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was appointed in his place, reporting for duty on April 1st. Mr. Wilt- 

 berger is employed both by the College and by the Experiment Station, 

 his time being equally divided between the two. 



Mr. F. E. Millen resigned at Christmas time to take up a position 

 as instructor in the Iowa State University — his work as instructor in 

 beekeeping and State Inspector of Apiaries being taken up by Mr. B. F. 

 Kindig, who had been for years Assistant State Entomologist of Indiana, 

 where he has had extensive experience in beekeeping and in the inspection 

 of apiaries. Fortunately, the last legislature passed a law increasing the 

 direct appropriation for the inspection of apiaries by ^1,500.00 per 

 annum. Besides this the legislature conferred on the State Board of 

 Agriculture authority to appoint deputy inspectors, two of which have 

 been temporarily appointed. They are Mr. Paul W. Erbaugh and Mr. 

 Donald P. Barrett. Mr. Kindig's report as State Inspector of Apiaries 

 is to be found elsewhere in this volume. The College now owns a well 

 ordered apiary of twenty-three colonies for use in demonstrations and 

 in class work in the new four term option in Apiculture, which is 

 scheduled to begin with the spring term of 1918. 



During the early autumn Doctor G. D. Shafer tendered his resignation, 

 to take effect on September 1, 1917. Doctor Shafer has been Secretary 

 of the Committee on Graduate Work since its present organization, and 

 his loss will be keenly felt both by the student body and by his as- 

 sociates. Doctor Shafer plans to go into private work for a time at 

 least. 



During the year the department has made an effort to build up the 

 material used for educational displays in the class room and at gather- 

 ings of farmers, fruit grovrers, and others interested in agriculture. 



The calls for extension work are increasing in number and in import- 

 ance yearly. At present Mr. Don B. Whelan is employed as Extension 

 Specialist in Entomology during the summer and fall, and by the College 

 during the winter and spring. It would appear that the Extension Spe- 

 cialist could well be employed in the field during the entire year. 



Kespectfully submitted, 



R. H. PETTIT, 

 Professor of Entomology. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1917. 



