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is progressing in a way that betokens well for the future of the academic 

 standing of the college. We anticipate no trouble as a result of the 

 lowering of required credits but look forward hopefully to a beneficial 

 reaction on scholarship. 



Changes already authorized in tlie organization of the Veterinary 

 Division should strengthen the work of this department. The courses in 

 Parasitology will be listed as Bacteriology 5, 0, 7 and 8 in place of 

 Entomology 8, 14, 10 and 17 respectively. From a practical standpoint 

 this plan should work out advantageously. It is to be hoped that nothing 

 in the operation of the new plan of organization will react unfavorably 

 on any phase of the work in bacteriology. 



Robert L. Tweed, Instructor and Research Assistant in Bacteriology, 

 accepted a position with the Gorgas Hospital, Tampico, Mexico, May 

 1st, 1923. His record with us was very good and his absence has already 

 been felt but it is possible, fortunately to- divide up his work and allot 

 different phases of it to the more experienced men in the department. 

 It is felt that this is a better i)rocedure than to attempt to replace Mr. 

 Tweed with an outside man. We are still of the opinon that the best 

 policy is to retain the more experienced men and supply them with 

 plenty of student assistants Avho will remain as a rule only a relatively 

 few years while in many cases working for an advanced degree. The 

 objections to this plan are obvious and weighty but are overcome by 

 still weightier considerations. 



Experience has already reassured us that we may look forward to 

 a new year with promise of much in the way of pleasure and productive 

 results under your leadership. 



Respectfully 



WARD GILTNER, 

 Professor of Bacteriology and Hygiene. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY. 



To the President: 



Sir: — During the fiscal year just closed the teaching staff of the 

 Botanical Department has maintained its efficiency since, in the main, 

 it has been the same as for several years past. The following changes, 

 however, may be noted : 



Assistant Professor Bertha E. Thompson was granted a year's leave 

 of absence, which she has been spending mainly in botanical Avork in 

 Oregon. Dr. L. A. Kenoyer was appointed in her place for the j^ear. 

 He was, himself, on leave of absence from Ewing Christian College at 

 Allahabad, India It was most fortunate that we were able to substi- 

 tute for so able a teacher as Miss Thompson a man with such excellent 

 training and experience as Dr. Kenoyer. 



