-60 DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



Suggestions. 



Since the mechanical department has been added there has been a new set 

 of interests to consider, viz., those of the mechanical students. These 

 young men work in two divisions, the one section commencing at one o'clock, 

 working until three, when they are excused and the second division takes their 

 place, working until five ; these last students are virtually closed out of the 

 library except in the evening. My first suggestion is that the library be open 

 hereafter at one o'clock p. m. instead of three, and tbat the librarian have a 

 student assistant to keep the library open from half past six until half past 

 eight in the evening. This will give an open library eleven hours a day, 

 ample time for all classes of students, while the daylight is better for cata- 

 loguing, indexing and other library work. The evening help is almost neces- 

 sary unless the librarian does injustice to herself. 



My second suggestion is not a suggestion so much as a hope, that we may 

 eventually have a good clean light to take the place of kerosene. The rooms 

 are much better lighted than formerly, but the light is far from being the best 

 library light. 



In closing, it may not be amiss to say of the students that their manly 

 courtesy and earnestness in work have been a great help and pleasure to me. 



Very respectfully, 



MARY J. CARPENTER, 



Lihrariaii. 



LIST OF EXCHANGES AND WANTS OF THE MICHIGAN AGKICULTUEAL 



COLLEGE LIBEART. 



Exchanges. 



Of each of the following works we have two or more copies, and should 

 be pleased to exchange with any one wanting them, for books mentioned 

 in the list of wants. 

 Agricultural Reports: 



California, 1852, 1863. 



Colorado, 1881, 1882. 



Connecticut, 1866, 1868, 1874, 1876-86. 



Georgia, 1883-4. 



Illinois, 1853-57. 



Indiana, 1852, 1853, 1879. 



Iowa, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1871, 1872, 1875-84. 



Kansas, 1874, 1876-78 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886. 



Kentucky, 1879. 



Maine, 1857, 1858, 1861-74, 1876-78, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1884. 



Manitoba, 1883. 



Massachusetts, 1852, 1855, 1857, 1864-75, 1877, 1878. 



Michigan, 1852-56, 1859, 1871-77, 1879, 1880, 1883-87. 



Missouri, 1865-68, 1878-84. 



New Hampshire, 1850-53, 1883. 



New Jersey, 1874-79, 1881, 1885. 



Ohio, 1860, 1862, 1865-80. 



Pennsylvania, vol. 1, 1877, 1878-81, 1884. 



Vermont, 1872, 1874-77, 1881-84. 



Wisconsin, 1851, 1852, 1861-71, 1880, 1881. 



