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vorsity, where he received his master's degree in mathematics in June. 

 Mr. "S'ern James filled the vacancy caused b}^ the absence of Mr. Emmons. 

 Mr. Keece took advantage of the opportunity granted him to spend the 

 fall term doing graduate work in the University of Wisconsin, and, in 

 exchange, to teach in the summer school without remuneration. Other 

 members of the department are spending their sunlmer vacation period 

 in doing graduate work. 



The department believes in the personal relation between instructor 

 and student. For this reason, each instructor supplements class work 

 with conferences with his students. After an experience of three years, 

 the department is convinced that the results obtained through these 

 conferences justifies the large amount of time spent in this way. 



I take this opportunity to express to the staff my appreciation for their 

 constant efforts to strengthen their teaching and for the interest they 

 have taken in the mathematics for agricultural students. 



The total number of students taking mathematics during the year 

 was 1,183, divided among the different terms as follows: fall, 374; 

 winter, 431; spring, 351; summer, 41. The total number of class periods 

 for the year was 400, divided among the different terms as follows : 

 fall, 110; winter, 130; spring, 100; summer, 60. 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. C. PLANT, 

 Professor of Mathematics. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1917. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY. 



President Frank S. Kedzie, College. 



Dear Sir — I have the honor to submit the following report on the 

 work of the Department of Chemistry for the year ending June 30, 1917. 



We have been especially fortunate in retaining the entire teaching 

 force of last year for the present year. In addition Mr. P. S. Brundage, 

 a graduate of the University of Michigan, has served as an instructor 

 and we have had the services of a senior student assistant for two terms. 

 The teaching staff for the year was as follows : 



A. J. Clark, Professor. 



R. C. Huston, Associate Professor. 



B. E. Hartsuch and W. P. Wood, Assistant Professors. 



D. T. Ewing, D. C. Carpenter, H. L. Publow, C. D. Ball, 

 K. G. Hancher, T. E. Friedemann, E. L. Undei-wood, and 

 P. S. Brundage, Instructors. 

 R. W. Berridge, Assistant. 



The successful work of the department during the past year has been 

 largely due to the excellent spirit of cooperation which has existed among 

 the members of the staff and to the hard, conscientious work of each one. 



Five junior engineers elected the newly installed engineering chemistry 



