74 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Women's Club, has been increased by the same ladies and is now avail- 

 able for worthy students of the upper classes. 



The Idlers planned a Christmas gift to the building, which was de- 

 layed, however, until late in the year, — a handsome carbon photograph, 

 beautifully framed, of Inness' "Peace and Plenty." This is the first 

 gift of the sort and is highly appreciated by all. 



In closing permit me to call attention to some of the needs of the 

 department. An elevator in the Woman's Building has become a neces- 

 sity. Better equipment of the Terrace witli a supply of hot water, so 

 long as it must be used for rooming purposes, is necessary. A new 

 residence hall or the wing, as originallj^ planned for the Building, is 

 seriously needed. Both of these could be filled within a year, so great 

 is the demand for home economics training. 



Respectfully submitted, 



MAUDE GILCHRIST, 

 Dean of the Division of Home Economics. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



REPORT OF THE DEAN OF THE A^ETERINARY DIVISION. 



President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir — I herewith submit the annual report for the Veterinary 

 division. 



Gratifying progress has marked the further organization of the di- 

 vision as one of the co-ordinate branches of instruction at this institu- 

 tion, and in offering this optimistic decision, one cannot overlook the 

 greater appreciation of the character of the work contemplated, as is 

 evidenced through the genial co-operation of other departments. 



The work of organization has so materially advanced that this school 

 of instruction is now justified in claiming a place in the front rank 

 of veterinary institutions. As a prerequisite, we require graduation 

 from an accredited high school, and the vocational course beginning 

 next September will cover a period of four collegiate years, the work 

 being so arranged and graded as to furnish the student with the essen- 

 tials that should render him competent to compete with graduates from 

 any institution of allied character in America. 



The instruction that may be termed purely professional in character 

 has been altered in designation, rearranged, and classified (a change 

 made possible through the addition to the instructing force of Dr. John 

 S. McDaniel, B. S., D. V. S., graduate of the University of Missouri, 

 and also of the Kansas City Veterinary College), thus permitting the 

 creation of five departments directly under the supervision of the Veter- 

 inary division, as required of competent veterinary institutions of 

 America. They are as follows: Medicine, Pharmacology, Anatomy, 

 Pathology and Surgery; the subjects embraced within these several 

 departments have been redistributed throughout the three terms of the 

 fiscal year, with a view toward better equalization of the teaching hours, 

 and moreover, with the addition to the teaching force recently author^ 



