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the same amount. The building was erected by contract by Elias Spross 

 for $385. The bath tubs and equipment cost about $150; the labor of erec- 

 tion about $60. The water for the bath house is heated by steam in a tank 

 erected several years ago over the boilers, and seems to be all that could be 

 desired. 



Various other constructions of small moment have from time to time 

 been in my charge, regarding which detailed report has already been made 

 to the board. 



During the winter vacation I visited Memphis, Tenn., and delivered an 

 address, as per invitation of the National Society of Brick Makers. I 

 returned by the Mississippi river. 



I prepared an article on " Eoad Making," which was read at the Farmers' 

 Institutes at Flint, Big Rapids and Brooklyn. It was also published in 

 the Michigan Farmer and in the Drainage Journal of Indianapolis. 



I am respectfully yours, 



R. C. CARPENTER, 

 Professor of Mathematics and Engineering. 

 Agricultural College, Mich., ( 

 October 1, 1889. f 



REPORT OF THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



To the President of the Michigan Agricultural College : 



Sir — Having the honor to report the work done in the Veterinary 

 Department of this College during the year 1888-9, I beg leave to submit 

 the following: 



During the fall term my class consisted of thirty-four students, being 

 thirty from the senior class and four specials, and to it daily lectures were 

 given upon the subject of the anatomy of farm animals. The discussion of 

 the subject was aided by diagrams, skeletons and the models of many parts 

 of the horse and other domestic animals. After the anatomy had been gone 

 through in the class-room, a number of horses were purchased and dissected 

 by the students themselves, who, I am glad to be able to say, manifested 

 much interest in the work ; and when certain anatomical divisions of the 

 cadaver were dissected, drawings were made of it in order to still further 

 impress the peculiar arrangements of parts upon the mind. These draw- 

 ings have been preserved, as I think they reflect much credit upon the class. 



During the latter part of this term I was materially assisted in the practi- 

 cal part of the work by Mr. N. S. Mayo, who acted as demonstrator of 

 anatomy to one half of the class while I took the other. 



The spring term was devoted largely to a description of the most impor- 

 tant diseases of our domestic animals, which were illustrated in some 

 instances by the existing disease in the living animal, in others by patho- 

 logical specimens, and in still others by diagrams and models. In order that 

 the student might get as much practical work as possible in this depart- 

 ment, one day a week was devoted to the performance of operations, and 

 also the manipulations of living creatures, in order to show how to apply the 

 various remedial agents, etc., in case of sickness or accident. 



