l s ' ' by Dramatic Club. Adoption ' of rules enforcing scholarship standing of athletics. Faculty adopted caps and gowns for commencement exercises (Book - Early History of University (1916))
1907: March 27 Esperanto Club organized (Book - Early History of University (1916))
1912: March 27 Official legislative inspection of University made by state representatives and families, about 200 in all. Reception, review of regiment and other entertainments given in their honor (Book - Early History of University (1916))
1913: March 27 First Women's Vocational Conference. Mask and Bauble presented " H i g h e r U p , " by T. H. Guild of English department (Book - Early History of University (1916))
1914: March 27 Mo Here's " L e Medecin.Malgre L u i " presented by Le Cercle Francaise (Book - Early History of University (1916))
1925: ...eagues, and other friends. The portrait hangs in the Engineering Library. The formal presentation was made by Doctor W. L. Abbott, '84, at a convocation of the College of Engineering on March 27, 1925. The principal speaker at the convocation, Edward J. Mehren, '06, Vice President of the McGraw-Hill Company, after a biographical sketch of Professor Talbot's life and activities and a critical estim... (Dedication - Talbot Lab)
1938: ...hat time Miss Frances Myers, ,102 On the Banks of the Boneyard News-Gazette leading bandsmen and were in attendance. What WHAT MAKES U. I. BAND GREAT DIRECTOR, GOOD PLAYERS, SAY LEADERS March 27, 1938. By FEAN MYERS News-Gazette University Editor "What makes a band great " Long the University of Illinois band has been extolled as the "greatest university band." John Philip Sousa once said this of ... (Book - Banks of the Boneyard (Charles Kiler))
1950: ...d Semester Registration Classes begin Easter vacation Honors Day Semester exams Commencement 1950 Feb. 9-13 Feb, 14 Apr. 6 to 11 May 5 June 2-10 Jun. 18 Spring Quarter 1950 Quarter begins Mar. 27 and Apr. 3 Commencement Jun. 16 Quarter ends Jun. 16 and 24 Summer Quarter 1950 Quarter begins Jun. 26 Quarter ends Sep. 16 Summer Session 1950 Registration Jun.23-27 Classes begin Jun. 28 Examinations Au... (Reference Folder - 1949)