78 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



395 cadets, all properly uniformed, were present, four being absent, sick, 

 and two being absent without leave. 



On May 31 the corps received the President of the United States, who 

 complimented the corps on its excellent appearance. 



I believe the military instruction as now prescribed, if properly car- 

 ried out, to be of such extent and thoroughness as to qualify the aver- 

 age graduate for a commission as a lieutenant of volunteers. 



The hour for drill comes in the afternoon from 5 to 6. In the spring 

 term this hour is a good one, but in the fall and winter terms I be- 

 lieve the hour from 1 to 2 p. m. would be a better one for drill for 

 various reasons. 



Before closing my report, I desire to take advantage of this oppor- 

 tunity to express my api)reciation of the good work done by the follow- 

 ing senior officers: W. B. Allen, J. L. Baker, A. J. Carpenter, G, W. 

 Dudley, S. B. Lilly, T. H McHatton, A. C. Pratt and O. C. Post. 



Yerv respectfullv, 



' F. W. FUGER, 

 Capt 13th Inf. Comdt. 



Agricultural College, Mich, June 30, 1907. 



REPORT OF THE DEI'ARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE. 



To President J. ,L. Snyder: 



I have the honor to present herewith the report of the Department 

 of Physical Culture and Athletics for the year ending June 30. 1907: 



The work has been carried on along the same general lines as in 

 past years, consisting of outdoor work almost entirely during the early 

 fall and spring, and general indoor work from November 1 to April 1. 



In outdoor work, teams, representing the institution in all branches 

 of athletics, have been developed and all had creditable records for the 

 year. The football team was one of the strongest ever brought out in 

 the institution; the baseball team was a representative one, while the 

 state championship was won by the basketball, tennis, track and relay 

 teams, respectively. In addition to developing and maintaining a rep- 

 resentative college team in each branch of athletics, a special effort 

 was made to interest as large a number of the students as possible in 

 active exercise by arranging inter-class and inter-society contests in all 

 sports. This branch of the athletic life of the college seems to come 

 nearest the ideal in athletics, as it not only gives the benefit of active 

 exercise and actual competition to a large number but fosters, as noth- 

 ing else can, a healthy college spirit. 



The indoor work, which is carried on in the Armory, consisted of 

 the usual work with the dumb-bells, Indian clubs, wands, free arm work 

 and work on the apparatus, while time was offered for the several 

 indoor games, such as basketball, track athletics, wrestling, tumbling, 

 etc. A majority of the young men took advantage of some of the work, 

 but, as I mentioned in a previous re]>ort, I am unableto reach the young 

 men who need the work most, as it is entirely optional, and the young 



