DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 73 



THE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND 



ECONOMICS. 



To the President: 



There have been enrolled in the department of which I have charge 

 during the past year, 560 students. These enrollments are distributed 

 as follows: By terms, Autumn, 173; winter, 207; spring, 275. By 

 classes, sub-freshmen, 60; freshmen, 33; sophomores, 141; juniors, 162; 

 seniors, 146 ; specials 18. By subject, history, 275 ; political science, 143 ; 

 political economy, 175; education, 67. 



The number of courses presented by this department during the year 

 was 20 and the total number of hours taught was 1104. 



The large choice of text-books at the disposal of the teacher of any 

 one of the subjects included within this department makes the use 

 of these accessories very tempting and I add a list of the most import- 

 ant used: Channing's Students' History of the United States; Hart's 

 Actual Government; Fetter's Principles of Economics; Ashley's Ameri- 

 can government; Cheney's Industrial and Social History of England; 

 Cheney's History of England; Johnson's American Railway Transporta- 

 tion and Ely's Socialism and Social Reform. 



The work in Education which constitutes the recently introduced 

 Teachers' course for the young women was conducted the past year by 

 Mr. Ryder of this department. Mr. Ryder also spent a week during 

 January lecturing before farmer's institutes. An over-crowding of sub- 

 jects in the spring term; largely the result of teaching the courses in 

 education, necessitated the employment of additional help. Mrs. Minnie 

 Hendricks, a former teacher in this department, was secured and her 

 efficient services as well as those of Prof. Ryder are in every way to be 

 commended. 



Respectfully submitted, 



WILBUR O. HEDRICK, 

 Prof, of History and Economics. 

 Agricultural College, Mich., June 30, 1907. 

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