DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 29 



CHANGES IN FACULTY. 



During- the first fifty years death did not enter the ranks of the active 

 teaching force of the college. This statement is believed to be true 

 although written without first making a thorough examination of the 

 records. However, within a few months of the semi-centennial celebra- 

 tion two of the most valued and most active members of the faculty were 

 removed by death. 



Prof. Ernest Everett Bogue^ died on August 19th, 1907, from the 

 effects of an operation for appendicitis. Professor Bogue was born 

 January 12th, 1864, at Orwell, Ohio. He was of French Huguenot stock 

 on his father's side. His father was a well-to-do farmer. Mr. Bogue's 

 mother was a woman of great streng-th, physically and mentally, — a 

 great worker and a great reader. 



His earliest ambition was to secure for himself a higher education, 

 and the first money he earned was used to this end. 



He took the three years' course at New Lyme Institute, Ohio, and 

 from there went to Columbus to enter the Ohio State University in 

 1890. He worked his way through the four years' course and one year 

 Post Graduate work, with almost no outside help and graduated in the 

 course of Horticulture and Forestry in 1894. He did a good deal of 

 special work in botany and entomology and in March, 1896, accepted 

 a position of Botanist and Entomologist in the Oklahoma Agricultural 

 College, taking with him his wife to whom he was married on March 

 25th, 1896. He remained in this position until the spring of 1900, when 

 he left to spend a year at Harvard, receiving later the degree of A. M. 

 from that institution. 



When the Forestry Department was established by the State Board, 

 Prof. Bogue was placed in charge, taking up his work at the opening 

 of the college year, September, 1902. He organized the dejxirtment and 

 carried it on very successfully until his death. 



Prof. Bogue was an earnest, conscientious, untiring worker. He spared 

 no efforts to give to his students the latest and the best information in 

 his field of effort. Professionally he was accorded high rank by all 

 who knew him and many were the expressions of regret received from 

 his friends throughout the country. He always had the esteem and affec- 

 tion of his students. He was a valuable citizen. At the time of his 

 death he was a member of the City Council of East Lansing. He w^as 

 also, and had been for several years. Superintendent of the local Sun- 

 day school. To him more perhaps than to any other person was due 

 the credit for the success of this enterprise. He was a good man and 

 his death was a great loss to the college and the community. 



Prof. William S. HoldswortH;, Professor of Drawing and Design, 

 died of tuberculosis on September 18th, 1907. 



Professor Holdsworth was born in London, England, Februai'y 28th, 

 18.56. He was a graduate of this college witli the class of 1878. After 

 further study and practical work in Chicago he was called back in 

 1881 bv his Alma Mater to teach drawing. He was promoted from 



