DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 87 



In addition to my Department duties I have been acting as class 

 oflScer for the Sub-Freshmen of the Engineering course. While I am 

 glad to make myself useful the duties connected with this work are 

 exacting, not always pleasant, and, especially at the opening of the year, 

 consume much time really needed for Department purposes. 



W. S. HOLDSWORTH. 

 Agricultural College, Mich. 

 June 30, 1904. 



REPORT OF ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. 



To the President: 



I submit herewith a report of the Department of Physical Culture 

 for the year ending June 30, 1904. 



The work of the Department has been along two lines, gymnasium 

 work and athletic. The object of each is the same — to build up strong, 

 healthy bodies and to make manly men. Along the line of gymnasium 

 work instruction has been offered in Indian clubs, dumb-bells, bar-bells, 

 free arm and breathing exercises, apparatus work and indoor games. 

 These classes were open to all, but the work was especially planned for 

 those students not taking part in the general athletic work. This work 

 proved popular and was largely attended by students from all classes 

 during the winter months. 



The athletics of the institution is divided into the general heads, foot- 

 ball, baseball, basket-ball, track and indoor athletics. Our football team, 

 during the past fall, played nine games, meeting with but one defeat 

 and winning the State inter-collegiate championship with ease. In 

 basket-ball we also had the strongest College team in the State. 



The 1904 baseball team was unusually successful, playing a schedule 

 of 16 games, of which 12 were victories. 



In the State inter-collegiate series of six games all were victories and 

 the pennant and championship cup i-esides with M. A. C. The track, 

 relay and indoor teams also won those championships at the inter- 

 collegiate meet held at Albion early in June, scoring more points than 

 the other five colleges combined. 



M. A. C. was represented by one man at the World's collegiate cham- 

 pionship games at St. Louis on June 25. Two second places were won, 

 which placed M. A. C. in a tie with the University of Illinois foir third 

 place in the meet. 



The new bath house, which was opened with this school year, has 

 been a decided success. Equipped with fifteen shower baths, two tub 

 baths, and an excellent swimming pool, it is not only of untold benefit 

 to the young men as a whole, but, by furnishing dressing and bath 

 facilities, has increased materially the benefits from the gymnasium and 

 athletic work. It is unfortunate, however, that the bath house may 

 be used only by those young men who elect to pay the one dollar and 



