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per week. This makes the work of the department very arduous, but the 

 excellent results makes even the hardest work pleasurable. 



The classes for the past year have been much larger than previously. They 

 have ranged from sixteen to forty-five. More and more the students are ask- 

 ing for special work in the department. It is not uncommon for several 

 students to work Saturday and in leisure hours in the laboratory. 



During the autumn term the laboratory work is so extensive that I must 

 perforce give much of it into the hands of my assistant, Mr. C. P. Gillette, 

 to whose earnestness and fidelity much of the success is due. 



COLLEGE WORK OTHER THAX INSTRUCTIOITv 



During the year I have given two public lectures before the entire college. 

 Subjects: "History of the College," and " Unbidden Guests." I attended, 

 the Three Oaks and Bancroft institutes, and gave lectures at both places. I 

 have prepared two bulletins during the year, which will appear in the report 

 of the board. A portion of the year I have taught a large and interesting 

 class in the college Sabbath school. 



I think the inquiries received by mail during the year were never so numer- 

 ous. I have answered all these as promptly as possible. Many experiments 

 have been carried on during the year. These have been largely under the 

 charge of Mr. Gillette. The character and. results of these investigations 

 are appended to this report. 



THE APIARY. 



The bees wintered without loss, but owing to neglect early in the season, 

 which was entirely unavoidable, and will be till I can have more assistance, 

 they did very poorly, yet they have held their own and go into winter quarters 

 in good condition. During the year we have bnilt a new building for the 

 apiary, under my supervision. Before this was commenced, I drew a sketch 

 of the proposed building and wrote a full description. This was copied in 

 all our several American bee journals, and also in several English and Ger- 

 man papers, and was commented upon by many of our best American and 

 foreign apiarists. Thus I had the advantage of wide criticism, and I hope 

 and think we have a model apiary. The position of the apiary, though not 

 what I had hoped for, will, I think, prove very good. 



This excellent apiary, together with our thorough and unique course of 

 instruction, will surely bring us many students. Already our students are in 

 demand for responsible positions, not only in the Uui ed States but also in 

 foreign countries. It is very desirable that I should have an assistant to 

 give his entire time in the apiary. This is the next stride forward which 

 the department should make. 



A sketch and description of the new apiary is appended to this report. 



OUTSIDE WORK. 



Last winter I wrote and had published quite a full treatise on " Maple Sugar 

 and the Sugar Bush." An edition of 3,000 copies was issued. So far as I 

 know it was the first work ever written on this subject. I also lectured 

 before the Ohio and Wisconsin State Horticultural Societies, and the New 

 York and Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes, subject to the consent and advice 



