Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . niSTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 541 peons «as aflfiliated as the College of Medicine—aSchool of Dentistry beinp; added to the latter in1901. In 1885 the State Laboratory of NaturalHistory was transferred from Normal, III., and anARricultural Experiment Station entablished in18(8, from which bulletins are sent to farmerstnrouKhout the State who maj- desire them.—Thefirst name of the Institution was Illinois Indus-trial University, but, in 18S5. this was changedto University of Illinois. In 1887 the Trustees(of whom there are nine) were made electiv
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . niSTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 541 peons «as aflfiliated as the College of Medicine—aSchool of Dentistry beinp; added to the latter in1901. In 1885 the State Laboratory of NaturalHistory was transferred from Normal, III., and anARricultural Experiment Station entablished in18(8, from which bulletins are sent to farmerstnrouKhout the State who maj- desire them.—Thefirst name of the Institution was Illinois Indus-trial University, but, in 18S5. this was changedto University of Illinois. In 1887 the Trustees(of whom there are nine) were made elective bypopular vote—three being elected every , each holding oflice six years. Dr. Gregorj,having resigned the office of Regent in 1880, wassucceeded by Dr. Selim H. Peabody, who hadbeen Professor of Meclianical and Civil Engineer-ing. Dr. Peabody resigned in 1891. The dutiesof Regent were then discharged by Prof. ThomasJ. Burrill until August, 1894, when Dr. An<lrewSloan Draper, former State Superintendent ofPublic Instr
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