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ant I sliould be able to do but little beside class-room work, and all opportunity 

 for original investigation and outside work would be impossible. AVhile he has 

 discharged these difficult duties to my entire satisfaction, his salary is less than 

 that of any employe of the College that fills a position of like responsibility. 

 While other employes receive $600, with board, washing, and other personal ex- 

 penses, he only receives 8600, with no cost for personal expenses — which can- 

 not be less than $4 per week. He thus receives a salary of $400 as compared 

 Avitli other employes in positions of corresponding responsibility. I ask that 

 this disparity be removed by making his salary $800 without perquisites. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



E. C. KEDZIE, 

 Professor of Chemistry, and Curator of Clierti. Laboratory. 

 State Ageicultueal College, \ 

 Sept. 30th, 1876. ^ 



REPOET OF PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. 



To the President of the College : 



The following is a report of various duties performed in my department since 

 my last report of November 30th, 1875 : 



The new arrangement of studies entered upon at the beginning of this year 

 has somewhat increased the number of classes naturally falling to my charge, 

 and the work has been fully as confining as ever. A brief summary of class 

 work may be given here : 



The Senior and Junior classes were united for the study of French, giving me 

 a class of 34 members, — too large to handle to the best advantage. The course 

 consisted of 25 weeks, 13 upon the grammar, with daily Avritten themes, and 12 

 upon the reader, Avith attendant grammar lessons. Nearly the whole of Otto's 

 grammar was thus studied, and some 80 pages of Bocher's Otto's Eeader was 

 translated. All save one passed successfully the examinations closing the terms. 

 May 23d and August 18th. Some 1,400 themes were corrected. 



The Senior Class took the usual course of twenty-five lectures in Political 

 Economy. My effort has been to make the presentation of this science as com- 

 plete as possible in so brief a course by careful analysis of related topics and pre- 

 sentation of these relations to the eye by a chart. Especial attention is also 

 given to illustration of principles by familiar facts, and to discussion of such 

 applications as particularly concern agriculture. The class numbered eighteen, 

 all of whom passed a satisfactory examination after having shown much interest 

 during the progress of the study. The wish was often expressed that the course 

 could be extended. 



The Sophomore Class took the same course in Hepburn's Manual of Ehetoric 

 as that pursued last year, with the usual success. The book is scarcely satis- 

 factory, and I have recommended a return to "Whately's Ehetoric in the new 

 course, which gives place for rhetoric in the Junior year. The class this year 



