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of Miin"'; iind Mrs. M;iitlia A. K<*atin<i, of Muskegon. ]ir('si«l('iit of the 

 State Fo(U*ralioii of Woiucn's (Mubs, spoUo of tlio "('olh'y,o Woman. " It 

 is very iniuli ie<;retted that the addresses on this occasion were not jjiven 

 permanent form in ])rint. They were of an nnnsually hiyli order and 

 would be read by the future yenn^- women in this de])arlment witli ^reat 

 interest an<l protit. This occasion was a notable one in the history of the 

 Collej^e. There perlutps has never been before so large a gatherinji: of 

 representative women in the State. (Ireat interest was shown by all in 

 the A\'omen"s Department, and i)raises of the \N'(nn<'n"s Building will no 

 doubt now be sung in all parts of the commonwealth. 



The Dairy Building, which was in course of construction during the 

 past year, was completed in December, and was dedicated on February 

 7. The State Dairymen's Association held its annual meeting at the 

 College at this time, and one session of tlie meeting was given up to the 

 dedicatory exercises. The following program was carried out: 



Music — " Where are you going my pretty maid? " - - - Double Qiiartet. 



"Legislation for the Dairy School," . . . . Hon. J. W. Helme, Jr. 



"The Dairy School and the manufacture of Dairy Products, ' ' - 



Hon. Geo. B. Horton, Worthy Master, Michigan State Grange. 



Music — Vocal solo Miss Hadley. 



"The Benefits of the Dairy School to the Butter Maker," Mr. Jno. Ruflf, St. Clair. 



"The Rise of the Dairy Schools," Hon. R. A. Pearson, 



Asst. Chief of the Dairy Division, Washington, D. C. 

 Music — Our Old Kentucky Home, ..--.. Double Quartet. 



" The relation of the Special Courses to the Regular College Work," - - - 



President J. L. Snyder. 

 Inspection of the dairy building. 



This building is all that could be desired for the money expended. It 

 will serve the purposes for which it is intended for many years to come. 



LEGISLATION. 



We felt proud two years ago when the Legislature granted the College 

 |05,00t) for the Womien's Building and furnishings, .fL5,()(l() for a Dairy 

 Building, and .^4,000 for a barn, together with other appropriations 

 amounting in all to |132,0()0. The last Legislature, however, did even 

 better than this. It had been felt for some time that the College had 

 reached such a stage in its development that it should have a permanent 

 income for building puri)oses. It has been difiicult in the past to plan 

 for the future when it was not known what the next Legislature would 

 do. After careful deliberation the Board decided to ask the Legislature 

 for a tax of 1-15 of a mill on the taxable property of the State. The 

 House committee, however, of whom Mr. B. A. Nevins of the class of 

 '74 was chairman, decided to make an appeal for 1-10 of a mill, and in- 

 clude in this bill the funds necessary to support the farmers' institutes, 

 Northern Peninsula Experiment Station, student labor, repairs to build- 

 ings, etc., for which in the past special appropriations have been made. 

 In addition to this it was decided later to limit the amount to .flOO.OOO. 

 In this form the bill passed both houses and received the signature of the 

 Governor. As the 1-10 of a mill amounts to over -fllO.OOO, it is safe to 

 say that in the future the College will receive from this act $100,000 per 

 year. After providing for the items mentioned above, there will be left 

 for the present between sixty and seventy thousand dollars per annum 



