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of domestic science, IS; Miss Stevens, assistant in domestic science, 

 (half time) 14; Miss Freybofer, music director, accompanist to college 

 chorus and director of college choir, 22; Miss Scott, music, 22i/^; 

 Miss Shier, assistant in music, 6I/3 ; Miss Chapman, physical training, 

 health officer and inspector of rooms, 15. 



In the spring an invitation was extended by the division to all those 

 interested in home economics to meet at the college for the purpose of 

 organization. Accordingly on May 13th about forty ladies, teachers, 

 dietitians, club women, students and housekeepers, were present and 

 organized the Michigan Branch of the Home Economics Association. 

 Miss Grace Fuller of Ypsilanti was made president and Miss Lenna 

 F. Cooper of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, secretaiy-treasurer. The 

 chairman of the Home Economics Department of the General Federa- 

 tion of Woman's Clubs. Mrs. Olaf. N. Guldlin, was present and gave 

 an address on "The Mission of Home Economics Workers." A buffet 

 luncheon was sensed by our senior girls and the day marks the begin- 

 ning of more general study of household problems in our state. 



The dean of the division has accepted several invitations to speak be- 

 fore farmer's institutes, w^omen's clubs and educational meetings, and 

 has been obliged to decline as many more. These have included the 

 Berrien County Federation, the Grand Rapids Ladies Literary Club, 

 the Detroit City Federation, Saginaw, Lapeer, Adrian, Howell, Port 

 Huron, Dowagiacand others. Great interest is shown in home economics 

 and the women of the state wish to know what the Michigan Agricul- 

 tural College is doing in this line. The new course of study, on the 

 twenty credit basis, ought to give good results, leading to more inde- 

 pendent stud}' and scholarly spirit and developing efficiency in all kinds 

 of work. 



Respectfully submitted, 



MAUDE GILCHRIST, 

 Dean of Home Economics. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1911. 



REPORT OF DEAN OF VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



J. L. Snyder, President, Michigan Agricultural College: 



Dear President Snyder: — I have the honor to present herewith my 

 fiirst annual report as Dean of the Veterinary Science Division of the 

 Michigan Agricultural College, and thus to submit a review of the 

 work of the college year, September 1st, 1910, to July 1st, 1911. 



Veterinary Science, heretofore listed as a department of the Agricul- 

 tural Division, and as such including more especially instruction in 

 those phases immediately applicable to students of various phases of 

 agriculture, has, under the new form of organization, which I assumed 

 charge of early in September, been considerably broadened in scope and 

 importance through the eslablishnient of a Veterinary Science Division 

 as one of the coordinate divisions of the institution, and the fulfillment 

 of an earlier announcement of a plan to offer education to students 

 contemi)lating the selection of the veterinary science profession. 



