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work, and drill of classday and commenceineut speakers, the erection and seat- 

 ing of the large tent nsod on that occasion, involved some time and much 

 anxiety and effort. 



Tiie success of the occasion, however, was ample compensation. I have de- 

 livered two of the regular Wednesday afternoon lectures in the chapel, one on 

 "Milton's Personal Character" and one on "The Growth of the English Novel;" 

 and I have attended the Farmers' Institutes, as appointed by the Board of 

 Agriculture, lecturing on "Public Speaking." 



The work of the English Department has been seriously affected by the loss 

 of Professor Harrower, who for four years relieved me from what, for one man 

 is a great burden of literary exercises. The need of additional help in this 

 work, as well as of better equipments for this Department, is too well known to 

 yourself, to make any discussion of the subject here necessary. 



liespectfully submitted. 



E. J. MACE WAN, 

 Professor of English Lawjuage and Literature. 

 Agrtgdltural College, ) 

 October 1, 1885. j 



REPORT OF LIBRARIAN. 



To the Premdent : 



The winter vacation of 1884-5 was spent at the library of the University of 

 Michigan, where Professor Davis and his assistants gave me every opportunity 

 for learning the best methods of library work as well as access to the book 

 rooms and seminary rooms at all times ; a considerable amount of subject 

 cataloguing was done there under the supervision of Professor Davis and with 

 the assistant librarian, Miss Farrand. 



The work of the library, care of the mail, and attendance on visitors has 

 been done with but little assistance and has required all the time; the subject 

 catalogue has been doubled in size and the author's catalogue thoroughly 

 revised ; eleven large lamps have been hung in the alcoves which, by that 

 means, are comfortably lighted for reading; new chairs have also been added. 



The book department has had added, by binding, 2S2 volumes; by gift, 200 

 bound volumes and 200 pamphlets; by purchase, 336 volumes, making the 

 total number of bound volumes 7474 without duplicates, and 1213 pamphlets, 

 or 8080 books and pamphlets together. The following persons have kindly 

 assisted in completing our collections, viz: 



B R. Gass— Reports of Supt. of Public Instruction, 1878-1882. 

 Secretary of War — Offi jial Records War of Rebellion, six vols. 

 Dr. Henry B. Baker— Report State Board of Health, 1883. 

 John Eaton — Report Commissioner of Education, 1882-3. 

 Hon. T. Robitaille — Journals Legislative Assembly, Quebec. 

 Commissioner of Railroads — Report of same, 1880-'81,-'82-'83-'84. 

 Secretary of State — Five volumes Farm Statistics, Michigan. 

 Dr. T. C. Abbot — Kentucky Agricultural Report, 1879. 

 Dr. T. C. Abbot — College Documents, 23 vols. 

 Dr. T, C. Abbot — Ohio Journal Education, 2 vols. 



