DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 



■ A.s foretold in the report of this dei^artment for the period 

 ended September 30, 1908, a very large proportion of our work 

 lias necessarily been in teaching and especially in the teaching of 

 advanced students. It has also been found compatible with this 

 phase of the work to carry forward investigations along several 

 Imes and some special research incident to the work undertaken 

 by graduate students. Unfortunately the maintenance funds avail- 

 able were wholly inadequate in consideration of the large regis- 

 tration in graduate work, so that the demands for appartus and 

 equipment were great that no provision could be made for the field 

 experimental work anticipated, or for work in the State involving 

 traveling expenses. The Department is still regretably short in 

 equipment considering the development of graduate work. 



During the time covered by this report, the departmental staff has 

 consisted of one professor, one instructor and an assistant. 



I. TEACHING. 



Aside from the research work by graduate students, there were 

 in progress during the first semester three regular courses, in which 

 students were enrolled as follows : 



Plant Physiology 8(a) — 4 hours — 14 

 Cell Physiolog}' 12(a) — 3 hours — 9 

 Seminar 12(a) — i hour — 15 



There were in addition 17 students registered for graduate work, 

 some of whom were permitted to devote a certain proportion of 

 their time to advanced courses when registered as a minor. The 

 total number of hours taken by graduate students was over one 

 hundred. During the second semester four courses were offered as 

 follows : 



3(b) — 2 hours — 7,6 



7(b) — 4 hours — 6 



8(b)— 4 hours — 11 



16(b) — I hour — 19 



In the same period, 19 students were registered for graduate work 

 with a total of about 108 hours in laboratory courses. 



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