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is supplied with water and gas. An iron tank capable of holdii)g 75 barrels 

 receives the ruin from the roof, and by pipes the water is conveyed to all parts 

 of the building. Tiie Professor's study adjoins the lecture-rootn, as also does 

 the private laboratory. Tlie instrument rooms for preserving the apparatus 

 arc in convenient proximity. The construction, location, and arrangement of 

 these rooms have elicited expressions of high commendations from all who 

 have examined them. 



The old lecture-room has been converted into a very convenient analytic 

 room, and equipped with tables and appli;inces for twenty students. We now 

 have work room for 68 students in chemical analysis, and a lecture-room for 

 150 students. The opportunities for students in chemistry, as respects lecture- 

 room and work-room in qualitative analysis, will be ample for many years to 

 come. 



The Chemical Department for the year has been in a prosperous condition, 

 the students have been enthusiastic in their work, and general satisfaction haf 

 crowned the work of the year. 



Kespectfully submitted, R. C. KEDZIE, 



Professor of Chemistry and Curator of the Chemical Museum. 

 Lansing, September, 1SS2. 



REPORT OF THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



To the President: 



I herewith submit my report for two years, 1880-81, 1881-83. 



In the autumn term of each year I gave a course of lectures to the Senior 

 class, on Zoology, illustrating the subject fully with living specimens, preserved 

 specimens from the museum, and histological preparations. The course covered 

 half of the term. The class in 1880 numbered 32, and that of 1881 num- 

 bered 28. During the remainder of the term I gave to the same class a course 

 of lectures in Geology. In this work we used Dana's text-book. The subject 

 was fully illustrated by use of specimens from the Lithological and Paleonto- 

 logical collections of the College Museum. While in the pursuit of this study 

 the class each year, in company with myself, took the usual excursion to 

 Grand Ledge, where the rocks could be studied in situ. I also gave a course 

 of lectures during the last half of this term, each year, to the Junior class, 

 on Human and Comparative Anatomy. The class of 1880 numbered 33, that 

 of 1881 numbered 35. The lectures were illustrated by use of the manikin, 

 several other models, and by several skeletons botii human and of the lower 

 animals. 



During the spring term of each year I gave to the Junior class a full course 

 of lectures on Human and Comparative Physiology. There were 34 in each 

 class. In connection with the lectures there was laboratory practice for three 

 hours each day. Each two students dissected a cat, studying the viscera; the 

 subject was injected so as to show graphically the blood vessels, nervous 

 system, and the muscles, and several of them dissected other animals, as 

 sheep, calves, woodchucks, etc. The enthusiasm and accomplishment of 

 every member of each class was such as to make the work exceedingly 

 pleasant. In 1882, this term's work was done in the new building, and the 

 superiority of the commodious laboratories over the old, crowded, ill-arranged 



