26 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



eij^ht luiiidi'cd ami disposini; of Ihem aj^ain tlic next nioi-nin*;. By this 

 arranjiciiicnt tlio work of the -Alilitary Departinont is iiitcrfcn'd with 

 (•oiisiih'iahly. It is very dillicult to arrange for j)iibiic meetings under 

 these circumstances, and while it is desirable at times to have the 

 students assemble, under present conditions it is practically out of the 

 (piestion. 



Our library consists of 21,001) volumes valued at an average price of 

 two dollars per volume. A great many of these books could not be re- 

 placed if destroyed by fire. There is perhaps no other place in the country 

 wliere such a valuable collection of books is housed in a building which is 

 not tire proof. Our present room is over crowded and no longer affords 

 proper accommodation for our great body of students. A fire-proof 

 library and auditorium, such as our present needs demand, would cost 

 about §!80,000. 



rhysics and electrical engineering. The Department of Physics and 

 Electrical Engineering is located in the north end of the building oc- 

 cupied by the Chemical Department. This arrangement was satisfactory 

 when the College had but 200 students, but at the present time there are 

 220 students studying chemistry, and 170 studying physics. It is simply 

 impossible to accommodate this number of students properly in this 

 building. The Department of Chemistry needs all of this building and 

 even then the present number of students would not have any too much 

 room. We should have a new^ building for physics and electrical engineer- 

 ing. The Electrical Department would develop rapidly if an opportunity 

 were given it. To do good work in ph3'sics considerable laboratory room 

 is necessary and a building costing from fifteen to twenty thousand dol- 

 lars could be very properly and profitably devoted to this department. 



Bacteriological Department. Bacteriology as a useful science has 

 forced its way to the front within the last few years. It promises to be 

 particularly helpful to the farmers, and should in the future have an im- 

 portant place in our curriculum. Dairying, live stock, domestic economy, 

 and much other work in the College depends largely on bacteriology. 

 Four years ago we began this work and assigned rooms for it in the vet- 

 erinary building. It has far outgrown these rooms, and must have a 

 new habitation soon. The Veterinary Department needs the entire 

 building and should have it. There can be some very useful experimental 

 work carried on in connection with the Bacteriological Department, and 

 to house it properly we should have a separate building costing, with the 

 proper furnishings, about $15,000. 



Our botanical building is over-crowded and should have an addition. 

 Our Agricultural Department should have a fine agricultural building. 

 Ohio has an agricultural building costing 15100,000; Illinois has an agri- 

 cultural building costing .fl.jO.OOO; and Wisconsin this year received 

 $150,000 for the erection of such- a building. 



FACULTY. 



At the close of last year Mr. Harry E. Smith, who had been a very 

 faithful and efficient employe of the College for four years, as instructor 

 in mechanical engineering, resigned to take up practical work. Prof. 

 Alexander Moseley, w^ho had been assistant professor in, mechanical 

 engineering for one year, resigned to accept a similar position in Lewis 



