524 BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. 



of illustratino' what is tauofht. There should be orathered 

 under its roof a museum of agricultural implements and of 

 agricultural products. Some of the graduates of the college 

 arc now making collections for such a museum. 



While, as custodians of property belonging to the State, 

 we feel bound to keep the buildings of the college in good 

 condition as far as our funds will permit ; and while we are 

 aware that the new buildings and the improvements in other 

 l)uildings must contribute to the efficiency of the college, we 

 recognize clearly that buildings are but one means of suc- 

 cess, and that a more important means are the appliances for 

 ■ teaching put into the buildings. Hence when the new build- 

 ing is completed and the class-rooms are permanently 

 assigned to the several departments, we propose to provide 

 additional means of instruction. There should be a con- 

 siderable outlay for additional apparatus in the Department 

 of Physics. The practical work of the college requires 

 much objective teaching. Such teaching is impossible with- 

 out suitable apparatus. Long ago there should have been at 

 this college an agricultural library, superior to any other 

 within the limits of the State. The value of such a library 

 to the students of the college and to all who wish to investi- 

 gate agricultural and related scientific subjects is evident, and 

 we confidently expect that when our new library building is 

 finished the donations of books and of money for the pur- 

 chase of books will be largely increased. 



ATTENDANCE. 



Though there has been during the year a decided advance 

 in the scholarship required to maintain one's standing in the 

 several classes, the number of students in attendance at the 

 College has not diminished. If one considers the intellect- 

 ual power, the habits of study, and the character of the 

 students now in the College, he must have no little satisfac- 

 tion in its condition. When the present attendance is in- 

 creased from 30 to 40 per cent, we shall have as many 

 students as our present arrangements will justify. A greater 

 number cannot be well accommodated, and if they could, a 

 large increase of teaching force would be required, owing 

 to the division of classes* Both economy and thorough 



