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partment, but resigned to take effect July 1, and IT. P. Hedrick was 

 elected to succeed him. 



L. R. TAFT, 

 Professor of Hortioulture and Landscape Gardening. 



Agricultural College. Mich., 

 June 30, 1899. 



DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY. 



PreM. J. L. Snyder: 



Sir — The following- report of the Chemical Department for the year 

 ending June 30, 1899, is respectfully submitted. 



As in former years the year just closed has been one of active work 

 and lively interest both in the class room and laboratory; also in work for 

 the agricultural public. By reason of the changes in the course of study 

 to facilitate instruction in other departments, some of the work was 

 duplicated, and the tax on the energies of the teachers increased thereby. 



The following scheme of studies and hours for lectures and laboratory 

 work for the three courses of study gives some idea of the amount of work 

 required for the three terms of the year 1898. 



In this scheme Ag. signifies the Agricultural Course, M. the Mechanical 

 Course, and W. the Women's Course. The h. preceded by figures repre- 

 sents the number of hours a week given to any study for the term. 



FALL TERM, 1898. 



Sonhnmnrps ^ ^^- Analytical chemistry 10 h. 



f^opnoraoieb , ^y_ Analytical chemistry 10 h. 



( Ag. Volumetric analysis 2 h. 



T,,_,„„„ J W. Volumetric analysis 2 h. 



.jumors j ^g._ Organic chemistry 5 h. 



[ W. Organic chemistry ._ 5 h. 



Seniors Ag. Meteorology 5h. 



WINTER term. 1890. 



f Ag. Organic chemistry ,5 h. 



Sonho'-nm-Ps J W. Organic chemistry oh. 



bophomoits , j^^_ Elementary chemistry 6 h. 



[ M. Chemical laboratory 2 h. 



.Juniors Ag. Agricultural chemistry 5h. 



Seniors . -Ag. Quantitative chemical analysis 10 h. 



SPRING TERM, 1899. 



fAg. Elementary chemistry 5 h. 



Freshmen _ J A g. Chemical laboratory 2 h. 



' " \ W. Elementary chemistry 5 h. 



{W. Chemical laboratory 2 h. 



Sophomoi-es M. Elementary chemistry 6h. 



In addition to the regular class work as here detailed, instruction 

 was given to students of the short course in the winter by lectures and 

 laboratory practice for the classes in the Dairy Course and Fruit Course. 

 In this way I gave three lectures a day for a few weeks to as many classes. 



