106 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



On June 1. 1917, the afternoon of Commencement Day the new bnihl- 

 ings were dedicated by exercises lield in tlie Enoineerin«>' Assend)]y Room 

 of The R. E, Olds Hall of Engineering, according to the following pro- 

 gram : 



Presentation of the Key of the R. E. Olds Hall of En- 

 gineering Mr. Ransom E. Olds 



Acceptance . .Dean George W. Bissell. 



Greetings : 



On Behalf of the Division of Agriculture. .Dean Robert S. Shaw. 



On Behalf of the Division of Home Economics 



Dean Georgia L. White. 



On Behalf of the Division of Home Economics 



Mr. Lowell O. Stewart, '17. - 



On Behalf of the Engineering Alumni 



Mr. Philip B. Woodworth, '80. 



*Presentation of Portrait of Mr. Ransom E. Olds 



Mr. William K. Prudden, '78. 



Acceptance President Frank S. Kedzie. 



A few days later a bronze dedicatory tablet was placed in the main 

 entrance of The R. E. Olds Hall of Engineering. It contains the follow- 

 ing inscription : 



1917 



THE R. E. OLDS HALL OP ENGINEERING 



ERECTED ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF A 



SIMILAR BUILDING WHICH TOGETHER WITH 



THE COLLEGE SHOPS, BURNED WITH ALMOST 



TOTAL LOSS OF STRUCTURES AND CONTENTS 



MARCH 5, 191G. 



The portrait of Mr. Olds has been permanently hung in my office. 



'New Equipment. In addition to the new buildings considerable new 

 equipment has been purchased and installed and approriations for the 

 coming year have been made for continuing the replacement of the losses 

 from the fire. This work is necessarily slow on account of high prices, 

 slow deliveries and the necessity of recogTiizing the other interests of 

 the whole College which we gladly do, appreciating the sacrifices which 



*Painted by Mr. J. H. D. Ferguson. 



