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The total number of students at the university, however, 

 including the Colleges of Law, Medicine and Dentistry, the 

 School of Pharmacy and the Academy amounts to 3,400 men, 

 916 women, i.e., a total 4,316, of which, as shown above, 450, 

 •or about 10 per cent., are taking agricultural courses, while 

 of these 450 no less than 250 are not regular students seeking 

 matriculation but " special students." 



It is clear from this that the special students' course in agri- 

 culture is the most popular one at the university in so far as 

 instruction in agriculture is concerned. These special students 

 are persons over 21 years of age, not candidates for a 

 degree. They may be admitted to classes after satisfying the 

 proper authorities that they possess the requisite information 

 and ability to pursue profitably, as special students, the 

 •chosen subjects. They pay a tuition fee of $7 J a semester, 

 in addition to the regular individual fee of $12. No one 

 may enrol as a special student for more than two years except 

 upon recommendation of the faculty of the college in which 

 he is enrolled, and with the approval of the Council of 

 Administration. 



After successfully completing 30 semester hours of 

 university work, a special student may receive such credits 

 toward matriculation on account of practical experience in his 

 course as the head of the department, and the dean of the 

 college may recommend and the President of the University 

 may approve. 



As regards expenses of students, the university does not 

 furnish board to students, but only tuition. There are a large 

 number of suitable private boarding houses in Urbana and 

 Champaign where students can obtain board and lodging. 

 There are several students' clubs at which the cost of meals is 

 about S3 per week. 



The fees in the agricultural department are as follows : — 



Matriculation Fee for every student not $ ' 

 holding a scholarship .. .. .. io*oo 



Diploma Fee payable before graduation . . 5-00 



Incidental Fee. — All students, not scholars 



pay each semester an incidental fee of .. 12-00 



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