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published of the results. Next year we plan to award suitable sweaters to 

 members of the N. R. A. team. 



D. A theater party was held at the Bijou in the fall term with about 200 

 in attendance, at which performance the sponsors attended. 



E. Sponsors were chosen early in the fall, one for corps and one for each 

 unit. The purpose is to bring the j^oung ladies into closer touch and greater 

 sympathy with the Military department and to encourage them to use the 

 advantages offered therein. 



F. Dance. A corps dance was held the night of Washington's birthday 

 at the Gymnasium. About 300 couple were present. 



G. An annual field day was instituted, to be held close to the end of the 

 spring term. Contests, partly military, partly athletic in character, of a 

 nature that would be equal for all three units, were staged. The meet was 

 won by the cavalry unit and a silk guidon presented to be carried by that 

 unit at all formal functions until the next meet when they must defend their 

 title. 



VII. ATTENDANCE. 



Attendance opened in the fall term with about 500 but OAving to the liberal 

 policy of the department in granting credits to the ex-service men, attendance 

 dwindled rapidly, leaving us at the end of the year with 376 enrolled, receiving 

 grades. The elective work carried with it 33 students. Next year's rolls 

 show 56 new electives, making the junior and senior year students 86 strong 

 who will be receiving commutation of rations. With the lessening of the 

 numbers of ex-service men entering as freshmen, this department will pick 

 up rapidly in size. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



P.^G. WRIGHTSON, 



Major, U. S. A. 



East Lansing, Michigan. June 30, 1921. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. 



President F. S. Kedzie, 



East Lansing, Michigan. 

 Dear President Kedzie : 



I have the honor to report as follows regarding the work of the Department 

 of Meteorology: 



Twelve students enrolled for instruction in meteorology during the spring 

 term, 1921. As usual the practical side of the subject was emphasized. 

 Students were taught to carefully observe and correlate atmospheric condi- 

 tions, each student making a complete record of weather conditions for one 

 month from his own observations of temperature, pressure, wind velocity 

 and direction, humidity, rainfall, clouds, etc. Instruction was given in fore- 

 casting from local conditions also with the aid of weather maps. 



Unfortunately many students who would like to take the course in meteor- 

 ology are prevented from doing so by conflicts with other subjects scheduled 

 for the same hours one or more days in the week. Several came to me to see 

 if some other hours could not be given to meteorology. Three to four or five 



