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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS grant the state pays the university interest at the rate of five per cent. on about $495,000. The university was incorporated in 1867 as Illinois Industrial University, and was opened to students in 1868. In 1885 the legislature changed the name to University of Illinois. It includes the college of literature and arts, college of engineering, college of science, college of agriculture, graduate school, school of library science, school of music, college of law, college of medicine and school of pharmacy. The value of its property and assets is estimated at $1,600,000. It has 609 instructors, 4,920 students and 101,481 volumes in its library. See.  University of Kansas, at Lawrence, was established by an act of legislature in 1864, and is an integral part of the public-school system. The university embraces a graduate school, school of arts, schools of engineering, law, fine arts, medicine and pharmacy. The faculty numbers 146, the students 2,364 and the library 55,000 volumes. See.  University of Michigan, The, was chartered in 1837 and began work in 1841 at Ann Arbor. It is a part of Michigan's system of public education and is controlled by regents elected by the people for eight-year terms. The university includes the departments of art, literature and science; engineering; law; medicine and surgery; pharmacy; the homeopathic medical college; and dental surgery. The courses in each department cover each branch of collegiate, professional or university study. The departments of art, literature and science, medicine and law also hold sessions in summer. The standard of scholarship is exceptionally high, and Michigan has long stood in the front of universities. It was a pioneer in coëducation, admitting women in 1870. It has many valuable collections and libraries, two observatories, two hospitals and two gymnasiums. The faculties number 297 instructors, the students 5,500, and the libraries 223,000 volumes. In 1907 the income, including the appropriation from the state, was $1,078,417. Students are charged only small fees, those from Michigan paying less than students from other states.  University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis, is a state institution and was first organized in 1851, but dates its actual beginning from its reorganization in 1868. The university comprises the graduate department, college of science, literature and the arts, college of engineering and the mechanic arts, school of mines, college of agriculture, college of law and department of medicine. It also has charge of the experiment-station and the geological and natural history survey. Students of both sexes are admitted, and the total enrollment, exclusive of summer schools, is 5,369. The faculty and instructors number 390. The library has 115,000 volumes. See.  University of Notre Dame, two miles from South Bend, Ind., was founded by the Very Rev. Edward Sorin in 1842. It provides courses in the departments of arts and letters, science, architecture, civil, mechanical and electric engineering, law and pharmacy. The faculty number 82, the students 850 and the library 55,000 volumes.  University of Oregon, is at Eugene, 125 miles south of Portland. It is a part of the public-school system. The organization comprises colleges of literature, arts, science and engineering and schools of mines and mining, medicine, law and music. It has 103 instructors, 1,420 students and a library of 20,000 volumes. See.  University of Vermont and State Agricultural college is located at Burlington. It has a faculty of 74,513 students and a library of 74,798 volumes. See.  University of Wisconsin. See . <section end="University of Wisconsin" /> <section begin="Upas" />U′pas, a tree belonging to the mulberry family, found in Java. It grows over 100 feet high, with a straight trunk and oval leaves covered with down, and a purple fruit, something like a small, rather long plum. It was long called the deadly upas and believed to be very poisonous, so that all animals going near it were killed, and even other trees and plants—travelers finding it growing solitary in a barren waste with the bones of its victims around it. But, instead, it is found growing in the forests, and animals do not seem to avoid it. Many specimens have been collected without injury, and the tree now is in the principal botanical gardens of Europe. Its poison is similar in its effects to the poison-ivy, and is found in the juice of the tree, and used by the natives on the points of their arrows. They also make a cloth from the inner bark of the tree, which, if it gets wet, produces a disagreeable itching. Bags are made from the tough bark of one species of upas. See. <section end="Upas" /> <section begin="Upper Canada College" />Up′per Can′ada Col′lege, Toronto, was founded in 1829 by Sir John Colborne (Lord Seaton). It is modelled after the public schools of England. One hundred and fifty resident pupils are comfortably accommodated. It is beautifully located in spacious grounds in Deer Park on a hill at the northern limits of the city. There also is classroom accommodation for 150 day-pupils. The college prepares for university, honor matriculation for entrance to military schools and medical colleges. Special arrangements may be made for commercial instruction. It has an infirmary, swimming baths, skating rinks, cricket grounds etc. Its cadets' rifle-corps is one of its interesting features. It is well-provided for in the matter of scholarships and prizes. The <section end="Upper Canada College" />