74 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EEPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING AND DESIGN. 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir: — In submitting this, my first annual report as liead of the 

 Department of Drawing and Design, I wish to preface it by reference 

 to my friend, the late Professor W. S. Holdsworth. 



There has been an element of sadness to me in the discharge of my 

 duties this year in the thought that I was called to carry on his work. 

 I saw at once that I was taking up the work of a master hand and I 

 cannot refrain here from expressing my appreciation of him as a teacher 

 and organizer. If I can succeed in carrying out his plans as he would 

 have done, I feel that I shall be doing the best work for the college. 

 The esprit de corps of the staff of instruction has been all that could 

 be desired and also bears testimony to his efficiency. 



With Professor Chace Newman, so capable and so familiar with the 

 details of administration, I was assisted very materially in my work, 

 and enabled to continue the policies of Professor Holdsworth. The de- 

 partment work has been carried on this year with the aid of the follow- 

 ing teachers: Prof. Chace Newman, Miss Caroline Holt, Mr. C. H. 

 Harper, Miss Isabel Snelgrove, Mr. N. P. Pope, Mr. C. C. Cobb, named 

 in the order of seniority of appointment. The responsibilities were 

 divided into those of the free-hand drawing under Miss Holt, the civil 

 engineering drawing under Mr. Harper, and other mechanical drawing 

 under Professor Newman. 



Miss Holt assumed entire charge, as heretofore, of the free-hand draw- 

 ing, and the supervision of Miss Snelgi-ove in her classes. She also con- 

 tinued the courses in the history of art, that to the sophomore women 

 being slightly modified into the history of design. She is taking a course 

 in the summer school of the Teacher's College in New York City in 

 order to better fit her for her duties. 



Miss Snelgrove was secured for two terms' work, the heaviest in the 

 free-hand drawing. A graduate of Olivet College, she began her teach- 

 ing experience Avith us and succeeded so well that it was decided she 

 be retained on the staff the next year. She is now continuing her art 

 studies in Chicago. 



Mr. C. H. Harper, an exceedingly trusty and capable instructor, leaves 

 us at the end of this year, much to our mutual regret, to accept higher 

 salary- elsewhere. 



An instructor by the name of Mr. C. H. Eiffert, appointed in the fall, 

 left us suddenly at the Christmas holidays to accept higher salary in 

 practical work ; Mr. N. P. Pope succeeded him and completed the year 

 very satisfactorily. 



Mr. C. C. Cobb, who had served the previous year, continued as an 

 extra assistant, teaching six hours per week throughout the year. He 

 has been appointed an instructor on the regular staff for the next year, 

 having gi'aduated in June. 



As stated, the courses have been carried on essentially as Professor 

 Holdsworth had organized them, only some minor changes being made. 



