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come into competition with graduates of normal schools and special 

 schools in elementary courses in Domestic Science and Art, and it has 

 rec|uired considerable time and energy to get a foot hold and get our 

 graduates recognized by the superintendents of schools where such 

 courses are presented. I feel sure that our young women will give a 

 good account of themselves and if so this will assist us materially in 

 the future and at the same time advertise our institution. T believe this 

 to be an important field of work and that more time and attention should 

 be given to it then we have been able to give up to the present time 



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6. Extension Reading Course. — During the summer of 1910 we re- 

 vised the circulars giving information in regard to our extension or 

 correspondence reading course and sent out the circulars to all the 

 granges and farmers' clubs of the state, as well as to a large number 

 of individuals who had learned of its existence. The results have not 

 been altogether satisfactory. During the fail of 1910 I gave fifty or more 

 lectures to granges and other organizations, explaining the plan and 

 urging the organization of reading clubs. x\s a result, we have had clubs 

 formed in twenty-five granges, five farmers clubs and two societies of 

 Gleaners. We have had about 200 readers during the year and written 

 reports are now being received from many of them. This is the third 

 year of the course and we have kept about the same number of readers 

 each year. The number has not increased as we had hoped it would. 

 ! am satisfied that if this work is to become of greater value, that more 

 time and traveling must be given to it. I am not prepared to express 

 an opinion as to the value of this work, or as to the advisability of con- 

 tinuing it indefinitely. I am hoping that by the end of another year 

 we shall have arrived at more definite conclusions. 



7. EmplojTuent Agency. — At the opening of the college year in the 

 fall of 1910, a committee was appointed consisting of Prof. Kedzie and 

 myself, which was to consider the advisability of establishing an em- 

 ployment agency through which we might assist students in securing 

 work, and thus keep them in college. The committee arranged a plan 

 of procedure and had suitable forms and report blanks prepared and 

 employed Mr. R. E. Loree to take charge of the work. Mr. Loree had 

 his headquarters in my office where he could be reached ever}^ evening 

 from 6:30 to 8 o'clock. 



Starting so late as we did, the plan was not well advertised or under- 

 stood by the student body, and yet we believe the results have been 

 good. 



The following is a summary of the several reports made by Mr. Loree 

 during the year: 



a. Number of students enrolled during the year 193 



b. Number of students employed 100 



c. Number of students securing regular emjjloyment 8 



d. Total number of hours work '. 1,202 



These students were employed for the most part off the grounds, 

 though several of them had comparatively regular work on the grounds. 

 The work done was of various kinds including pruning, piling brush, 

 planting potatoes, spading, house cleaning, horticulture, typewriting, 

 waiting table, fence building, gardening, picking fruit, raking leaves, 

 dairv work, etc. 



