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pared men that have ever entered the department. This is doubtless 

 due to the stead}' pressure brought to bear by the college to induce 

 students to either complete their high school work before entering 

 M. A. C. or to be at least as well grounded in English, mathematics 

 and elementary science as are our graduates from Michigan high 

 schools. 



In the elective courses the class in Agricultural Chemistry was the 

 largest ever assembled at this college. The number of juniors and 

 seniors registering for this subject being 63, — an increase of 30 per cent, 

 over any other class electing the subject. This increase in the number 

 of students taking elective work necessitated the omission of our part 

 of the usual course of lectures given to the sj)ecial short course 

 students during the winter term. 



A class of 40 senior engineering students elected the subject of Ad- 

 vanced Engineering Chemistry for the winter term, but we were obliged 

 on account of lack of space to accept but 24 of these men. Fortunately 

 for our future outlook in this matter the Board in Dec, 1910, author- 

 ized the preparation of plans for a substantial addition to the present 

 laboratory' building. Accompanied by Architect E. A. Bowd I visited 

 the laboratories at the Universitv of Michigan and Illinois. Plans were 

 then prepared and submitted to tlie Board which were accepted and 

 an addition to the present laboratory building which will increase its 

 available space nearly 50 jjer cent, is now uucler way. The completion 

 of this building, which I have every reason to hope will be brought 

 about by the opening of the fall term, 1911, provides such increase of 

 both laboratory and lecture room space that the work of instruction will 

 be much more easily accomplished. 



It is perhaps worthy of note that the first part of the present Chemi- 

 cal Laboratory was built in the year 1871; the south Tving was next 

 added in 1881, and the east Aving now under construction in 1911. 



In closing I wish to acknowledge the hearty cooperation of my staff 

 for the past year composed as follows : 



H. S. Keed, Assistant Professor. 



A. J. Clark, Assistant Professor. 



W. H. Parker, Instructor. 



M. L. Tower, Instructor. 



C. M. Hargrave, Instructor. 



H. M. Potter, Instinictor. 



E. A. Goodhue, Clerk and Stenographer. 



Geo. Churchill, Caretaker. 



Respectfully submitted, 



FRANK S. KEDZIE, 

 Professor of Chemistry. 



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



