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tended over a fji'eater period of time. The subjects in this department 

 are otherwise lau{>ht as heretofore except that every effort has been 

 made to so arrange and classify the work as to enable the poorer 

 students to more efficiently handle the subject, and at the same time 

 benefit the more skillful. During the past year the courses have been 

 considerably handicai)ped througli lack of projjcr room for our classes, 

 but we are hoping for more laboratory facilities in the immediate future." 



In the department of medicine, the following sub divisions have been 

 in operation during the past year, and are under my personal super- 

 vision: ]Medicine 3a. 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b and 4c, la and lb including courses 

 upon principals of diagnosis as well as simple and infective diseases of 

 animals. Beginning with two terms in the sophomore year, the work 

 continues unintoirii])tedly throughout the junior and senior years, aim- 

 ing to expound the facilities through symptom reading for the inter- 

 pretation of animal diseases and also including a discourse upon all 

 known ailments of a medical (not surgical) nature. Furthermore in 

 Veterinary Science 1 and Zootechnics 1, oppoi'tunity is afforded my meet- 

 ing the freshmen students, thus becoming acquainted with them in 

 their first term in Veterinary Science 1, and later meeting them in a 

 course wherein is considered the breeds and care of dogs and cats, 

 Zootechnics 1. 



During the fall and spring terms of the junior year, as a part of 

 the clinical work designated Medicine 2a, 2b and 2c, arrangements and 

 eipiipment have been completed for laboratory diagnosis of such cases 

 as may come to the clinic and which warrant more detailed study or 

 investigation than that attained through observation of the symptoms 

 manifested. In this course the student aided by chemical, physiologic 

 and microscopic research is led into the more intricate details of symp- 

 tom reading. This class work, together with the details incident to 

 the adininistrati\e duties of the Veterinary Science division, several 

 trips in connection with farmers, dairy and other institutes, an ad- 

 dress before llie Annual Roundup, etc., has amply occupied my time 

 throughout the entire period. 



While detailing the work of the departments created within the Vet- 

 erinary Science division, I am not unmindful of the painstaking and 

 efficient aid given so generously by the other departments of the col- 

 lege, but desire to mention more especially my appreciation of the 

 services from the Deiiartnients of Bacteriology, Botany, Entomology and 

 Zoology where new and special courses have been created and con- 

 scientiously awarded the student. 



It is unnecessary for me to enlarge further at this time upon our 

 dire need of greater facilities; these matters are uppermost in the 

 minds of each instructor connected with the Veterinary Science division, 

 as is evidenced by their remarks quoted herein and has already been 

 referred to in my earlier communication to you under date of May 

 last. Suffice it to say that this matter has caused us great concern and 

 it is hoped will be speedily adjusted through added building facilities. 

 That the needs of the division may be met in such a way as to render 

 this college competent to compete with veterinary institutions of our 

 neighboring states, a group of one and two-story buildings has suggested 

 itself to us, a ground plan for which accompanies this report. The plan 

 does not attempt to complete the details of the suggested structure 



