DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 53 



Short Course Eurollment : 



Two Year 16 Weeks Course, 1st year 82 



Two Year 16 Weeks Course, 2n(l year 53 



General Agriculture, 8 AVeeks, 1st year 82 



General Agriculture, 8 Weeks, 2nfl year 33 



Horticulture, 8 Weeks 15 



Dairying, 8 Weeks 24 



Poultry, 8 Weeks 6 



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The total enrollment for the Agricultural Division during the year, 

 including both regular and short course students amounted to 1193, 

 a slight decrease in comparison with the previous year. As all avail- 

 able space in the Agi-icultural Building was given over to the Engineering 

 Division, no attempt Avas made to procure a large attendance upon Short 

 Courses and the somewhat lesser numbers were handled with difficulty as 

 it was. 



The Short Courses were directed by Mr. Asliley M. Berridge in a 

 very satisfactory way, in fact never before has (here been such close 

 personal touch between administration and student, nor have class nor 

 individual needs been met in such a satisfactory way heretofore. 



Dr. G. D. Shafer, Secretary of the Committee on Advanced Degrees, 

 conducted the work of the year in an unusually painstaking and satis- 

 factory way. We regret, exceedingly, that Dr. Shafer finds it impossible 

 to remain with us another year and continue the work so satisfactorily 

 performed by him. 



Personally I have been engaged in instruction work during each term 

 of the year, having presented the subject of Farm Management to Short 

 Course men during the fall term and juniors in the spring, as well as 

 meeting juniors in Animal Feeding and freshmen in Agricultural De- 

 velopment in the winter term. 



I desire to express my appreciation of the persistent, painstaking, 

 efficient efforts of Mr. R. S. Hudson, Superintendent of the College Farm, 

 whose duties are of a more arduous character than is generally realized. 



I greatly appreciate the support and continuance of the pleasantest 

 relations with all with whom I am officially associated. 



Respectfully submitted, 



R. S. SHAW, 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1917. Dean of Agriculture. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



To the President: 



Sir — I herewith submit the following report of the Department of 

 Horticulture and Landscape Gardening for the year ending June 30th, 

 1917: 



