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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



During the present summer the head of the department will take a 

 rest, but every other member of the teaching force will take post-graduate 

 work, either in our own or some other college. Mr. Burt and Mr. Rose- 

 boom will take work in Chicago University, Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Berg- 

 quist in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mr. Conger at the 

 Douglas Lake Biological Station of the University of Michigan, Mr. 

 Stack at the Lake Laboratory of the University of Ohio at Cedar Point, 

 Ohio, and Mr. Eastman in our own summer school at East Lansing. In 

 addition Mr. Conger will take charge of the department and our sum- 

 mer school classes in elementary zoology and physiology until the end 

 of July, when he will be relieved by Mr. LeRoy who will take charge for 

 the rest of the vacation. 



The regular work of the department has progressed satisfactorily dur- 

 ing the year although the great size of some of the classes has taxed 

 severely the capacity of the department. Indeed the laboratory work 

 would have been seriously weakened in the winter and spring terms but 

 for the fact that arrangements were made to utilize student assistants, 

 mostly seniors, in several of the laboratories. Those employed in the 

 winter term were S. H. Dwight, B. W. Householder, G. A. Newlon, J. W. 

 Randall and R. H. Sill ; in the spring term, S. H. Dwight, G. A. Newlon, 

 R. H. Sill and H. Weckler. The three-fold division of the sophomore 

 class for the courses in elementary zoology, physiology and geology has 

 worked perfectly and doubtless will be continued in future years. The 

 new elective course in elementary geology for engineers was given to a 

 large class in the spring term and apparently filled a decided want. Still 

 another course in geology, economic geology for engineers, has been au- 

 thorized and will be given as soon as the conditions warrant it. 



The following outline for the year indicates the number of classes and 

 students handled by each member of the force. It should be borne in 

 mind that in addition to the teaching hours indicated, each instructor 

 spends at least as much time in the preparation and care of laboratory 

 material and apparatus, while several members of the force are utilized 

 in caring for the collections of the general museum for which no other 

 provision is made. 



Teaching Work of Deparlment. 



Prof. W. B. Barrows 



Asst. Prof. B. B. Roseboom. 



AsBt. Prof. r. A. Burt 



Inst. A. C. Conger 



Inst. V. E. LeRoy 



Inst. W. E. Eastman 



Inst. J. W. Stack 



Inst. S. G. Bergquiat....... 



Totals , 



Fall term, 1915. 



16 

 16 



18 

 18 

 18 

 19 

 19 



124 



X: 



e^ 



23 



-I "3 



43 

 72 

 79 

 71 

 91 

 128 

 104 



588 



Winter term, 1916. 



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o a 

 W 



15 

 19 

 21 

 24 

 22 

 24 

 23 

 22 



170 



J3- 



34 



a «; 



63 



105 

 62 

 108 

 93 

 102 

 131 

 144 



808 



Spring term, 1916. 



o Q 

 Cli 



10 

 18 

 20 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 21 

 20 



155 





32 



■go 



66 

 74 

 54 

 97 

 91 

 68 

 89 

 55 



584 



