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US that the limit of capacity of the laboratorj^ has practically been 

 reached. Therefore during the next two yeare arrangements must be 

 made for increasing the capacity of the laboratory. To do this I rec- 

 ommend that the souih portion of the building be added to, both on the 

 east and on the west sides affording additional laboratory and 

 lecture room space. Our largest lecture room now accommodates but 

 150 students. ^Ve should have one which would readily accommodate 

 250. The laboratory building while old is still entirely serviceable and 

 I think that the additions can be made to it with safety and economy. 

 These additions, however, should not be of the nature of a third story 

 in my judgment. 



The usual amount of investigational work for various citizens of 

 Michigan has been carried out and reported upon including many 

 samples of water, soils, fertilizers, feeding stuffs and various articles 

 of commercial interest. 



During the year just closed the stafif of the department has bee a 

 composed as follows: 



Assistant Professor: H. S. Reed. 



Instructors: A. J. Clark, W. H. Parker, T. W. Mason and J. Wer 

 show. 



Stenographer: E. A. Goodhue. 

 Caretaker: Geo. Churchill. 



The assistance of all these I especially desire to acknowledge. 



Respectfully submitted, 



FRANK S. KEDZIE, 

 Professor of Chemistry. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1909. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND PHYSI- 

 OLOGY. 



To the President: 



Sir — I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the 

 Department of Zoologv and Phvsiology for the year ending June 30, 

 1909. 



There have been two changes in the teaching force of the department 

 since my last report. ]Mr. J. R. Kelton, who had served very accept 

 ably as instructor in zoology for two years and had been reappointed 

 for a third year, resigned during the summer vacation in order to -ac- 

 cept a much more lucrative position elsewhere, and Mr. Lee W. Harring- 

 ton, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, who came highly 

 recommended, was selected to fill the vacancy. During the fall term it 

 became evident that the work of the department was entirely too heavy 

 for an instruction corps of but three men, and an additional instructor, 

 Mr. B. B. Roseboom, a recent graduate of Hamilton College, N. Y., was 

 employed at the beginning of the winter term and continued until the 

 end of the year. His work proved satisfactory and he has been retained 



