76 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



has been with us as caretaker since -we came into the new Engineering 

 Building has entered the employ of the city of East Lansing and it will 

 be difficult to find someone to replace him. 



Yours very truly, 



A. R. SAT^^ER, 

 Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1913. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAWING AND DESIGN. 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir — I herewith beg leave to submit to you my annual report 

 as head of the Department of Drawing and Design for the year ending 

 June 30, 1913. 



The full effect of the rearrangement of the schedule on a twenty 

 credit basis was felt this year, showing how the work of teaching will 

 be distributed throughout the three tenns and among the different teach- 

 ers in the department. It is not as even as might be desired, the fall 

 tenu being quite light in teaching hours as conij)ared Avith the other 

 terms. I have made efforts to have this remedied but so far without 

 avail. It will probably come in time with the growfh of the college, and 

 when, as I hope, the program may be made out by one or two responsible 

 heads. 



The courses in drawing, optional with music, continued to be very 

 favorably received and the results, as shown in the Avork, proved even 

 more satisfactory than they did the preceding year. I have to note a 

 very marked enthusiasm in the freehand drawing courses, particularly 

 this year. My efforts to offset the prevalent misconception that drawing 

 is an art Tvnthin the capacity of the few only, have certainly justified 

 themselves this year as never before. If the teacher can make his 

 students realize that individually they are all equally capable and able 

 to acquire a valuable knowledge of a subject, his most difficult work 

 is done, the rest lies with the student. This is where we succeeded 

 this year almost beyond expectation. Enthusiasm ran to a high pitch 

 and the results in some of the classes may be considered remarkable. 

 Failure was imknown and not expected, and the weakest members of the 

 class were able to turn out very acceptable, and here and there, very 

 meritorious work, — as good as the best. At least two students decided 

 to take up some form of drawing as a life worfc as a result of their 

 year's work in the department. 



Of course all of the above was made possible, by iho hearty and cap- 

 able co-operation of all members of the de]»ailinoiit A\lii('h I have in 

 l>revioiis reports noted. I caniiot say too much in i)raise of the faithful 

 work of my staff, and as before I regret that financial remuneration is 

 not available to make substantial the a]ipreciation due the members. 



I lose one of my faithful feachers this .Tune, Miss Snelgrove who leaves 

 <o pursue further her studies in art at the University of Michigan. She 

 became unusually capable nml trustworthy being useful both in the 

 freehand drawing and in the mechanical. 



