The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-16
THE ANNUAL REGISTER
A Marked Advance in Univer-
sity Affairs.
INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE
A Decided Change Made in the Prepare
tory Department of the Univer-
sity-wm Raise the Standard.
Greater Efficiency.

MiSsOula, July l5.-The advance sheets
of the annual register OF the state uni
versity are at hand and the register will
be ready for circulation next week. The
register shows a marked advance In the
affairs of the university during the past
year. The increase in the attendance
has been marked and most of the in
crease is from outside Missoula county
and some from outside the state. The
list of accredited high schools. diplomas
from which entitle students to admis-
sion to the university. is as follows:
Helena. Butte, Great Fails, Anaconda.
Missoula, BoZeman, Dillon, kalispell,
Miles City. The course of study that
has been prescribed for these schools is
given and, IL IL is followed out. the stu
dent is certainly entitled to the conces-
sion that he receives in being granted
admission to the university upon the
completion of his work.
In the preparatory department of the
university a decided change has been
made, which will materially raise the
standard and q to the efficiency of this
department. The course of study in
this department comprises three years
work in advance of that lone in the
eighth grade of Montana public schools.
None of the elementary work of the
eighth grade will be taken up in the
preparatory department.
The preparatory course overs a period
OF three years, outlined i'm semesters,
after the plan employed in the college
courses. Ii Is expected students VIII
take subjects in the order given. Stu
dents entering in the fall of 1898, or
after. will he governed by the course as
outlined below. Students who have en-
tered the preparatory school previous
to this announcement VIII be governed
by the announcement in the last annual
register, 1869. except that such stu
dents, working under the course In the
register for 1861. as do not complete
the work in the preparatory by June.
1898. will be held to the three years
course as here outlined.
Applicants for admission to the prepa-
ratory cours should be at least IA years
Of age and well grounded in the elements
of an English education. Students who
bring a certificate from any reputable
school OF having completed the work
ordinarily laid out I'm the eight grade,
will be admitted without examination.
Others will be examined I'm arithmetic,
grammar. United States history. read
ing and spelling.
In regard to the work required from
students who are candidates for a de-
gree, the register says: I'm order to Sc
] tuit Ant IttbIliltlltidlibn VI he ld'uilN
for graduation from the university in
any Of the respective lines of work
II is necessary for the student
10 complete the equivalent of at least
32 full courses. . That the needs
and special lnclinations of the different
students may be consulted as far as
possible. certain OF these courses are re-
quired for each of the respective de-
grees and the rest are left for the stu
dents election. The work required for
the completion OF either of the three
courses i'm the college Of letters and
science at a glance the difference in the
courses. Certain subjects are required
of all students, others are required in
special courses. others must be elected
from definite lines of work and still
others are free electives. 1t must be
understood that the choice in free cleo
tives must be governed I'm part by the
arrangement of subjects on the daily
programme. and the precedence will
always be given to required or partial
elective subjects in case of conflicts on
the programme. The following Is a
statement of the amount Of required
work for the different degrees and the
number OF elective courses allowed
General work required for degrees:
Drawing, three times per week for
one year. three-quarters course: rhe-
toric, /; political economy, /; psychoi-
ogy and ethics, IL; literature, >; bi-
ology. 2; chemistry, .. General re-
quired work. 10 courses.
Drawing must be taken the first
year: rhetoric. within the first two
years; the other courses may be taken
when the student is prepared for them.
Work required for degree A. b.:
enc required work (given above).
10 courses: special required work. Lat
in, s; special required work Greek Life.
l: partial electives. in Greek, Latin.
Modern Languages. s; partial electives.
Trigonometry or Higher Algebra. l;
free electives, S. Total. 30 courses.
Work required for degree Phi. r.:
General required work (given above).
10 courses; partial electives. Ancient
and Modern Languages. 6: partial cleo
tives, History, Literature and Philosp-
ply. s; partial electives, Trigonometry
or Higher Algebra, !; free electives. 7.
Total, 30 courses.
Work required for degree u. s:
General required work (given above).
10 courses; special required work. trig-
onometry, l; special required work.
Higher Algebra, l; special required
work. Physics, .; partial electives.
Modern Languages. 4; partial electives,
Science and Mathematics. 6; free cleo
tives, s. Total. 80 courses.
For the degree of Il. NJ. F.:
In Mathematics. l., H., Ill. ", V.
Az full courses: Model and Object
Drawing. L.. IL. "a fun course; Ply
sizes, l., H.. . full courses; Political
Economy. l., / full course; Metallurgy,
q full curse.
The entrance examinations for 1895
begin Sept. s at 10 a. m. The first SEM
ester will begin Sept. :. There will he
the usual vacations at Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Commencement next
year will be Wednesday. June :.