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No More B. L. Degrees

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Day
12
Month
June
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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An important change in the matter f degrees was made yesterday by the aoard of regents, apon recommendation f the literary facnlty. The degree of jachelor of letters will be entirely abolshed after a date to be fixed upon - robably 1900 - and the entrance reuirements ior the degrees of A. B. and 'n. B. have been materially changed, ,o take effect two years from the comng commencement. The alterations re embodied in the following memorial rom the literary faculty, presented by ,he committee on entrance requirenents : Tlie undersigned, committee on entrance requirements, recommend that the degree of bachelor of letters be abolislied on and after a date to be agreed upon, and that beginning two years from the approaching commencement the entrance requirements for the other courses shall be fixed as follows: Bachelor of arts - The requirements for the degree of A. B. shall be as at present, with the following exceptions : Physics, one year; botany, one semester; history, general history or Grecian and Roman history ; English, an outline of the history of English literature. It is also recommended that the two years' preparation in Greek shall be so distributed as to include two books of Homer. Bachelor of philosophy- The entrance requirements for the degree of Ph. B. i'all into three groups, depending upon whether students offer six, four, or two years of foreign language work. lt is intended in the near future to fix the minimum requirement in foreign language at four years, and the schools are urged to conform to this requirement as soon as possible. Group 1. Six years of foreign language studies ; four years of Latin and two years of either Germán or French. The other requirements to be same as for A. B. Group 2. Four years of foreign language study ; four years of Latin, French or Germán or two years of each of the three languages, Latin, French and Germán. The other requirements to be as in grotip 1, with the addition of one year's work in United States history apd civil governnient, and one year's work in clièmistry. Group 3. Two years oL foreign language study ; two years of either Latin, French or Germán. The otlier requirements to be as in group 2%with the addition of one year's work in Englisli history and one year's work in English literature. Bachelor of Science- The reqnirements to be the same as for Ph. B. It is recommeiuled that the accredited graduales of the diploma schools in the Euglish course aud such othergraduates as shall pass an examination in the purely English studies prescribed in group 3 of the requirements for Ph. B. may be adinitted as special students with the right to make up the additional requirements and gradúate in one of the regular courses. All of which is respectfully submitted. (SignedJ James B. Angelí, B. A. llinsdale, W. W. Beman, Calvin Thomas, C. E. Greene, Paul C. Freer, Richard Hudson, Francia W. Kelsey, Israel C. Russell, F. C. Sewcomb and A. II. Pattengill. The apportionment of the 15,000 library appropriation among the various libraries was made as follows : general library; $10,750; medical library, $2,000; law library, $1,500; dental library, $250; homeopathie, $500. By recommendation of the library committee, $250 was taken from the old school appriation and given to the homeopathie library. The assistánt librarians, A. H. Hopkins, B. A. Finney and F. P. Jordán, were reappointed at their old salaries. Dean A. B. Prescott presented two petitions to the board. One oí them asked for the apportionment of Perry F. Trowbridge, at present assistnnt in (jiialitative analysis, to the instructorship made vacant by the resignation of W. F. Edwards, who goes to the University of Washington. In his petition, Dr. Prescott paid a high tribute to Mr. Edwards as an instructor. In lii.s second cominunication, Dean Prescott called the attention of the faculty to the fact that $2,100 of this year's cheinical appropriation was unused. He asked tliat $1,000 be taken froin it to inake repairs on the chemical laboratory. He also wanted $475 wortli of special apparatus. Both conmiunicatiöïis were referred to their appropriate conimittee. During the morning session the appointment of Prof. Bogle as judge of the Practice Court was made permanent. During executive session yesterday ifternoon, the regents were addressed y Drs. LeSeure, Spranger and Sterling, all of Detroit, on matters pertaiuing to ,he homeopathie school. Xo public disussion of the homeopathie situation ook place yesterday. Regent Barbour xpressed it as liis opinión that uo action could be taken this year at any ate, and that all legal difficulties must )e surmounted before any steps looking oward removal were taken. These are nlong three lines. It is questionable vliether the bilí really beoame a law vitliin the constitutional time. It is luestionable whether Ann Arbor lias egal riglits in the premises, and third it s very questionable wlietlier the legisature can control the regenta at all or not. These questions must be answered sefore the college is removed.

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