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nous term of fifleoii Aveck.s. A second year of instruc-lioii \vU\ be offered 

 to those who coini)lele siicc-essfiillv the first year, Ihtis making' a Iwn 

 year winler course in praclical a«4rieul(nr('. Tliese coui-scs will be open 

 to students from the public schools who liave attained the age of seven- 

 teen jears. 



FACULTY. 



The collojie loses Ihis year tlnve ])roniinenl nienibers of its faculty. 



Professor Warren Babcock, who had been ill lor nearly two years, de- 

 ])arled this life on June 3rd. Professor Babcock after graduation from 

 the INIilan JIii>h ^School, entered the freshman class of this college 

 in the fall of 188.") and graduated with the class of 18JX). lie was at 

 once employed as an instructor in the J)epar(nient of Mathematics and 

 Civil Engineering and in due time was pronn)ted to the rank of Asso- 

 ciate Professor. When mathematics was made an independent de- 

 partment in 1900, he was placed at its head and served in this capacity 

 until his death. He also rendered vei-y valuable service to the college 

 as Secretary of the Faculty. He was devoted to the interest of the 

 college and was unsparing in his efforts in its behalf. 



Miss IMaudc (Jilclirist, who has been in charge of the Women's De- 

 ])artment as ])ean during the past twelve years, resigned at the close 

 of the year to accept an Associate I'rofessorship in Botany in her Alma 

 Mater — Wellesley. The splendid development of this department has 

 been duo in no small measure to the good judgment, keen initiative and 

 courageous efforts of the Dean. She brought to the position the vei-y 

 best of training in scholarship and experience; thorough preparation 

 reinforced with the very highest qualities of character made her ad- 

 ministration one of signal success. The College regrets to lose her ser- 

 vices. 



Miss Georgia Wliite, A. B. Ph. 1)., who will succeed Miss Gilchrist is 

 a graduate of Lake Erie College and after studying abroad, completed 

 her work for the Doctor's degree at Cornell University. She taught 

 Sociology in Smith College for eight years and has been Dean of Women 

 at Olivet College during the past two years. 



Professor J. A. Jeffery, who has served the college for the past four- 

 teen Acars, first as head of the Agronomy department and after this de- 

 partment was divided in 1902, as head of the Department of Soils, has 

 resigned to accept a more lucrative position as liead of the Farm de- 

 partment of the Duluth and South Shore Railroad. 



Professor Jeffery has rendered the college very faithful and efficient 

 service. He has been an honest, willing worker and has brought to his 

 task not only thorough training but a sincerity of purpose which has 

 made his influence on students and associates count for great and 

 permanent good. It will be difficult to find a successor of such sterling 

 qualities of character. 



DUILDINGS. 



The college has under construe! ion a dairy building which when 

 completed will very adequately meet the needs of this department. Plans 

 are also under way for the erection of a building for the Veterinary 

 division. 



It Avill be a number of years before all the buildings now needed by 

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