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cently, the general supervision of the college co-operative book store. 

 The social committee of three faculty members has general charge 

 through the direction of a few rather vague faculty rules and a num- 

 ber of traditions, of the social events among the college students. The 

 limited facilities upon the campus for social affairs of a large size, 

 consisting as they do of only the armory and the assembly rooms in 

 the Agricultural Building, throws at once upon this committee the task 

 of allocating these places to the various organizations which may ask 

 for them. The social committee is also required by the faculty to see 

 that each organization provides for itself patrons at its social gather- 

 ings and this brings all these groups into consultation with the com- 

 mittee. The character of the entertainment which students provide 

 for themselves changes not a little from year to year and much time 

 is required from the social committee in adjusting details of the new 

 social development into harmony with the established rules. 



The book store position has been one of responsibility rather than 

 one which exacted care and time. This enterprise originated as a stu- 

 dent and faculty co-operative activity more than 16 years ago, and, 

 from being one of several student or faculty chosen directors of the 

 undertaking, the writer found himself, 7 or 8 years ago, the only one 

 left. From 1905 until the present year the position of residual director 

 left the general responsibility for the business upon myself, although 

 the extremely efficient direct managerial skill of the person in charge. 

 Miss Lillian Kendall (now resigned), left little else of arduousness 

 than responsibility. The undertaking has grown from a business of 

 two or three thousand dollars during its first year to one of approxi- 

 mately 126,000 at the present time, and its control within the last year 

 has been properly shifted from a single person to a stock company com- 

 posed of members of the faculty. 



The membership of the department has changed in but one instance 

 from that which was retained from last year. Shortly before the be- 

 ginning of the new school year Mr. Don Stevens, instructor in Eco- 

 nomics, resigned his position in order to enter business. Mr. Charles 

 Dunford, A, M., who had been engaged in the Economics department at 

 the University of Michigan the preceding year, was employed to fill the 

 vacancy. Mr, Dunford was given the classes of Engineers in Economics 

 and Political Science and a Home Economics class in Sociology, and 

 has proven satisfactorily efficient and capable as a teacher. Mrs. Hend- 

 rick was given classes in History, Political Science and Sociology^ and 

 although inexperienced as a teacher of this latter subject, a good knowl- 

 edge of teaching and industrious outside preparation have enabled her 

 to present. the course in Sociology with the same satisfactoriness with 

 which her other courses are presented. It is a pleasure to commend 

 the faithfulness, ability and industry of each of these assistants who 

 have helped me in the department. 



Yours respectfullv, 



WILBUR O.'hEDRICK, 

 Professor of History and Economics. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1912. 



