DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 77 



I am compelled to mention the sad fact that Miss Bartholomew, who 

 assisted ns in the winter term for a while, died suddenly at her home on 

 March 7, in Lansing. She had l>een helping us from time to time in the 

 teaching of our freehand drawing when the teaching hours became ex- 

 cessive for the department staff. Tier work was always very satisfactory. 



The department teaching has been done by the following staff men- 

 tioned in the order of seniority of appointment : 



Victor T. Wilson, 



Ohace Newman, 



Caroline L. Holt, 



Isabel Snelgrove, 



Walter H. Ward, 



Carl Head, 



Bessie Bartholomew, assistant in the winter term. 



R. O. Chamberlin, student assistant in the winter term. 



F. E. Andrews, student assistant in the winter term. 



Nothing worthy of special note has been added to the department 

 equipment during the year. We have quite a satisfactory outfit for 

 the department provided the attendance does not increase markedly. 



Heretofore I have appended tables showing the distribution of students 

 and instructors, but I shall try the experiment of omitting it tliis time. 

 Statistics are generally tiresome, and they run about the same from 

 time to time. 



Respectfully submitted, 



VICTOR T. WILSON, 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1913. 



Professor of Drawing and Design. 



REPORT OF THE DEAN OF HOME ECONOMICS. 



To the President, Dr. J. L. Snyder, Michigan Agricultural College: 



Sir — I take jjleasure in submitting my twelfth report as Dean of the 

 Division of Home Economics. The work of the past year has progressed 

 most satisfactorily. Notruithstanding the large enrollment, many ap- 

 plicants were turned away at the opening of the year for want of room. 

 Some advanced work and improved methods have been introduced 

 into each of our four departments. Three teachers have been employed 

 in music, one for part time only ; three in domestic art, one carrying the 

 woodwork only; Prof. Hunt and one other in domestic science, and one 

 in physical training. More opportunity for actual teaching in do- 

 mestic science and domestic art has been given our seniors and less for 

 mere observation. The children from the East Lansing schools have 

 formed two classes per week in both seeing and cookery and have 

 been taught by the senior girls during the spring term. 



Teachers and students alike have co-operated to make successful the 

 extra occasions of the year, such as the Farmers' Institute Round-Up, 

 the various banquets and dinners given by the college, the ISIay Festival, 

 the Bankers' Association, the Triennial Reunion, etc. Our house di- 



