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of the Iowa Agricultural College, a gift from Prof. C. E. Bessey, class of '69, 

 and by deposits of the National History Society. Increased shelf-room -will be 

 needed another year, according to the general plan already adopted, when the 

 Natural History Society should have a place, if possible, in the General Museum. 

 Expenditures connected with the Library, for which vouchers have been ren- 

 dered to the Secretary are classified as follows : 



Eor books for the Library (bound) 1379 99 



periodicals, etc. (to be bound) 179 97 



binding, 68 vols. @^1.12| - 76 50 



repairing 2 vols 50 



freight and express charges - 18 30 



postage and exchange 2 87 



furniture - 13 15 



stationery -- 66 



books sold to professors and students 83 33 



Add to these cash items, students' labor 63 30 



Eeceipts passing through the hands of the Librarian are from sales of a res- 

 idue of old text books, of the text books in Analytical Chemistry, of which 300 

 copies have been deposited with the Librarian, and' of books purchased from 

 time to time for convenience of the professors and students, such as the hymn 

 books used in the College chapel, etc. These receipts have been turned over to 

 the Secretary frequently, and are classified as follows : 



Erom old text books - - S8 10 



Chemistries 38 00 



other books - 80 24 



There remain on liand hymn books worth $3.80, which sum added to the 

 ^80.24 gives $84.04 received for what cost the College ^83.33, and a trifling 

 expense to cover the balance of 71 cents. 



The account of the Library will be found in summary among the department 

 accounts. 



The balance of the appropriation of f!l,000, from the State Treasury for the 

 two years ending December 31st next, will be wholly expended, unless some few 

 foreign books should fail to reach us as expected. 



I omit any estimate of needed expenditures for ensuing years, as I have already 

 placed in your hands such a paper for presentation before the State Board of 

 Agriculture. 



I cannot but add in closing the hope that some way may be found to give to 

 the Library more of somebody's time and strength in oversight. Such as I have 

 given has been but the recreation after hurrying through the crowded duties of 

 my professorship. The Librarian ought to know the whereabouts and general 

 contents of the books in the Library, as well as to keep up full correspondence 

 with various sources of increase ; but I have had no time and little thought for 

 either. 



Kespectf ully submitted, 



GEO. T. EAIRCHILD. 

 State Agricultural College, [ 

 Lansing, Mich., Sept. 30, 1876. \ 



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