<60 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



To the President : 



In reporting the work of the Veterinary Department for the year end- 

 ing June 30, 1903, I have nothing new to ofifer ; the work of the depart- 

 ment has been carried on in very much the same manner as in former 

 years; methods are modified from time to time as the condition of the 

 classes seems to require. 



We try at all times to keep in mind that the object of the department 

 is to give a practical course for the young men who expect to engage in 

 stock raising, and so while we discuss the diseases as to their causes, 

 symptoms and treatment, we also call attention to the veterinary side of 

 stock judging, breeding and feeding. 



The seniors had the opportunity of electing the work throughout the en- 

 tire year; the sophomores received thirty lectures during the first half 

 of the winter term, and the special short course students also received 

 thirty lectures during the same term. These classes met at different 

 hours and the lectures varied somewhat, according to the requirements 

 of the students. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GEORGE A. WATERMAN, 

 Professor of Veterinary Science. 



Agricultural College, June 30, 1903. 



REPORT OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT. 



Dr. J. L. Snyder, President Michigan Agricultural College: 



I have the honor to make the following report of the Military Depart- 

 ment for the year ending June 30, 1903. 



As far as tin e would permit, the corps has been advanced in compliance 

 with General Orders No. 94, Series of 1902, Adjutant General's Office. It 

 has been instructed practically in gallery target practice, each cadet 

 firing fifteen phcts at the ranges two, three and six hundred yards. Great 

 interest has been manifested in the work. Guard duty has been per- 

 formed by every cadet, outpost, advance and rear guards. Extended order 

 drill by company. Battalion drill in close order and all ceremonies. First 

 aid to the injured, al;?o signal drill by a detachment. It is impossible to 

 give all the instruction required by the order of the W^ar Department 

 unless the full allowance of tini(> — "a minimum of five hours per week," 

 be assigned (he department. 



Attention is again called to the very bad hours for the work, 5 to 6 p. m. 

 In the fall term it is dark when the work begins. It is the most important 

 time for discipline, as the freshmen enter the department for the first 

 time. 1 cannot be responsible for bad behavior or other mishap at this 



