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iiali. (Hiio.- llic liinls hisl ikhihmI liciii^ ;i \ri\ \;ilii;il»lc ;i(I<lilitiii to uiii" 

 t-qiiipiMciil. A ]':[}■]■ ••jihn-iinclcr. lor Icsliiii; heal of coiiihiisl ion of t'licis, 

 lias Ix'cii inii-tliasfd, joinllv willi I lie ( "liciiiica I I >c|ia il iiiciil . 



'riio (i(']>aii iiiciil lias rccciilly made aiui iiistallcd one liiiiidicd lockers, 

 in I lie wood sliop; ilicsc lockers arc in I'oiiitccii jioilaldc cases, ea<li 

 case caiTviiiii ei;^li1 lockei'S. and are a ureal" conNeiiieiice to students, 

 as well as facilitating- \\(iik in llie sliop. We lia\e. also, made and 

 installed a case for ITtd small draw inj; l>(»ards and |tlac<'d !l() such hoards 

 in llie wood slio]»,-- t lie boards to be nsed in i-onneclion with patlern 

 sketches. 



In consciiiience of ilie conliinied increased allendaiice in iliis depai'l- 

 ment — an increase ui llll per cent dnrinj; llie past ten years — tlier«; is 

 lii-cat need, tV»r the ])rojter liandliiiii- of (Mir students, tliat tlie dei»artnient 

 be <i,iven more lloor sjtace. I desire to aj;ain nrj;(' the consideration of 

 an additional bnildinn foi- cariyinj; (»n en^ineerinj^ and dra wiiiii-room 

 work. In fact onr class room and drawinj;- rooms are so crowded at 

 times, that not only is the work carried on at a disadvanta^-e. but the 

 conditiinis are such as l(» ini]iaii- the health of the students. I'^irlher 

 I would snjjjo-est that until such time as we can provide proper accom- 

 modations for students the nnniber of stndeiils in the me(-lianical course 

 slionld be limited to lod in all. 



.V very satisfactory interest has been disphncd in our \\<»rk, duiinu 

 the past year, by en<»ineering concerns and some valnable ajiparatiis has 

 been loaned to the department for exjun-imental jnirposes; anioiii,^ snch 

 a]»i»aratns I may mention a wind mill from the .Mand S A\'ind Mill kK: 

 i'nmp Comi»any, fan blowers fiom the JJulfalo Forj^e ("oin]tany and the 

 American Blower Company of Detroit, and a 12 H. 1*. <i,as(dine engine 

 from the Lansing l^oiler ^: Kiigine AN'orks. 



During the summer and fall months of 1!M)() the \yriler did c(»nsid<'r- 

 alde work as consulting engineer for the ('ollegc? in connection with the- 

 lieating of new buildings, etc. 



lvesi)ectfully std)mitted, 



CITAS. L. AVKIL, 

 J'rofcsxf,!- of M('c1i(nik-<d En(/i)t(riiii(/. 

 A(;i;ii'ri/ni:Ai. ( 'oi.i.i:i;i:. .Mnii., 

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