64 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



RErORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND CIVIL 



ENGINEERING. 



To the Frcsklcnt: 



Sir — The report of tins department which was made last year included 

 a period ending with tlie summer term of 1890, hence extending some- 

 what beyond the close of the fiscal year 1895-96. Accordingly, this re- 

 port will deal only with the record of the three terms of the College year 

 just past. 



There has been no change in the instructing force engaged in the work 

 of the department. Assistant Professor W. Babcock and Instructor C. C. 

 Pashby have continued to discharge faithfully' and efficiently the duties 

 of their respective positions. That these duties have been no less arduous 

 this year than last is clearly shown in the tabulation given below. A 

 comparison of this table with the one in my last report shows that the 

 aggregate attendance in all classes of the department has increased from 

 425 in the college year 1895-96, to 513 in the year 1896-97, an increase of 

 more than 20 per cent. 



INSTRUCTION. 



During the three terms covered by this report we have met classes as 

 shown in the following statement, which also indicates the instructor in 

 charge of each and the number of students enrolled in the department 

 each term. 



Fall term, 1896 — Seniors, one class in graphic statics, Mr. Pashby. 

 Juniors, one class in integral calculus, Assistant Professor Babcock; and 

 one class in surveying, with afternoon practice in the field. Professor 

 Vedder. Sophomores, one class in trigonometry. Professor Vedder; and 

 one class in solid geometry. Assistant Professor Babcock. Freshmen, 

 three classes in algebra; one for mechanical students, commencing with 

 the subject of quadratics, in charge of Assistant Professor Babcock, and 

 two for agricultural students, beginning the study of algebra, in charge 

 of Mr. Pashby. Total enrollment for the Fall term, in all regular classes, 

 175. 



Winter term, 1897 — Seniors, one class in hydraulics. Professor Vedder. 

 Juniors, one class in mechanics of engineering. Professor Vedder. ' Sopho- 

 mores, one class in analytic geometry, Assistant Professor Babcock. 

 Freshmen, one class in algebra, second term's work for mechanical stu- 

 dents. Assistant Professor Babcock; two classes in algebra, second term's 

 work for agricultural students, Mr. Pashby; and two classes in plane 

 geometry. Assistant Professor Babcock and Mr. Pashby. Total enroll- 

 ment in regular classes for the Winter term, 175. 



Spring term, 1897 — Seniors, one class in civil engineering with after- 

 noon field practice. Prof. Vedder. Juniors, one class in mechanics of en- 

 gineering. Professor Vedder. Sophomores, one class in differential cal- 

 culus. Assistant Professor Babcock; one class in plane trigonometry, Mr. 

 Pashby, and one class in surveying with afternoon field practice. Professor 



