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first time, proved their worth so decisively that after the first three or four 

 weeks the expected doubtful attitude of students changed to one of hearty 

 appreciation. As I have considerable knowledge of the difficulties which 

 teachers of English have to face in meeting junior and senior engineers in 

 various institutions, I feel that in making a success of the work Professor 

 Weaver has conclusively proved his ability to master difficult situations. 

 This is all the more notable from the fact that he did not win his success by 

 giving the engineers exactly what they wanted. Though a certain part of 

 the work may be classed as "practical", he gave them, especially during the 

 spring term, literature which would tend to lead them out into broad and 

 vital human relations. He treated them not wholly as engineers or as men 

 seeking to qualify for the largest possible salaries, but as citizens and as men. 

 That students responded to this manner of approach is highly creditable to 

 them as well as to their teacher. 



In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the loyal, faithful and 

 efficient work of the members of my department. I ^\^sh also to express 

 genuine and hearty appreciation of the backing which your administration 

 has given me. As I contemplate your retirement from the presidency of the 

 College I do so with the grateful consciousness that in one respect in partic- 

 ular you have supported me without fail ; by word and act you have stood 

 behind me in my endeavor to obtain the best men for my department. 

 In consequence, I can say that, in spite of the extreme and growing 

 scarcity of good teachers of English, the personnel of the depaxtment has 

 grown stronger year by year. 



Verv respectfully submitted, 



W. W. JOHNSTON, 

 Professor of English and Modern Languages. 



East Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 1921. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS. 



President F, S. Kedzie, 

 Dear Sir: 



I have the honor to submit for your consideration the following report on 

 the work of the Department of Mathematics for the year ending June 

 30, 1921. 



During the year the teaching staff of the department was as follows: 



L. C. Plant, Professor. 



L. C. Emmons, Associate professor. 



G. G. Speeker, S. E. Crowe, V. G. Grove, T. 0. Walton, F. E. Wood, 

 assistant professors. 



C. T. Bumer, W. H. Lyons, instructors. 



Mr. T. 0. Walton took up his work with us at the beginning of the fall term 

 and Dr. F. E. Wood and Mr. W. H. Lyons came into residence at the beginning 

 of the winter term. 



During the year Professor Emmons has not only done his usual amount of 

 teaching, but also has taken care of a large amount of statistical work that 

 has been referred to him bj^ different departments of the College. 



The staff has continued its bi-weeklv lectures on advanced work in mathe- 



