78 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY. 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir: — The work of tlie past year may be considered under the 

 following headings: 



I. Instruction to four-year students in bacteriology and hygiene. 

 No particular change has taken place in our instructional work during 



the past year. The reports of past years will cover this feature very 



fully. 



II. Instruction in Histology. — During the winter term, Dr. Ward 

 Giltner was called upon by the veterinaiy division to take charge of 

 histology. It was understood that this was only a temporary arrange- 

 ment. Practically all of his time during the term was devoted to this 

 work. 



III. New Veterinary Course. — With the introduction of the new 

 veterinary course there has fallen to the lot of this department addi- 

 tional instructional work. The assuming of pathology by this depart- 

 ment means extension. All of the courses in pathology, together with 

 meat and milk inspection, are new. By satisfactory arrangement, Dr. 

 Ward Giltner will assume most of this instructional work. 



IV. Short Course Instruction. — Charles W. Brown has spent much 

 of his time during the winter term in assisting in the instruction of 

 dairy students, by means of lectures and laboratory instruction. Since 

 the short course dairy instruction covers two years of eight weeks each, 

 and further, the subjects of butter and cheese have to be considered, the 

 work in bacteriology and hygiene requires much time on the part of 

 the instructor. 



Dr Giltner gave a course of lectures, three each week for eight weeks, 

 to the second-year agricultural students, 



V. Extension in Instruction. — Miss Zae Northrup, Miss Bell S. Far- 

 rand, Dr. Ward Giltner, and myself have given lectures, outside of our 

 regular work, to members of institutes, ladies' clubs, literary clubs, 

 associations, etc. Dr. Giltner, with Mr. Knopf, traveled with the "Bet- 

 ter Farming Train" for a period of ten days, giving lectures and de- 

 monstrations. 



VI. Demonstration Work. — Exhibits have been provided for Ex- 

 cursion Week, Round-Up Institute, Better Farming Train, and a special 

 exhibit for general educational purposes. It is this last exhibit con- 

 ducted by the entire laboratory force which deserves special considera- 

 tion, because it was the first attempt to exhibit in some respects the 

 work of this department for the benefit of the public at large. It proved 

 very satisfactory in its comprehensiveness, very instructive to those 

 who visited the exhibit (about 1,000 in all), and gratifying to the labora- 

 tory force which gave so much time and effort to its preparation. So 

 far as I know, it was one of the most complete exhibiis of the kind 

 ever presented in the United States. Without the most united effort of 

 the entire staff such an exhibit could not have materialized. I am add- 

 ing the program, which will convey something of its completeness: 



