DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 73 



Mr. Allied Iddles, Assistant Professor, was given a leave of absence 

 February 15, 1918, and resigned December 2G, 1918. 



Mr. F. D. Messenger was given a leave of absence on May 4, 1918 and 

 resigned January 8, 1919. 



Mr. M. B. Chapin was drafted November 16, 1917 and has been over- 

 seas in service. He returned to this country the last of April and it is 

 hoped that he will return to take up his work teaching in the department 

 in the fall. 



I wish to express to the Department of Civil Engineering my apprecia- 

 tion for the services of Messrs. C. M. Cade, W. W. Hitchcock and B. K. 

 Philp, who assisted us during the winter term. 



In my report of last year I stated that plans were being worked out for 

 the development of courses along art lines, and I am pleased to state that 

 through the efforts of Mr. Scheele, and the cooperation of the Department 

 of Household Art, outlines for additional courses have been presented to 

 and approved by the faculty, so that, commencing next fall, the freehand 

 work will be required of freshmen women during the first two terms. 



In the fall term sophomore year, a girl who is interested in drawing 

 and painting may elect work in these lines and continue it throughout 

 her college course if she wishes. This will include courses in History of 

 Art, History of American Art and History of American Paintings. 



There have been several changes in the courses given to the women 

 students to correlate more closely the work of the Household Art and 

 Drawing Departments. 



There has also been approved by the faculty, certain changes in the 

 arrangement as well as context of drawing courses offered to the freshmen 

 and sophomore engineering students, and I feel that these changes are 

 going to increase the efficiency of the department in its dealings with en- 

 gineering students. 



The blue printing department has completed another satisfactory year 

 from a financial standpoint, and has served a number of departments 

 about the College. 



In closing permit me to bear testimony to the uniform support which 

 I have been given by the members of the department staff. 



The following is a teaching schedule of the department: 



