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for any and all purposes be disfontinued unless boiled. (This was not 

 done immediately in all cases, which fact may account directly or 

 indirectly for some of the sporadic cases of typhoid fever at the col- 

 leafe this past vear.) 



ZAE XORTHRUP. 



IX. Serum and Culture AVork of the Department. — While the serum 

 and culture work strictly belonjis within the province of college opera- 

 tions, for various reasons the detailed repoi-t will be given in connec- 

 tion with Experiment Station work. For details, therefore, of this work 

 I refer the reader to the Experiment Station report of this department. 



This department has been exceedingly busy the i)ast year, each member 

 of the staff occupied really beyond his limitations. Industry has been 

 in the atmosphere. The results have been most gratifying. This condi- 

 tion of affairs, most pleasing to me. is due to that commendable spirit 

 emanating from every member of the staff which makes for progress. 

 My sincere gratitude, so far as I am personally concerned is due 

 each, Dr. Otto Rahn, Dr. Ward Giltner, Charles W. 'BroT\Ti. W. A. Went- 

 v.-orth. Miss Zae Xor-thrup, Miss Bell Farrand. Miss Lulu M. Smith, 

 Miss Louise Rademacher, Warren S. Robbins. Miss Carolvn D. Goritz, 

 and R. W. Tenner. 



Yevx respectfullv submitted, 



CHARLES E. MARSHALL. 

 Professor of Bacteriology' and Hygiene. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30th, 1911. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir: — I submit herewith my report as head of the Department 

 of Mathematics for the college year 1910-1911. 



We have been so fortunate as to retain our regular teaching staff of 

 the year before, and, in consequence, the work of the department has 

 increased in efficiency. The following is a list of the members of 

 the department in order of seniority of appointment: 



Warren Babcock, B. S., Professor of Mathematics. 



M. F. John>son, B. S., Instructor. 



S. E. Crowe, B. A., Instructor. 



J. E. Robertson, B. S., Instructor. 



E. E. Beighle, B. S., Instnictor. 



L. C. Emmons, B. S., Instructor. 



K. E, Hopphan, B. S., Instructor. 



H. A. Snejjp, B. A., Instructor. 



R. H. Reece, B. S., Instructor. 



In addition to the above named, Mr. R. L. Nye taught four. sections 

 during the winter term. 



Following appears a schedule of the class room work of the depart- 

 ment arranged by terms: 



