The professor in charge of this Department makes an Annual Report' to the Regents, which is published, giving in detail the results of all the exper iments conducted upon the farm.

II.-Department of Mining and Metallurgy.

The object of the State University is to furnish the citizens of the State an opportunity to secure an education which shall be of practical benefit to them. The importance of conducting all the operations of manual industry in accordance with scientific principles, is beginning to be recognized by the people. The Mining interest of our State ranks next to Agriculture in importance. It is the object of this department to thoroughly acquaint the student with the principles of Geology, with especial reference to the science of mining and the reduction of ores. A spacious and finely appointed Metallurgical Laboratory has been fitted up; and all students who desire it will have the opportunity of acquiring a thorough knowledge, practical as well as theoretical, of the best methods of conducting this important brauch of industry.

All the recent scientific methods of assaying are here taught, ores being procured for this purpose from all the leading mines in the country.

III.-Department of Military Science.

The course of study in this Department embraces a full course of Military Drill and Military Science. By action of the Regents, all members of the Sophomore and Freshman classes are required to drill three hours a week. It is believed that no form of physical exercise is superior to this, and that the benefit secured to the student in physical health and muscular energy will more than compensate for the time required.

IV.-Department of Civil Engineering.

The Department of Engineering embraces a full course of study, and is intended fully to fit the student for the practice of the profession of Civil Engineer.

II. THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS.

There are two courses in this College, the first including Latin and Greek, the other taking modern languages in place of Greek, but taking all the other studies of the first course.

These courses of study embraces a four years' course in Classics, Modern Languages, Mathematics, Science and Literature, and is intended to be equal to similar courses in the best colleges in the country. Care has been taken to avoid either extreme, either by a mistaken radicalism, to throw away the advantages of classical study, or in a blind conservatism, to ignore the fact that the world has made, and is constantly making great and valuable discoveries in science.

Preparatory Department.

This department is designed to fit young men for either the College of Arts or the College of Letters. It is not designed to do the work of common schools. The course consists of one year.

III. THE LAW COLLEGE,

Was organized in 1868, and has met with unprecedented success. The Faculty is composed of the Judges of the Supreme Court and other gentlemen of high legal attainments. No law school in the country possesses superior advantages. The U. S. District and Circuit Courts hold sessions annually at Madison; while all the State Courts--Supreme, Circuit, County and Muncipal-hold their regular sessions here, affording the student almost uninterrupted opportunity to familiarize himself with practice, pleading and the conduct of cases. The law library of the State is the best in the Northwest, and is open every day for the use of students. The miscellaneous library of the State Historical Society-numbering over 50,000 volumes, is also accessible at all times. The course is finished in one year, but owing to the length of the term, as complete instruction is given as in the usual course of two years.

IV. THE FEMALE COLLEGE.

The course of study in this College is intended to be fully equal to that of Vassar or any other Female College in the country. In addition to the course of study peculiar to this College, young ladies may pursue the full course of either of the other colleges, or may select therefrom such studies as they may desire to pursue specially. The same degrees will be conferred upon ladios as upon gentlemen for the satisfactory completion of the same or equivalent courses of study.

The new Female College building, erected by the munificence of the State, is now oocupied by the members of this College. The rooms in the building are furnished and carpeted, and in comfort and convenience cannot be ex celled. There are rooms in the building for eighty pupils; there are also Music, Painting and Drawing Rooms, an ample Refectory and a commodious Chapel. Instruction by competent teachers is given in Vocal and Instrumental Music, in Drawing and Painting.

V.-POST GRADUATE COURSE.

The design of this course is to afford young men an opportunity to pursue any studies beyond the limits necessarily prescribed to a four years' course. Bachelors of Art, Science and Philosophy will be admitted to this course. They must devote at least two years to study under the direction of the Faculty and pass a satisfactory examination. In this course, all studies are pur sued as specialties, not limited as to time or interfered with by other studies, as in the college course.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

ADMISSION.

Candidates for admission to the University will be examined on Thursday and Friday before Commencement; also on the first day of each term.

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Preparatory Department.-Candidates for admission will be examined in the following studies: Reading, Spelling, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Civil and Descriptive Geography, English Grammar, Sentential Analysis, History of the United States, and Elementary Algebra to Quadratics. Candidates must not be under twelve years of age.

Sub-Freshman Class of the College of Letters-Candidates will be examined in the studies required for admission to the Preparatory Department, and in the whole of Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, History of the United States, Physical Geography, Anderson's History of England, Sentential Analysis, Plane Geometry, (Loomis, five books).

College of Arts.-Candidates for admission to the College of Arts are examined in the studies prescribed in the Preparatory course or their equivalents.

College of Letters.-Candidates for admission to the Freshman Class arc examined in the studies of the Sub-Freshman Course, or their equivalents. It is desired that Latin and Greek be pronounced with the continental sounds of the vowels, and that Greek be pronounced according to accent. Students must show sufficient thoroughness in these studies to make it apparent that they can successfully pursue all the studies of the Freshman year.

Female College.-Ladies desiring to enter upon the first year of this College, must pass the examination required for entering the College of Arts. Ladies may be admitted to this department and allowed to select any three studies of the term which they are qualified to pursue.

Ladies are admitted to the Preparatory classes on the same terms as gentlemen.

Candidates for advanced standing in any college must, in addition to the studies named above, pass examination in those previously pursued by the class which they propose to enter, or in those equivalent to them.

No one can be admitted to the Freshman Class under the age of fifteen years, nor to an advanced standing without a proportional increase of age. Technical Courses.-The requirements for commencing the Engineering or any Technical Course are the same as those for entering the Junior class of the College of Arts.

No examination is required to enter the Law College, but students not college graduates must be twenty years of age.

Applicants for admission from other colleges must present certificates of honorable dismission.

The University is open to students from other states.

Graduates of Graded Schools.-The law of March, 1872, provides that "all graduates of any graded school of the State, who shall have passed an exam ination at such graded school satisfactory to the Faculty of the University for admission into the sub-Freshman class and College classes of the University, shall be at once and at all times entitled to free tuition in all the colleges of the University."

For the examination, under this law, the following regulations have been adopted by the Faculty:

President, and Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy.
H. E. COPELAND,

Professor of Natural Sciences.

S. S. ROCKWOOD, A. M.,

Professor of Mathematics and Elocution.

ALBERT SALISBURY, A. B.,

Professor of History and Conductor of Institutes.

MRS. H. E. G. AREY, A. M.,

Preceptress, and Teacher of English Literature and Drawing.
MISS CATHERINE H. LILLY,
Teacher of Latin, German and Grammar.

MISS MARY DE LANY,
Teacher of Geography and Civil Government.
MISS ANNA M. GREEN,
Principal and Critic in Academic Department.
HARVEY H. GREENMAN, D. D. S.,
Professor of Vocal Music.

MISS S. E ELDREDGE,
Principal and Critic in Primary Department.
MISS VIRGINIA DEICHMAN,
Teacher of Instrumental Music.

WM. J. SHOWERS,
Librarian.