DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



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Spokesman Review. 

 Rtniidard ronllrv World. 

 Successful Fanning. 



Tln-cslierman's Review & 

 Fanning. 



Tuscola County Advertiser. 

 Wallace Fanner. 



West Indian Bulletin. 

 Western Society of Engineers, 

 Journal. 

 Power Williamston Enterprise. 

 Wilson Bulletin. 

 Woman's Journal. 

 Yale Review. 



The publicalions of llie U. S. Dept of Agriculture, and the bulletins 

 of the various experiment stations, together with the card indexes 

 which cover them, are received and filed in the library. We also re- 

 ceive and file the catalogues of the leading educationaf institutions of 

 the country. 



The number of .books drawn from the library during the year was 

 788G, an average of G57 books per month. The largest number, 907, 

 were drawn in January, 1913. The smallest number, 107, in July of 

 1912. Fines io the amount of $24.75 were collected and placed to the 

 credit of the library. 



Our assistant. Miss Bessie Palm, has performed her duties satis- 

 factorily and remains another year. For our student assistants, we 

 have only words of commendation. Mr. C. B. Olney had charge of 

 the library evenings and Sundays during the first two terms of the col- 

 lege year, and was succeeded by Mr. R. D. Jennings who had charge 

 during the spring term, and who will continue with the library next 

 year. 



To the library of the Experiment Station 15.5 books have been added. 

 Of these 96 were purchased, 58 came by binding, and 1 was a gift. The 

 main library now numbers 32,729 bound volumes. The Experiment Sta- 

 tion contains 4582 volumes. Total in both libraries, 37,311 bound vol- 

 umes. This number includes all books belonging to departments, so 

 far as they have been catalogued. 



Respectfully submitted, 



LINDA E. LANDON, 



Librarian. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1913. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OP PHYSICAL CULTURE. 



To the President : 



Sir — I have the honor to submit the following report of the Depart- 

 ment of Physical Culture and Athletics for the year ending June 30, 

 1913. 



It has been the aim to induce as large a number of students as pos- 

 sible to take advantage of the helpful exercise and athletic contests 

 managed by this department. Contests between classes, dormatories, 

 societies, etc., have been encouraged that the greatest possible number 

 might be physically benefitted. A regular gymnasium class was held 

 during the winter and in spite of the limited apparatus and the other 

 poor gymnasium facilities, much interest was shown and a large num- 



