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gations along .several lines in connection with the U. S. Biological Survey of 

 the Department of Agriculture at Washington. Professor Conger has visited 

 several of the Muskegon fox farms and has talked with the owners and others 

 interested, and given some lectures on this new industry. It seems likely 

 that this work wall have to be carried on indefinitely and with increasing at- 

 tention as the industry develops, but thus far it has not seemed expedient to 

 issue any bulletin on this subject. 



Two points of interest should be noted in connection with the general 

 museum: One is the gift of about one hundred specimens of mounted birds 

 by Mrs. J. W. Potter of Lansing, forming a welcome addition to our local 

 collection. These birds were collected in the vicinity of Lansing, and were 

 mounted by Mrs. Potter's father, Hiram Rossman, after he was eighty years 

 old. The other item is the disappearance of one of the old attractions of the 

 museum, the so-called war horse, Old Buckskin, which was ridden by Lieut. 

 L. B. Baker of the U. S. Secret Service during the Civil war and was present 

 at the capture of J. 'Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin. This mounted speci- 

 men was presented to the College many years ago but through age and poor 

 preservation originally, had deteriorated to such an extent that Lieut. 

 Baker's relatives agreed that it would be better to have it removed from the 

 museimi. It was ther(^fore destroyed and the saddle and bridle which 

 had been merely loaned to the College were returned to the owners. 



Respectfully submitted, 



WALTER B. BARROWS, 

 Professor of Zoology and Physiok)g3^ and 

 Curator of the General Museum. 

 East Lansing, Michigan June 30, 1921. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF LIBERAL ARTS COUNCIL. 



To the President and State Board of Agriculture : 



Gentlemen : Members of the board of control for the current year : 



Professor W. W. Johnston. 

 Professor C. P. Halligan. 

 Mr. J. B. Hasselman. 

 Professor W. H. French. 

 Student members: 

 Mr. W. A. Tobey. 

 Miss Dorothy Foster. 



The liberal arts council has endeavored to i)rovi(le wholesome, literary and 

 musical entertainment from time to time during the college year, for the 

 student body. 



We have had a very excellent line of entertainments but have been handi- 

 capped in having a place to hold the meetings. We were finally granted the 

 use of the gymnasium for a part of the meetings, through the kindness of 

 President Kedzie and Physical Director Brewer. 



Our experiences of the year lead us to make two recommendations to govern 

 future activities : 



