INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE
1939-1940

Students who expect to receive the master's degree at the coming

commencement should observe the following rules:

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Avolication for the degree should be signed at the Registrar's
Office and the diploma fee of $7.50 ($5.00 for students who
already hold a degree from the University of Kansas) paid at
the Business Office as soon as convenient and in any case
before May 25.

A tentative draft of the comnlete thesis should be presented
to the major department by May 10, and the thesis should be
presented to the department for final approval by May a.

After the thesis is accepted by the major department, a
typewritten copy and a first carbon (black) copy must be
prepared for filing in the University Library. It is re-
quired that both copies of the thesis should be on a medium
weight bond paper & by 11 inches, with at least one and
one~half inch margin on the left-hand side and at least a

one inch margin at top, bottom, and right-hand side. The

form for the title page may be obtained at the Graduate Office.

The thesis should ordinarily contain a table of contents and
a bibliography. References may be made by footnotes at the
bottom of the page or by notes and references collected at
the end of the thesis. «a style book for thesis writing is
on file in the Graduate Office and may be consulted at any
time.

The original and the first carbon copy of the thesis, each
bound in cloth, must be denosited in the Graduate Office

not later than June 4. ‘The binding can be done satisfactor-
ily by the Journal-World.

The general examination over the major field must be held
not later than May 27. Arrangements for this examination
should be made with the major denartment.

In order to secure the degree, candidates who are in
residence during the second semester must be present in
academic costume at the commencement exercises. Candidates
will be excused from attendance only in case satisfactory
reasons are presented in advance.

E.B, STOUFFRR
Dean of the Graduate School