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ing Society has been very active and lias held meetings of value. The 

 society is particularly to be commended for its zeal and success in se- 

 curing non-resident lecturers for its programs. 



The movement of the change of name, which originated spontaneously 

 Avithin the student body, is based upon a deep-rooted feeling of students 

 and alumni of the engineering course and is entitled to the careful con- 

 sideration of the authorities. The writer is on record in favor of desig- 

 nating the college as the Michigan State College of Agriculture and 

 Mechanic Arts. 



The matter of puhlicity for the engineering work at the college 

 should be given some attention if the college is to develop symmetri- 

 cally and in the spirit of the Morrill Act. 



The college offers excellent training in the foundations of engineering 

 and this fact should be as well known and appreciated by its constitu- 

 ency as by its faculty, students, alumni and those who employ our 

 graduates. 



In my report of last year, and previously, I have discussed the salary 

 question at length and invite again your attention to the matter, for 

 tbe welfare of the whole college. 



Respectfully submitted, 



G. W. BISSELL, 



Dean of Engineering. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL 



ENGINEERING. 



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



Dear Sir — I present herewith my report as Professor of Mechanical 

 Engineering for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912. 



At the beginning of the college year, Mr. G. W. Hobbs who, during 

 the preceding year, had been employed by the hour, was placed on the 

 regular salary roll. 



With this technical exception, no changes in the personnel of the de- 

 partment have been made since my last report. In the winter term, 

 owing to light schedule -in the Civil Engineering department, Mr. C. D. 

 Curtiss and Mr. R. W. Powell of that department gave full and part 

 time respectively to my department which had a very heavy program. 

 It was necessary, also, to employ Messrs. Coplan and Keifer as student 

 assistants for a few hours weekly to help carry the heavy teaching of 

 the winter term. 



The spring term program was rather light and Mr. J. L. Morse of 

 ni}^ department carried one section of descriptive geometry for the De- 

 partment of Drawing and Design. 



The complete salaried teaching force of the department is as follows : 



G. W. Bissell, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; 



J. A. Poison, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, in 

 charge of Engineering Laboratory; 



