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find a field of labor more congenial. For my successor I can ask noth- 

 ing better than the treatment uniformly accorded to me. 



Very respectfully j^ours, 



THOS. C. BLAISDELL, 

 Professor of English and Modern Languages. 

 East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 

 President J. L. Snyder: 



Dear Sir — Following is a brief report of the work of the department 

 for the year ending June 30, 1912. 



Seven regular courses in entomology have been given during the year, 

 Course Y being given throughout the entire year. Besides this two 

 courses were given to short course students during the winter term. 

 Course VII, Forest Entomology, was given for the first time during 

 the summer of 1911, at the summer camp near Alba. 



The work of the department requires little comment. Good-sized 

 classes were registered in all the courses, and little has occurred to in- 

 terfere with carrying out plans as originally made. 



The personnel of the department has remained the same as during 

 the year 1910 and 1911. Miss Eugenia McDaniel devotes half her time 

 to teaching, and the w^riter gives somewhat more than half his time to 

 like work. Dr. G. D. Shafer has helped out in emergencies and has 

 taught in some of the large classes besides doing most of the field work 

 in the class in the summer school of forestry. :Mr. P. W. Mason, now a 

 graduate, has helped out with the laboratory instruction and in other 

 ways, and made it possible to conduct large sections with our present 

 small force of teachers. As he leaves soon, some plan will have to be 

 made to accomplish similar results next year. 



As in the past, much material is coming in all the time and the care 

 of this, together with its preparation for class use and for demonstra- 

 tion, occupies all spare time. 



It gives me great pleasure to report a year pleasantly passed. 



Respectfully submitted, 



R. H. PETTIT, 

 Professor of Entomologv. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



