DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 55 



The sugar bush in llie woodlot was operated as usual, the season, Low- 

 ever, being a very jxior one. Thiuuiugs were made in the woodlots and 

 considerable cord wood sold during the year. 



The third a.nnual meeting of the Michigan Mai)le Syruj) Makers' Asso- 

 ciation was held in the College during Farmers' Week and Avas well at- 

 tended. Owing to tlie resignation on December 31, of Mr. E. C. Manden- 

 berg, I']xtension Sjtecialist in Forestry, it has not been possible for us 

 to meet the calls for assistance in forestry matteis in the field to the 

 extent that seems desirable. I hope that it will soon be possible to 

 again fill this position. 



AVith an increasing number of students, the department has need of 

 moi-e laboratory space. At the ]»resent time much of our equijiment can- 

 not be used to tlie best advantage for lack of room, and the students 

 are unduly crowded in the lal>oratories. 



r wish to ex]»ress my appreciation of your suggestions and enconrage- 

 meiit during th.e year. 



Ivcspeetfullv submitted, 



A. E. CHITTENDEN, 



Professor of Forestry. 

 East Lansiuii. Mich.. June 30, J!)liO. 



]m:pokt of the defaktment of agkicultural 



education. 



To the I'lesidcnt and Menibers of tlie State Board of Agriculture: 



(Jentlemen: I have the honoi- to submit the following annual report 

 of the Depa.rtment of Teacher Training for the current yeai*. 



(a) Courses in Education for AVomen. During the college year we 

 have enrolled from the junior ami senior classes. 111 AVomen, and of 

 this nund)er 01 were graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science 

 and having pnrsued the required courses in Education, they were granted 

 State teachers licenses. Of the total number, fifty (50) had taken the 

 sj)ecial educational work for Home Economics and Practice Teaching 

 and were, therefore, granted a special teachers license, authorizing them 

 to teach Home Economics in Smith-Hughes schools. Tliese latter cer- 

 tificates were granted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and 

 I may say that all of these young women except five (5) who declined 

 to teach, have secured positions for next year. 



(b) Education for Men. The current college year has been rather 

 unsettled in the various college courses on account of men returning 

 from military service. In the sjtecial coni-scs in lOducation, we have 

 enrolled seventy-two (7lJ) juniors and seniors, and of this number, fifty- 

 seven (r)?) senior students in Agriculture, have jtursued the sj)ecial 

 courses in Education, togethei- with the regular courses in Agriculture, 

 thus ([ualifying 1hem as teachers of Agricidture in Smith-Hughes schools, 

 and they have been gi-anted tea<-hers licenses accoidiugly. Of this num- 

 ber, twenty-three (23) have l»een emi»loyed as teachers of Agriculture for 

 tlie ensuing j'car. One goes to the LTniversity of xMichigau as a post- 



