The New International Encyclopædia/Oregon, University of

OREGON, University of. A coeducational State institution at Eugene, Ore., founded in 1872 and opened in 1876. It forms an integral part of the public system of the State. It comprises the University Academy; the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, with a school of commerce, and courses in law, journalism, and teaching; the College of Science and Engineering, with courses preparatory to medicine and dentistry; the School of Music; the Graduate School; and the schools of law and medicine, the last two at Portland. Admission to the university is based on examination or on certificates from accredited schools. The university had in 1902 an attendance of 470, 71 instructors, and a library of 15,500 volumes. The productive funds amounted to $200,000, and the income to $59,700.