70 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND CIVIL 



ENGINEERING. 



To the President: 



Sir — The aggregate enrollment in all classes of this department has in- 

 creased from 513 in the year 1896-97 to 902 this year, a gain of more than 

 75 per cent. This statement indicates pretty well how busy a year this 

 has been, and it is believed that it has been a year of fairly efficient effort 

 and good results as well. In several instances class divisions have been 

 too large to be taught to the best advantage, and results have no doubt 

 suffered in some small degree. It was found quite impossible to care for 

 all the divisions in freshman mathematics without additional teaching 

 force, and Miss Lilian Wheeler was engaged to assist in the work. To 

 her were assigned two divisions daily, each term of the year. 



During the summer of '97, Instructor C. C. Pashby resigned his posi- 

 tion with this department, to take up work in practical engineering. Mr. 

 Pashby had served the College faithfully and well since the fall of 1894. 

 The vacancy caused by his resignation was filled by the appointment of 

 Mr. W. O. Real, a graduate of Earlham and Haverford colleges. 



INSTRUCTION. 



During the three terms covered by this report we have met classes as 

 shown in the following statement, which also indicates the instructor 

 in charge of each class and the number of students enrolled in the de- 

 partment each term: 



Fall term, 1897. — Seniors, one class in graphic statics, Professor Ved- 

 der; and one class in civil engineering with afternoon field practice, Pro- 

 fessor Vedder. Juniors, one class in integral calculus, Assistant Profes- 

 sor Rabcock; and one class in surveying, with afternoon field practice. 

 Professor Vedder. Sophomores, one class in trigonometry, Professor Ved- 

 der; and one class in solid geometry, Assistant Professor Rabcock. Fresh- 

 men, six classes in algebra, two for mechanical students, commencing 

 with the subject of quadratics, in charge of Assistant Professor Rabcock 

 and Mr. Real; and four for agricultural students, beginning the study 

 of algebra, two classes being in charge of Mr. Real and two in charge of 

 Miss Wheeler. Total enrollment for the fall term in all regular classes, 

 310. 



Winter term, 1898. — Seniors, one class in engineering methods, to 

 which was presented a course of lectures on the simpler and more useful 

 principles of land drainage, sewerage, house drainage, plumbing, roads 

 and bridges, Professor Vedder. Juniors, one class in mechanics of en- 

 gineering, Professor Vedder. Sophomores, one class in analytic geom- 

 etry, Assistant Professor Rabcock. Freshmen, two classes in algebra, 

 second term's work for mechanical students, Assistant Professor Rab- 



