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4,050 books haye been loaned. No record of books used in the library 

 has been kept. Seventy-seven books have been repaired or rebound. 

 The library hours remain unchanged. 



The library of the Experiment Station grows but slowly. During the 

 year 63 books have been added, of which 11 were purchased, 25 donated, 

 and 27 by binding. This library now contains 2,050 volumes, the College 

 library numbers 21,953 volumes; total in both libraries, 24,003 volumes. 

 We take pleasure in commending our assistant, Mr. H. K. Patriarche, 

 whose work has been faithful, paintstaking, and in every way satisfac- 

 tory to ourselves and our patrons. 



Eespectfullv submitted, 



LINDA E. LANDON, 

 Agricultural College, Mich. Librarian. 



June 30, 1903. 



REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND ECONOMICS. 



To the President: 



I take pleasure in submitting the following report of the work in my 

 department during the past year. During the autumn term two classes 

 recited to me each day during the week. One — a class of seniors in the 

 constitutional history of the United States — numbered twenty-four, and 

 the other — sophomore women in European history — numbered forty. 



Through the adoption of the five-year course of study such a rearrang- 

 ing of classes took place as to bring into the winter term of this year so 

 large an amount of teaching as to necessitate an assistant. Miss Alice 

 Gunn was secured for this purpose and proved very satisfactory. The 

 work under her direction was the English history class, numbering about 

 forty-five. During this term there came under my own direction a class 

 of seniors in political economy numbering eighteen, a class of 

 juniors in political science numbering sixty-three, and a class of junior 

 women in early European history numbering fourteen. A plan was 

 adopted by the faculty during this term whereby students in the mechan- 

 ical department are given an option between history and economics and 

 foreign languages. 



The spring term of this year, through the generosity of my employers, 

 was spent at the University of Michigan in pursuing advanced study of 

 political economy. 



In consequence of the additional studies in my department (noted in 

 my last report) through the adoption of the five year program and with 

 the increasing numbers of our students more teaching is required from 

 this department than can be performed by one person. Some terms, for 

 instance, have six hours per day scheduled for this department with a 

 different subject of study for each of five, at least, of the required hours. 

 It seems imperative therefore that additional means be given this de- 

 partment to adequately take care of this additional and rapidly increas- 

 ing work and I sincerely hope consideration may be given to the need of 

 a permanent assistant. 



Very respectfully, 



June 30, 1903. WILBUR O. HEDRICK. 



