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ularly those with weak eyes and irritated throats and a disagreeable one 

 to all because of a formalin saturated atmosphere. Considerable space 

 should be allotted to the display of museum material already stored away 

 and to the accumulating of specimens which pertain to the proper pre- 

 sentation of anatomical subjects at present inaccessable. We hope these 

 conditions may be remedied in the near future. 



Yours truly, 

 F. W. CHAMBERLAIN, 

 Associate Professor of Anatomy. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1916. 



REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. 



President F. S. Kedzie, College: 



Dear Sir — I have the pleasure to report to you on those phases of the 

 departmental work for the year other than experimental and extensional. 

 Changes in the teaching staff involve only the addition of Mr. L. C. Lud- 

 lum who comes to us from the University of Michigan to take up the work 

 previously carried on by Dr. Himmelberger. Mr. Ludlum had charge of 

 the class in pathogenic bacteriology and immunity and demonstrated 

 marked ability in handling the students and in interesting them in the 

 work. He also conducted in a satisfactory manner one section in Bact- 

 eriology Ic during the spring term, an arrangement made necessary by a 

 conflict in my schedule. I have taken charge of both classes in sanitary 

 science, given to the men in the fall term and to the women in the spring 

 term, while Miss Northrup has taken on new courses in laboratory in- 

 struction for the engineers in the winter and spring terms. Mr. Brown 

 was kind enough to take charge of one section in Bacteriology la in the 

 fall term because of a conflict in my schedule. He has also directed the 

 research and major studies for the M. S. degree of Mr. F. 0. Ockerblad 

 who received the degree in June. His thesis, ''Viability of Pseudomonus 

 radicicola under aerobic and partial anaerobic conditions," records a 

 very interesting and valuable series of experiments. Mr. Morgan has 

 supervised the major work of Mr. O. M. Gruzit in Soil Bacteriology. The 

 degree of M. S. was granted in June. His thesis, "The effect of some acids, 

 alkalis and inorganic salts in soil bacteria in soil solution" is a valuable 

 contribution to the soil solution studies. Mr. Cooledge has maintained 

 his former enviable reputation as a teacher of Dairy Bacteriology in the 

 courses for the short course students in Dairy Hygiene for the veterinary 

 students and in connection with the laboratory work of Market Milk, 

 Dairy 4. There is an increased demand for additional courses in Dairy 

 Bacteriology on the part of the undergraduates and graduates, but we 

 are already under the necessity of using the new Dairy Building for part 

 of this instruction although the room and facilities are not adapted to 

 our needs. Mr. Cooledge has had a number of students taking advanced 

 courses in Dairy Bacteriology during the year. One of these men, Mr. I. 

 F. Huddlevson, is completinghis major for the M. S. this summer. His 



