DEPARTMENT REPORTS 



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Vedder. Freshmen, two classes in plane geometry, Assistant Professor 

 Babcock and Mr. Pashby; and two classes in solid geometry, Assistant 

 Professor Babcock and Mr. Pashby. Total enrollment for the Spring 

 term, 163. 



In addition to the regular class work as above scheduled, we have 

 given special instruction in such subjects as lettering, colored topography 

 and other civil engineering drawing. Mr. Pashby assisted me in caring 

 for the afternoon field practice in surveying, although not regularly as- 

 signed to that work. All teachers in the department have been called 

 upon to give special instruction in practical surveying, on Saturdays and 

 at other times. 



About 100 special examinations have been given and reported during 

 the year, a smaller number, I believe, than for any similar period since 

 I took charge of the department. This number does not include examina- 

 tions taken at entrance, but only those to make up back work. The un- 

 usually small number of special examinations would, therefore, seem to 

 indicate better success in the regular class examinations, — an inference 

 which I hope may prove to be a fact. 



In accordance with my custom in earlier reports, I have prepared the 

 following table, which exhibits in convenient form for reference the totals 

 of the above class record, and some other points that may be called in 

 question: 



Class loork of the department of mathematics and civil engineering for the college year 



1896-97. 



Our classes have used as text-books the following: 



Van Velzer & Slichter's School Algebra for agricultural students, Van 

 Velzer & Slichter's University Algebra for mechanical students, Beman 

 8c Smith's Geometry, Wentworth's Trigonometry for the Fall term class, 

 Jones' Trigonometry for the Spring term class, Wentworth's Analytic 

 Geometry, Rice «& Johnson's Calculus, Church's Mechanics, Hodgman's 

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