Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-09

ChO. Q. LuC IColQtuh VI TIC Ou-
iyersity shall be President of the
faculty or of the several faculties as
they may be hereafter established and
the executive head of the Institutional
force in all its departments, as such,
he shall have authority, subject to the
Board of Regents, to give general
direction to the instruction and scien-
tific investigation of the University
and so long as the interests of the
institution require it he shall be
charged with the duties of one of the
professorships. The immediate Gov
eminent of the University shall be
intrusted to the faculty, but the Re
gents shall have the power to regu-
late the course of instruction and
prescribe the books or works to be
used in the several courses, and also
to confer such degrees and grant such
diplomas as are usual in Universities,
or as they shall deem appropriate,
and TO confer upon the faculty by by
laws, the power to suspend or expel
students for misconduct or other
cause prescribed by such bylaws.
SEC. 8. The object of the Univer-
sity of Idaho shall be to provide the
means of acquiring thorough knowl-
edge of the various branches of learn
ing connected with scientific, indus
trial and professional pursuits, and
to this end it shall consist of the fol-
lowing Colleges or departments, to
wit: First, the College or Department
of Arts; Second, the College or De
partment of Letters; Third, the Pro
fessional or other Colleges or Depart
ments as may from time to time be
added thereto or connected Herewith.
SEC. 10. The college or depart
ment of arts shall embrace courses of
instruction in mathematical, physical
and natural sciences, with their APP
plication to the industrial arts, such
as agriculture, mechanics, engineering,
mining and metallurgy, manufactures,
architecture and commerce, in such
branches included in the college of
letters, as shall be necessary to
proper fitness of the pupils in the
scientific and practical courses, for
their chosen pursuits, and as soon as
the income of the university will al
low, in such order as the wants of
the public shall seem to require, the
said courses in the sciences and their
application to the practical arts shall
be expanded into distinct colleges of
the university, each with its own
faculty and appropriate title. The
college of letters shall be co-existent
with the college of arts, and shall
embrace liberal course of instruction
in language, literature and philosophy,
together with such courses or parts
of courses in the college of arts as
the Regents of the university shall
prescribe.
SEC. IL. The University shall be
open to female as well as male stu
dents, under such regulations and
restrictions as the Board of Regents
may deem proper.
SEC. II. No student who shall have
been resident of the Territory for
one year, next preceding his admis-
sion, shall be required to pay any fees
for tuition in the University except
in professional department and for
extra studies. The Regents may pre-
scribe rates of tuition for any pupil in
professional department, or who
shall not have been a resident as
aforesaid, and for teaching extra
studies.
SEC. 10. The Board of Regents
herein provided for, shall be appoint
ed Immediately after this act becomes
a law; and within ninety days after
the appointment of said Regents, the
Board shall meet at Boise City, and
elect a president, secretary and treas
urer thereof, and shall at said meet
ing adopt bylaws for the governments
of said Board and the officers chosen
by virtue of this act.
SEC. IA. The sum of fifteen thou
sand 6oIIarq ia haroI,, o,,r,,1.,.,.; II