86 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EErORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY. 



Pres. J. L. Snyder: 



l>cnT' Sir — It is a i>lensnre to re])ort not only a maintenance of the 

 liisili ideals estalilislioil in lite teailiincr work of tliis de])ai'tment but also, 

 in res]ieet to efficiency, what we consider an increase. 



I have taken np tlie work in lectures in general bacteriology very 

 much in the admirable manner adopted by my i)redecessor but have 

 in addition given the lectures in sanitary science to agricullural and 

 forestry students and to the Short Course students as I had formerly 

 done. In all this work I have had occasion to receive the cheerful 

 assistance in emergencies of Miss Northrnp, Mr. Brown and Dr. TTall- 

 man. It sometimes appears to be an excessive and unnecessary burden 

 to tri])licate this lecture work, as is now necessary, owing to Ihe lack 

 of capacity of our only lecture room. Even with three sections, we 

 are compelled to fill the aisles with chairs. The value of our lecture 

 work might be materially increased by the introduction of a i)rojection 

 a]i]>aratus. However, we could not consider installing such an a])paratus 

 in any of the rooms at our disposal. An auditorium seating from 2.50 to 

 300 is almost a necessity for our Avork. 



I'nder the direction of Dr. van Suchlelen, with the able assistance 

 of Miss Benham and the help of advanced students in the subject, the 

 laboratory instruction has attracted a greatly increased number of 

 students. This work is elective and it is observed that it is elected by 

 the very best students from the junior and senior classes. The accom- 

 modations are now taxed to their utmost. With a class in Market 

 Milk and a class in General Pathology and other subjects for the vet- 

 erinary students, we will be greatly embarrassed by our lack of room. 



Dr. Hallman has aldy handled the subjects given es]>ecially to veteri- 

 nary students and has been cheerfully assisted by Mr. Ilimmelberger. 

 A deal of time has been spent in pre])aring permanent preparations for 

 future classroom work. As this work grows, a special lal>oratory must 

 be equii)j>ed for microscoju'cal i)athology with similar equi]>ment to 

 that required for histology and embryology. There must also be pro- 

 vided an autopsy room. 



^fr. Brown has yery successfully conducted the short courses in 

 dairying given by 1liis department and the bacteriological part of the 

 course in ^Market Milk. 



Miss Northrup has repeated in her characteristically efficient man- 

 ner the work in Sanitaiw Science and Hygiene of Foods given to the 

 women. 



On numerous occasions, it has been a i)leasure to have a hearty 

 resjtonse from ]Mr. Bobbins, ^Ir. Itano and ]Miss Rademacher when called 

 upon for aid in preparing material for the class room. 



Tliere have been no serious outbi-eaks of disease amongst the students 

 dui-ing the year, but one or more of the detention Imsjiitals have been 

 in use almost constantly throughout the school year. They are a great 

 convenience and without doubt are a great factor in checking the s])read 

 of infectious disease through the student body as well as through the 



