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and for this reason a new course, entitled Introductory Lectures to Rural 

 Art, was established in the second half year, the primary object being to 

 familiarize early those students who were coming to us later with the 

 more salient and fundamental principles of our work, our trouble having 

 been previous to this time the unpreparedness of our students. An 

 additional course of six lectures in Rural Improvement was also organ- 

 ized for the benefit of the winter-course students. It will be seen 

 from the above that in six years our courses of instruction increased 

 from three to eleven in number, indicating a rather steady and permanent 

 growth as well as a stronger call for our subject. 



During the year 1909-10, the teaching was conducted much the same 

 as the year before, courses being given in Theory, Design, Sketching, 

 History of Landscape Design, Landscape Engineering, Plant ]\Iaterials, 

 together with the Seminar, the object of which is a better understanding 

 of the current civic and landscape topics of the day. Advanced work 

 was done by seniors, and in one instance we have prepared and sent 

 to Harvard University a student sufficiently able to have obtained a 

 fellowship in the Department of Landscape Architecture at that 

 university. 



Our teaching was done largely in the rooms of the College of Archi- 

 tecture for the reason of their being in closer proximity to the excellent 

 library of that College and also to our drafting room, we being allowed 

 by the desire and kindness of Professor Martin to utilize one section of 

 the architectural drafting rooms for the teaching of our plan work. 

 Several classes, however, particularly the work in Plant r^Iaterials, have 

 been conducted in a seminar room in the College of Agriculture, as was 

 also the work given to the winter-course students. 



L'p to the year 1910, our teaching force had been confined to an assist- 

 ant professor and an instructor. In addition to this help, the department 

 has had the assistance and cooperation of other departments in the 

 College of Agriculture, and of the Colleges of Architecture, Engineering, 

 and Arts. During the year 1909-10, several outside lecturers were en- 

 gaged to supplement the instruction given in the department. 



The writer has to report the resignation of his instructor of last year, 

 Mr. George E, Burnap, who resigned to accept a position as landscape 

 architect to the city of Washington. His place has been temporarily 

 filled by Mr. Eugene Montillon, a former student in the University, who 

 has had considerable experience in the professional practice of our work. 

 In addition to the instructor, we have had a student assistant in laboratory 

 work in Plant Materials, Mr. John L. Doan. 



