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Hudson Post. 



Ingham Count}' News. 



Lansing Journal. 



Lansing Republican, semi-weekly. 



Midland Lidependent. 



Midland Times. 



Newaygo Tribune. 



Pontiac Bill-Poster. 



Sanilac Jeffersonian. 



Sturgis Journal and Times. 



Traverse Bay Eagle. 

 • Romeo Observer. 



Williamston Enterprise. 



Ypsilanti Commercial. 



From the American Unitarian Association have come : 



The Religious Magazine. 



The Christian Register. 



President Abbot has furnished regularly The Detroit Daily Free Press, The 

 New York Evening Post, semi-weekly, the Weekly Scotsman, and The School. 



Prof. Beal has furnished The Cassopolis Vigilant, and occasional numbers of 

 other papers. 



Mr. C. W. Garfield has contributed The Weekly Free Press. 



The Librarian has added the Michigan Farmer, Harper's Weekly, Oberlin 

 Weekly News, The American Citizen, The Advance, and St. Nicholas for six 

 months. 



The whole number of different periodicals thus placed on our tables is 88. 

 What use is made of these can best be Judged by the numbers who have fre- 

 •quented the Library for reading. 



The general attractiveness of the Library has been increased by a fine map of 

 the College farm, prepared by Mr. R. C. Cai-penter, instructor ; by a curious 

 representation of ancient plowing, an impression of sculpture taken from a 

 tomb in Egypt by Mr. H. Gr. Reynolds, of class ' 70 ; and by the collection of 

 the Natural History Society. 



Expenditures under my direction have amounted to $498.81. Add to this 

 printing and stationery in general bill of the College, 113.75, and 1,205 hours' 

 labor of students, $117.08, and the total expenditure (including unpaid bills in 

 the hands of the Secretary, $13.75 and $4.25) is $629.64, distributed as follows : 



Books for library. $185 99 



Periodicals, not paid in 1874 39 31 



Binding (1874) 137 25 



Binding (1875) 83 Vols. @ $1.25 $103 75 



2 " repaired® 50c 100 



104 75 



Express charges 2 95 



Postage and exchange 3 73 



Printing and stationery : 



3000 cards for catalogues $8 00 



4000 labels and checks 5 00 



blank-books 2 40 



paper, pens, ink, gum, tacks 3 77 



