. History of the University of Michigan . said,by the new conditions ofpolitical thought in thecountry as manifested bythe organization of simi-lar schools at Columbiaand Cornell would be thefirst in the field in theWest, and the school, itwas believed, would be a very attractive feature of the Universit). Ac-cordingly, it went into operation at the openingof the ensuing academical year, with ProfessorC. K. Adams as Dean. Students who had ^ Since these words were written, this single year hasbeen doubled by means of the combination or so-called sixyear courses. These cour


. History of the University of Michigan . said,by the new conditions ofpolitical thought in thecountry as manifested bythe organization of simi-lar schools at Columbiaand Cornell would be thefirst in the field in theWest, and the school, itwas believed, would be a very attractive feature of the Universit). Ac-cordingly, it went into operation at the openingof the ensuing academical year, with ProfessorC. K. Adams as Dean. Students who had ^ Since these words were written, this single year hasbeen doubled by means of the combination or so-called sixyear courses. These courses were several years in processof evolution, but they are not found in the announcement ofthe Literary Department until 1896-1897. They are confinedto the Literary and Medical and Literary and Law depart-ments. A saving of time amounting to a year and a half ortwo years is effected by counting certain studies both ways ;that is, for both the general and the professional two degrees cannot, however, be taken at the CHARLES K. .4DAMS completed two years of work in the LiteraryDepartment, embracing sixty hours of stud},and including all the work for the first two\cars prescribed for some one of the Bachelorsdegrees, or students from institutions havingdone an etjuivalent amount of study, weremade qualified candidates for the new students, also, might be admitted oncertain terms and conditions. Besides theregular examinations at the close of the semes-ters, every candidate for a degree was requiredto present and defend a thesis before a Com-mittee of the Faculty, aswell as to pass a satisfac-tory examination in threebranches of study, a ma-jor and two minors. Thestudent who met all therequirements would berecommended for the de-gree of Doctor of Philoso-phy. It was not proposedto confer this degree atthe end of any specifiedperiod of time, but onlywhen the candidate hadfully completed his work,provided, that no studentwiuld be recommendedin le


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