DEPARTMENT REPORTS 27 



of English, mathematics, history, literature, French, German, botany, 

 chemistry, entomology, natural philosophy; but the distinguishing feature 

 of the course is the emphasis it lays on home making. There is given, 

 in addition to other studies, in the freshman year a very full course in 

 cooking. The object of this instruction is to familiarize students with the 

 most healthful, attractive, and at the same time economical methods of 

 preparing such articles of food as are found on a well appointed table. A 

 course of lectures in Domestic Science is given during the sophomore year. 

 Students during this year also spend four hours per week in the sewing 

 room. A thorough course is given in plain sewing, cutting and fitting. 

 Millinery is given as an elective during the junior year. While the prac- 

 tical work has been emphasized, it has not been the intention to despise 

 what are called accomplishments. A thorough course in drawing; a 

 course of lectures in the graphic arts; a course of lectures in the history 

 of art with illustrations, and elective work in painting, are given. Two 

 years of instruction on the piano, free of charge, are offered to young 

 women who are jiursuing the regular women's course and not deficient in 

 more than two studies. There is a chorus class free to all who may desire 

 such instruction. This meets one hour each week for practice. In addi- 

 tion to the three regular studies during the junior and senior years, young 

 women elect work in one of the following courses: Floriculture, fruit 

 culture, kitchen gardening, millinery, invalid cooking, dairying, poultry 

 raising. This course is put on precisely the same footing as the other 

 course and the graduate is given the degree of Bachelor of Science. About 

 forty-five young women entered upon this course at the beginning of the 

 year, and the indications are that it will become very popular and 

 attract many students. 



The College, in its endeavor to keep in close touch with the agricultural 

 interests of the State, has deemed it wise to offer to that class of farmers, 

 both old and young, who cannot avail themselves of our long four year 

 course, the advantage of special winter courses. Eighteen took the special 

 six weeks course in dairying, fifteen live stock husbandry, ten fruit cult- 

 ure and two floriculture and one vegetable gardening. They entered into 

 the work with enthusiasm and expressed great satisfaction with the 

 results. It is believed that these special courses will be very much appre- 

 ciated by the farmers of the State. All these changes have met the high- 

 est expectations of those who are responsible for the progress of the 

 College. 



The attendance during the year was fairly good. There were enrolled 

 during the year 342 regular students, 11 graduate students, and 45 in 

 the special courses, making a total of 398. There was graduated in the 

 class of '97 the following, with the degree of Bachelor of Science: Amos, 

 Walter G.; Cartland, Albert T.; Champion, Sadie D.; Dibble, Henry A.; 

 Eastman, George N. ; Elliott, James A.; Fulton, Sanford H.; Goodwin. 

 William 11.; Green. Edward C; Hart, Herbert W. ; Herrman, Charles F. ; 

 Howland, William S.; Laitner, Cass B.; McLouth, J. DeWitt; Muuson, 

 Lewis S.; Parker, George A.; Kedfern, Scott J.; Rigterink. John W.; Rob- 

 inson, Ernest A.; Sanderson. E, Dwight; Sedgwick, Earl H.; Shaw, 

 Elwood; Simmons, Irving L. ; Sobennikoff, Vadim; VanNorman, Herbert 

 E.; Vaughn, Amy B.; Brown, Albert E.; Lewis, Fred W. 



Master of Science, Charles P. Close, '95. 



