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fhe University of HE University of California is an integral part of the edu- cational system of the State. The work of the various high schools and preparatory schools of the State has been arranged to lead naturally into the University courses. HISTORY AND LOCATION. The University was founded by State law in 1868, and in 1869 united with the old California College, which had been in active operation since 1855. The present site of the University at Berkeley became the property of the State institution by this union. The two hundred and fifty acres of land at Berkeley form an advan- tageous seat for college operations, both from the varied beauty of the scenery and the healthiness and convenience of the location. SUPPORT. The University is supported in part by private endowment, but for the most part by the unfailing revenues of the State. The in- come of the University for the year 1893-4 is estimated at $339,- 095-53. derived from interest on investments, land sales, endow- ment funds and the University one-cent tax. The cost per student for salaries and expenses during year ending June 3oth, 1894, is $319.10, there being 133 attache ' s on the salary roll. A very mod- erate estimate of the wealth of the University, as made Dr. Bonte,
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Secretary to the Board of Regents, is as follows : Value of all the property belonging to the University, $3,209,424.05 ; cash capital, $ I 95 757 ' 9 2 1 special funds and endowments, $371,719.72; and 12,311,501.20, which, at 5 per cent, interest, may be estimated as the principal of the State tax of one cent on each $100 of the value of the taxable property of Ihe State. Thus the total wealth is about eight million dollars. GOVERNMENT. The government of the University is intrusted to a corporation styled The Regents of the University of California, which in- cludes the Governor and six other ex-officio members and sixteen members appointed by the Governor for a term of years. To this body falls the duty of managing the finances, caring for the prop- erty, appointing instructors and determining the interior organiza- tion. The instruction and government of the students are intrusted to the faculties of the several colleges and to the Academic Senate. This senate consists of all the Faculties and instructors of the Uni- versity, sitting in regular session twice a year. It conducts the general administration of the University. The Senate has created the following standing committees : (i.) The Academic Council composed of the President, professors and instructors in the Colleges of L etters, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences, and in the Colleges of Applied Sciences. The jurisdiction of this body is confined entirely to the colleges at Berkeley. (2.) The Pro- fessional Council, composed of the President of the University and two members from each of the Faculties of the Professional Colleges, exercising immediate control over the professional departments in San Francisco. ORGANIZATION. The University is organized into the following departments : The professional colleges located in San Francisco, namely Hast-
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