DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 107 



REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Sir — I have the honor to submit the following report for the Depart- 

 ment of Drawing for the year ending June 30, 1898: 



The increase in attendance made it necessary to employ assistance 

 in some of the work. The number of freshmen taking mechanical draw- 

 ing being double what it was the preceding year, the class was divided 

 into two sections, Mr. Chace Newman taking charge of one. The same 

 arrangement continued with the class in machine sketching. 



I wish here to testifiy to the conscientious work of Mr. Newman and 

 the eminently satisfactory manner in which he has conducted his classes. 

 The remainder of the work of the department in the Engineering Course 

 has been provided for as usual. 



The number of students in each section in free-hand drawing (about 

 60) rendering it impossible for one person to do the instructing alone, 

 the services of Mrs. E. M. Kedzie were secured, to the manifest benefit 

 of the students, both Mrs. Kedzie and myself spending the entire morning 

 in the studio. 



The sophomore women took work in drawing during the three terms 

 of the year, an average of about three hours per week. This work, when 

 the course is in full running order in charge of the assistant whom I 

 have been empowered to select, will, I hope, be of marked value. 



The one thing which causes trouble and annoyance to both students 

 and instructors is the lack of properly lighted, ventilated and equipped 

 rooms. In view of the increasing attendance, some arrangement ought 

 to be made for enlarging the accommodations for this department at 

 an earlv date. 



Faithfully, 



W. S. HOLDSWORTH. 



