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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



later, and the anini;il addition of new courses, tlie figures have materi- 

 ally changed. During llie year just closed, without listing any student a 

 second time even though the individual takes several subjects or ap- 

 pears on the roll for three successive terms, we have given instruction to 

 412 different students, including sixty-nine in the regular full veterin- 

 ary course, ninety-one agricultural students electing veterinary science, 

 and the first and second year slioi't courses, including both the five 

 months' and eight weeks' classes; the later swelling the aggregate to an 

 average in excess of three hours daily for a period of sixteen weeks de- 

 voted exclusively to work with students of agriculture. 



The eflficiency of our work has been materially enhanced through be- 

 ing able to retain the same teaching staff year after year and the praise- 

 worthy efforts put fortli by each individual forecasts an encouraging out- 

 look for the approaching year. The classroom work, extensively supple- 

 mented in some instances, is distributed in the re-adjusted schedule as 

 follows: 



As has already been intimated an institution claiming a progressive 

 policy must be alive to the constantly increasing demand for an exten- 

 sion of its scope of usefulness to the people of the State, and moreover 

 through increased offerings is the opportunity to the prospective stu- 

 dent broadened. With the work already in hand and by offering pro- 

 jected plans for future development both in the teaching facilities and 

 extension work may w^e amply demonstrate the validity of our claim 

 to a needed increase in the present corps of instructors. The courses, we 

 deem it feasible to introduce at this time, aim toward development along 

 two lines; for veterinary students and veterinarians on the one hand 

 and students of agricultural pursuits on the other. 



With the ever increasing responsibilities obligatory upon the trained 

 veterinarian and new avenues constantly broadening the field of work, 

 the state college should be keen to the necessity of offering its facilities 

 to the graduate practitioners of Michigan and arrange courses to give 

 them opportunity to keep in the forefront and increase their eflficiency. 

 We should then, as soon as possible, and indeed, ought at once, make ar- 

 rangements to offer short courses and conferences for practitioners, 

 plan a week schedule for the winter season when professional duties are 

 less active, in which should be included attractive methods for pursu- 

 ing modern surgery, for studying parasitic diseases, live stock sani- 

 tation and research into problems incident to infectious diseases, etc. 



From the standpoint of the student the work offered has constantly 

 been of high grade with additions and improvements from time to time, 

 and if manifesting weakness at any point we believe it is along the line 

 of medical clinic. Efforts are to be made with a view to improvement in 



