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occasion to be repeated, the academic dress would be worn, especially 

 upon this one occasion. 



On account of the very large crowd, it was not deemed wise to have a 

 full procession in the afternoon. However the faculty and senior class 

 marched from the Women's Building to the place of meeting. Members 

 of the legislature who were fortunate in reaching the Campus in time 

 also formed as a body. 



The printing of programs was in the hands of Dr. Thomas C. Blaisdell. 



The alumni banquet was in charge of a committee consisting of two 

 alumni. Professor J. D. Towar and Floyd W. Eobison who, while not 

 connected with the college, reside in the college neighborhood, also 

 Secretary A. M. Brown, Instructors Miss Bessie Bemis and H. W. 

 Norton. 



Copies of invitations, programs and all printed matter which was used 

 on this occasion together with photographs of the speakers, badges, news- 

 papers, etc., have been placed in a strong box and stored away in a 

 vault. Perhaps in future years they may be of interest to the college 

 historian. 



Agricultural College, Mich., June 30, 1907. 



J. L. SNYDER, 



President. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



To President J. L. Snyder : 



The following is the report of the Agricultural Department for the 

 3'ear ending June 80, 1907. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



During the year the head of the department was assisted in the work 

 by Instructors H. W. Norton and A. C. Anderson the teaching and 

 demonstration work being about equally divided among the three. In 

 addition to this, Mr. Norton has assumed a large part of the responsi- 

 bility of the execution of the detail work of the beef, grade and scrub 

 cattle experiments, compiling and preparing data for publication, and 

 keeping up the registration of the pure bred herds; Mr. Anderson has 

 assumed similar duties in connection with the pure bred and grade dairy 

 lierds, and swine, also. The following instruction work was given in 

 this division, viz : for sub-freshmen and freshmen, study of breeds, 

 fall term, 93 men, 5 hours per week for 12 weeks; for seniors and 

 specials, advanced stock judging, fall term, 19 students, 10 hours per 

 week for 10 weeks; for sophomores, animal breeding, winter term, 46 

 students 5 hours per week for 6 weeks; for juniors, animal feeding, 

 spring term, 23 students 5 hours per week for 12 weeks; for seniors 

 meat cutting, etc., winter term, 14 students 10 hours per week for 12 

 weeks. In the special short courses 90 first year students received 

 instruction in stock judging 10 hours per week for S weeks, and 25 



