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try be made a five-hour-a-week subject; that the work in history 

 be extended to a year; and that the course in English be made to 

 conform to college requirements, or that some arrangements be 

 made with the local high school to give these students their work 

 in English. 



STUDENT GOVERNMENT 



The organization of the Student Senate for student government 

 was mentioned in last year's report. The Senate has proved its 

 worth, and, because of the close cooperation that has been main- 

 tained between it and the school administration, harmony and 

 good discipline have prevailed. 



HEALTH AND SANITATION 



An epidemic of scarlet fever last December, involving four cases 

 among the students and an epidemic of infectious boils were com- 

 plications of the year's work. The source of infection in either 

 epidemic is not definitely known, although it has been felt that 

 the scarlet fever originated from some second-hand furniture and 

 co-operation with the local and State health authorities was main- 

 tained. 



Last year your attention was called to the sanitary aspects of the 

 buildings. Since then a report of a sanitary inspection of the in- 

 stitution required by Section 14 of the Public Health Law has 

 been addressed to your Board. The report emphasizes the need 

 of more adequate laboratory and class room and of proper venti- 

 lating facilities in the present buildings, and the request of the 

 Commissioner of Health makes action necessary. 



EXTENSION WORK 



Extension work has been limited this past year, owing to the 

 large amount of class-room work imposed upon the teachers and 

 the inability to use the extension fund because of the wording of 

 the law. At the same time, farm institute work in DeRuyter and 

 Canastota in cooperation with the State Department of Agricul- 

 ture and the usual contact with local associations of nearly every 

 description have given the institution a chance to be of service. 



