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Chapman and in every case their needs call for a very precise knowl- 

 edge of the principles of physics. This has served to give Prof. Chap- 

 man an idea of jnst what the students here need in their course of 

 physics and we hope that it will bear fruit in the immediate future. 

 I believe that a good basic Vr • fige of the principles of physics is 

 going to be considered very e- -_ _ 1 in the near future by instructors 

 whether they have felt so in the past or not. 



In the rearranging of courses it has been diflficult to make the variotis 

 terms" work quite even. However, the work in electrical engineering 

 has been somewhat uneven and the two (being handled by the same de- 

 partment » have somewhat supjjlemented each other, due to the fact 

 that Mr. Snow has been able to a.ssist us in both departments. As it 

 is. our spring term is still pretty heavy and as the number of - "^ 



in the so-called agricultural class is increasing we are finding it -^.^ .^.It 

 to handle all the work on the program with the facilities at hand. In 

 the department we give instruction separately to the women, the en- 

 gineers, and all of the rest of the students, which remainder includes 

 the agricultural, veterinary and forestry students. I find in our con- 

 versation we are apt to cla.ss all of the latter as agricultural students be- 

 cause the first two vears of their work has alwavs been verv much the 

 same. With the increase in the number of agricultural, forestry and 

 veterinary students that is taking place we shall soon have to deal with 

 the matter of enlarged facilities. I think it would be very desirable 

 for tbe strictly agricultural students (not including the fore.stry and 

 veterinary students ,» to have another terms" work in physic-s. 



We have been very fortunate this past year in having in the depart- 

 ment as instructors only men who have been with tis for one or more 

 years which means a g«x>d deal for efficiency in handling the 

 work. For the year 1912-191.3 Mr. M. M. Cory will assist in the electri- 

 cal engineering work in the place of 'Sir. Kelsall who has held that posi- 

 tion for the last three years. 



All of the members of the department have been efficient and especially 

 helpful this year because of the interest taken in the work. Below 

 is a list of the members of the department : 



Assistant Professor. W, L. Lodge: 



Assistant Professor. C. W, Chapman: 



Instructors: W. E. Laycock G. A. Kelsall. O. L. Snow; 



Clerk and Stenographer, one-fourth time. Miss Edna B. Spindler: 



Caretaker. George Klotz. 



Tours verv trulv. 



'a. k1 SAWTEE. 

 Professor of Phrsics and Electrical Ensineering. 



East Lansing. June 30, 1912. 



