DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 49 



a week, was offered in the spring term to juniors. In all, eleven hours 

 have been added to the course in domestic science. 



In the middle of the fall term Miss Rushmore resigned to accept a 

 more responsible position. The College has been fortunate in securing 

 Miss Belle C, Crowe of Truro, Nova Scotia, to carry on the work so well 

 begun by Miss Rushmore. 



The triennial banquet, largely under the direction of Miss Crowe, was 

 the occasion of a triumi^h for both teacher and students in domestic 

 science. 



The music has been carried on as usual by Mrs. Marshall. A cantata 

 by the chorus, and the music at chapel and commencement, attest the 

 efficiency of pupils and the quality of their training. 



The value of the equipment and furnishings of Abbot Hall is about 

 $2,000. These furnishings we shall take with us to the new building. 

 During the year we have added three carbon photographs and two large 

 casts, as wall decorations of our j)arlors. The value of these articles is 

 about |75. 



During the two years of my office we have tested regulations which 

 will be printed for use in the new dormitory. My own work has varied. 

 During the fall term there were ten hours of teaching, in which I met 

 four different classes. During the other two terms my teaching wa» 

 one hour a week. We have had no housekeeper during the year, and this 

 gave the care of the house to me. I have had, also, care of the sick. 

 Fewer students have been sick this year than the year before, owing 

 perhaps to better sanitary conditions of the house. The sickness has 

 been cause of greater anxiety, however, because of its epidemic charac- 

 ter, the diseases being tonsilitis, measles and scarlet fever. 



I have had, as usual, the general executive work of the department 

 in its relation to the College and in its relation to students. 



I have to report, on the whole, a satisfactory year. 



Respectfully, 



MAUD RYLAND KELLER, 

 Dean of Women's Department. 



Agricultural College, Mich., 

 June 30, 1900. 



DEPxVRTMENT OF DRAWING. 



To the President: 



Dear Sir — I have the honor to present herewith the report of the 

 work done in the Department of Drawing for the College year ending 

 June IG, 1900: 



Miss Holt, having been granted leave of absence for the year to con- 

 tinue her studies in Boston, Miss Elizabeth Sprague served very accept- 

 ably as her substitute. 



Fall term — In order to give the freshmen engineers more time and 

 better facilities for the selection of drawing instruments we tried the 

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