DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 



Both the teaching- and the investigation work in the Department 

 of Plant Phj^siology began February i, 1908. This report is, therefore, 

 concerned with the teaching work of one term, and with the work of 

 one growing season, during which time the officers of the department 

 were one professor and one assistant. 



Teaching Work. 



During the second term of the academic year, 1907-8, this depart- 

 ment ofifered two elective courses for undergraduates with suitable 

 preparation, in which courses students were enrolled as follows : 



Plant Physiology 15 



Crop Ecology 17 



In two subdivisions of the work primarily for graduates, the seminar 

 and the research work, the registration was as follows : 



Seminar 5 



Research students 6 



In addition, two graduate students registered in horticulture under 

 the supervision of this department. 



In consideration of the number of registrations in undergraduate 

 work, attention should be called to the fact that Plant Physiology is 

 not a prerequisite of any other work in the College of Agriculture, 

 and that, moreover, all students of the College are required to take 

 a course in Animal Physiology or in Human Physiology, and the 

 election of Plant Physiology would be in addition to the parallel re- 

 quired courses mentioned. 



Indications are that with the present arrangement, the Depart- 

 ment of Plant Physiology will be primarily concerned in its teach- 

 ing work for a year or two with advanced students. Nevertheless, 

 as shown by the Announcement of Courses for the year 1908-9, an 

 efifort has been made to provide a course in physiology which will 

 be of special benefit to agricultural students who expect to return 

 to the farm. The scope of the work given in the session of 1907-8 

 will be broadened in future as the facilities permit or the demands 

 justify. 



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