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in this work by the members of other departments in the college, and 

 especially to thank the members of this year's debating team, Messrs. 

 C. C Taylor, H. L. Kempster, and O. J. Oviatt, for their constant, 

 unceasing, and determined work which made victory possible. Messrs. 

 Kempster and Taylor have the uniqne honor of having belonged to two 

 winning teams, the teams which won the only series of debates which 

 this college has been so fortunate as to secure. All of the members of 

 this year's team are juniors in the Agricultural course. 



During the year a term's work in dramatics has been offered for the 

 first time, as an elective. This work calls for the public presentation 

 of brief plays. It has proven popular, both to the students taking the 

 course and as an amusement to the college community at large. The 

 ])ortable stage provided by the college for erection in the armory has 

 made possible tlie presentation of these plays in an appropriate man- 

 ner, with scenery, curtain, etc. For these requisites to the full useful- 

 ness of this course the department is grateful, while the frequent use 

 made of the stage by various college organizations seems to warrant, 

 from an entirely different point of view, the money expended for it 

 and its appurtenances. 



For the services of an office clerk during part of each day for the 

 latter half of this year I wish to thank you and the members of the 

 State Board. 



I have only praise for the work of the other members of the depart- 

 ment during the year. They have made the welfare of the department 

 their ideal, and toward this ideal they have unceasingly striven. To 

 those of the department who have helped me in the detail work of 

 editing the volume of the proceedings of the semi-centennial celebra- 

 tion, I wish to express special thanks, as the work in no way legitimately 

 belonged to them. 



Yours most respectful Iv, 



THOS. C. BLAISDELL, 

 Professor of English and Modern Languages. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1008. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND PHYSI- 

 OLOGY. 



To the President: 



Sir: — I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of the 

 Department of Zoology and Phvsiology for the year ending June 30, 

 1008. 



There has been no change in the personnel of the department during 

 the year. 



The following schedule shows the arrangement of subjects, classes and 

 instructors by terms, the numl^er of students in each class being also 

 indicated. Laboratory or field work is required in every subject and 

 usually there are several divisions of eadi class for such work. This 

 of course involves much repetition of the laboratory work and demands 

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