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for this professorship, and expressed great satisfaction with the selection of 

 Mr. Satterlee for the position. 



Mr. Satterlee entered upon duty January 1st, 1883, and in addition to the 

 charge of the department out of doors, gives lectures on Horticulture and 

 Landscape Gardening. 



Prof. E. A. A. Granger, V. S., was for seven years the professor of veteri- 

 nary in the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, Ontario, and presidents, 

 professors, government officers, and others speak of him in the highest terms, 

 and manifest sincere regret at losing him. 



The course of instruction in Veterinary has been enlarged to a full year for 

 those who elect it. Mr. Grange came as a lecturer, but is now under regular 

 appointment as a professor in the college. 



In November, 1883, Henry W. Baird, a graduate of the college, class of '83, 

 was appointed by the Board Assistant Secretary of the college, witli a salary 

 at the rate of 1600 a year. By this appointment the Secretary of the college 

 will be relieved of the burden of transcribing accounts, keeping the record of 

 student's standing, and the many clerical duties incident to the office, and 

 will have time to take up the broader duties contemplated in the organic law 

 of the institution as pertaining to the office, 



Mrs. Mary J. 0. Merrill, B. S., was graduated from the college in 1881. 

 She entered upon duty as Librarian, July 1st. Her acquaintance with the 

 course of study facilitates the assistance she can render students and others 

 in the use of the library. She has begun the extensive work of cataloguing 

 the miscellaneous matter of the library. 



COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY. 



On College Hall— Professor Harrower. 



Library Hall — Secretary Baird. 



Williams Hall — Professor Satterlee. 



Wells Hall—^lr. Frank Kedzie. 



Public JE'xercises— Professors Johnsou and McEwan. 



Entrance Examinations — Professors Cook, Carpenter, and McEwan. 



Studies of Specials of Irregular Students and on Deficiencies — Dr. Beal. 



Catalogues — Professor Harrower and Secretary Baird. 



Assignment of Students'^ Booms — President Abbot. 



Farmer''s Institutes —Dr. Kedzie. 



The Club System — (Appointed by the Board) Messrs. Abbot, Kedzie, and Carpenter. 



The Library — President Abbot. 



Work done by the College Carpenter— Secretary R. G. Baird, appointed by tlie Board. 



COMMENCEMENT, 1883 



Commencement exercises took place on the morning of Tuesday, August 

 14. On Sunday preceding. President Abbot preached the Baccalaureate 

 sermon. He took for his text the request of Zebedee's children, showing, that 

 like some modern people, they asked for responsibility rather than fitness for 

 it, were willing, for example, to become secretaries of state, of war, of the 

 treasury, etc., without the requisite knowledge and experience; asked for 

 place by arbitrary assignment, on account of personal friendship for the one 

 in authority, — a way not in accordance with God's methods; and that they 

 sought for personal gratification rather than usefulness. 



The excellent music for the occasion was kindly given by a choir consisting 

 of Mrs. R. B. De Viney, Miss Mabel Paddack, Miss May Murdock, Mr. L. A. 

 Baker, Mr. H. A. Lee, with Miss Alice Weed (class '83) accompanist. Mr. 

 Frank Kedzie took upon himself, at the president's request, the management 

 of the music. 



