DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



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The work in the fruit course was entirely satisfactory and all in attend- 

 ance were well satisfied. 



For next year I suggest a change in one very important respect. I 

 propose a lengthening of the courses to twelve weeks with an opportunity 

 to choose between certain lines as the one factor upon which the student 

 shall lay the emphasis. 



Respectfully submitted, 



CLINTON DeWITT SMITH, 



Dean. 

 Agricultural College. Mich., 

 June 30, 1902. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND FORESTRY. 



To the President: 

 The following in brief is my report for the year ending June 30, 1902 : 

 During the past year students have received instruction in this depart- 

 ment as shown in the table below : 



Class. 



Resident graduates. 



Senior 



Junior 



Sophomore (men) — 

 " (women). 



Freshmen. 



(women). 



Special course. 

 Special course. 



Total 



Subject. 



Structure of wood. 

 Plant physiology.. . 



Parasitic fungi 



Grasses 



Weeds 



Forestry 



Plant ecology 



Trees and shrubs. 

 Plant histology... 

 Plant histology. . . 



Trees and shrubs 



Begin botany 



Systematic botany 



Begin botany 



Botany of sugar beets. 



Term. 



One, each term counting 



Fall 



Fall 



Winter, four weeks 



Winter, three times per wk 



Spring 



Sring, half term 



Winter 



Spring 



Spring 



Fall 



Winter 



Winter, six weeks. 

 Spring 



u 



o 



S 



10 

 5 

 9 

 5 



5 



3 

 3 



2^ 

 9 



7 



n 



2 



■w 



P 

 o 



'Ota 



s 5 



<M p 



°.e 

 o « 



14 

 34 



28 



28 



31 

 32 

 39 

 47 

 19 



12 



139 



118 



6 



21 



571 



The teaching force of this department has remained unchanged, except- 

 ing that Mr. Brown taught one section of the freshman class of 25 students 

 for the fall term. 



Last year the class roll numbered 493 



This year now closing 571 



An increase of 78. 



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