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have been made that engineering might be reinvested with facilities for 

 worlv at the earliest practical moment. 



Organization. The departments and department heads for the past 

 vear are as follows : 



Civil Engineering H. K, Vedder 



Drawing and Design K. K. Steward 



Electrical Engineering A. E. Sawyer 



Mechanical Engineering J. A. Poison 



The work in machine design, formerly administered by the Depart- 

 ment of Mechanical Engineering has been this year handled by the De- 

 partment of Drawing and Design and as a result of this experience the 

 arrangement has been made permanent. 



The Department of Mechanical Engineering has taken charge of the 

 shop work in wood and iron for the agricultural students. 



Personnel. The teaching staff is composed of the Dean of Engineering, 

 four professors, two associate professors, live assistant professors and 

 twenty-two instructors, a total of thirty-four persons. 



In addition, one laboratory engineer, one mechanician, two clerks and 

 three janitors are employed, making a total personnel of forty-one. 



Students. The enrollment for the year is as follows: 



Seniors C8 



Juniors 64 



Sophom,ores 88 



Freshmen 127 



Special 4 



Total 384 



Sixty-two were graduated on Commencement Day. 



Appreciation. For myself and for the members of my staff I record 

 sincere appreciation of the courtesies extended by the other college de- 

 partments in the way of office and teaching space during our recon- 

 struction period, particularly to those who gave up comfortable offices 

 in Agricultural Hall for our convenience. We hope to be able to re- 

 ciprocate in measure but not in kind, meaning, not because of a calamity 

 such as befell us in the fire. 



Prospects. The effect of the war on technical education in this country 

 cannot be predicted, but I believe that every reasonable effort should 

 be made to interest and secure young men, not called to the colors, 

 in the idea and for the ideal of better training for ilsefulness — in the 

 Avar if it be lasting^ but in any event in the post-war time when industrial 

 readjustment the world over will demand intelligent, energetic and 

 enthusiastic young men in large numbers. 



Respectfully submitted, 



G. W. BISSELL, 



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



