DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 131 



On behalf of the Division of Engineering, as well as for myself per- 

 sonally, I sincerely thank authorities, colleagues, co-workers, students 

 and our friends everywhere for their sympathetic cooperation in the 

 work of restoration of engineering at M. A. C. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



G. W. BISSELL, 

 Dean of Engineering. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1916. 



EXHIBIT "A". 



March 13, 1916. 



Dr. F. E. Kedzie, East Lansing, Mich,: 



My Dear Mr. President — I have to report that on the morning of Sun- 

 day, March 5th, a disastrous fire swept the engineering buildings of the 

 College and destroyed Engineering Hall and all of the shop buildings ex- 

 cept the foundry and lumber shed. Some damage was done to the east 

 end of Wells Hall and the Power House, Veterinary Building, old 

 Boiler House and Carpenter Shop were seriously threatened. 



The combined efforts of the College and Lansing fire departments pre- 

 vented damage beyond that above stated. 



By the valiant efforts of College authorities, teachers and students, 

 and others, considerable valuable machinery and apparatus were removed 

 from the basement of the west end of Engineering Hall and from the ma- 

 chine shop. 



I was in Chicago at the time of the fire, and did not return to the Cam- 

 pus until late in the afternoon. Upon arrival I found that arrangements 

 had been made for taking up, in temporary quarters all of the classes 

 previously accommodated in the engineering buildings. 



This was a wonderful achievement, and I wish here to record my sin- 

 cere thanks and appreciation of the efforts made and results accomp- 

 lished by President and other authorities, our colleagues in all depart- 

 ments of the College, and by the students. The real M. A, C. spirit con- 

 quered every obstacle, and at this writing I can report that all work is 

 going on profitably to all concerned, in spite of inconveniences here and 

 there. 



The engineering plant, previous to the fire, had an inventorial valua- 

 tion of 1240,000. Of this amount there is now available the following: 



BUILDINGS. 



Foundry and equipment |7,000 00 



Lumber shed and stock 1,000 00 



$8,000 00 



