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The Bacteriolo^cal Department showed cultures of various kiuds 

 and specimens of animal tissue diseased with hog-cholera, tuberculosis 

 and other bacterial troubles. 



During the Institute visitors found time to examine the equipment of 

 the other departments and found much of interest in all of them. The 

 college barns, greenhouses, laboratories and museum seemed to attract 

 the most attention. 



MUSIC. 



The afternoon and evening sessions of the Institute were enlivened 

 by a number of musical selections. For Wednesday afternoon the 

 music was furnished by the orchestra of the State Industrial School 

 for boys; and on Friday afternoon the Industrial School choir was 

 present and rendered several selections. On Thursday afternoon the 

 orchestra and choir of the State School for the Blind furnished the 

 music. For the other sessions the music was supplied by college talent, 

 — the College Band, College Orchestra, College Choir and several soloists 

 being on the program for the different sessions. The arrangement of the 

 music was in the hands of Miss Louise Freyhofer, instructor in music 

 at the college, and acknowledgment for the services of the different 

 organizations is hereby made to Supt. E. M. Lawson, of the Industrial 

 School, Supt. C. E. Holmes, of the School for the Blind, Prof. A. J. 

 Clark, Director of the College Band, and the leaders and members of 

 the other musical organizations. 



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WOMEN^S CONGRESS. 



Upon Thui'sday and Friday afternoons special sessions for the women 

 were l^eld and the attendance and interest compared well with other 

 years. The topics discussed with the papers and discussion are given 

 in the report. The subjects related largely to the training and care 

 of children. 



In order to interest the ladies while topics relating to the soil and 

 farm crops were being presented in the general session arrangements 

 were made for special demonstrations on Wednesday, Thursday and 

 Friday forenoons. These were held in the Women's Building, college 

 greenhouses, Engineering Building, Bacteriological Laboratory and poul- 

 try houses. 



INSTITUTE TRAINS. 



During the latter part of March and the first week in April a "Better 

 Farming'' institute train was run over three of the railroads, — the 

 Cirand Trunk, the Pere Marquette and the Grand Rapids and Indiana. 

 The main line of the Grand Trunk from Vicksbuig to Port Ilurcm was 

 traversed, also the Grand Haven division between Durand and Coopers- 

 ville. U])on the Pere Manjuette a run wa.s made from Grand Kapids 

 to Petoskey, including a side trij> from White Cloud to Hart. The Grand 

 Ra]«ids and Indiana liirnished a train from Petoskey in the extreme 

 northern part of the state to Sturgis which is very near (he Indiana 

 line. Five days were spent upon each of the above roads and the train 

 mad(i six stops (^ach day. 



In its equipment the "Better Farming'' train of 1911 did not ditt'er 



