DEPARTMENT REPORTS. I79 



Note. — The period covered by tliis report extends iuto the next fiscal 

 year, however, to make tlie subject matter timely reading", it has been 

 deemed wise to publish it in the rei^ort for the year ending June 30, 1917. 



Distribution of students in departments. 



1. Eegular courses for students enrolled for degrees. 



Animal Husbandry 21 



Bacteriology 44 



Botany 14 



Chemistry 53 



Dairy Husbandry 10 



Domestic Art 11 



Domestic Science 8 



English 30 



Economics 28 



Farm Crops 7 



History 8 



Horticulture 8 



Manual Training 5 



Mathematics 34 



Physics 20 



Pol. Science 9 



Poultry Husbandry 4 



2. Special courses for rural teachers: 



Agriculture 5 



Community Leadershij) 17 



Domestic Art 8 



Domestic Science 4 



Special English 11 



Gardening 6 



General Science (Nature Stud}') 11 



Rural Education 5 



Rural Pedagog}' G 



These statistics warrant several observations. 



1. The enrollment of men has suffered. The loss in attendance is 

 probably attributable to the unsettled conditions of this year. 



2. The number of new students is practically equal to that of last 

 year, indicating that we have held our owu in outside attendance. 



. 3. The number of rural teachers in attendance is double that of last 

 year. 



4. The number of advance students, both from our own college and 

 other institutions has fallen off materially. The demand for trained men 

 in the conservation programs no doubt explains this fact. 



5. The students in attendance are- widely distributed through the 

 regular courses offered. 



6. The rural teachers are scattered through the several courses. The 

 enrollment in Nature Study, Commuuit}^ Leadership and Special English 

 warrants the conclusion that supplementary courses of this type are 

 needed in company with elementary Agriculture and Home Economics. 



