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purchase of land, construction, etc., chapter 728, laws of 



1915 



Amount of appropriation $50,000.00 



Expenditures, or contracted for through State Archi- 

 tect's Office: 



Construction contract on new building $22,475.00 



Steam fitting contract 7,967.00 



Plumbing contract 3,275.00 



Electrical work contract 740.00 



Purchase of farm previous year 8,000.00 



Expenditure for traveling expenses of Board of 



Control 53.43 



Total expenditures $42,510.43 



Remainder of appropriation for fiscal year $7,489.57 



To the Honorable Board of Control of the Slate School of Agricul- 

 ture and Domestic Science at Delhi: 



In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 675 of the Laws 

 of 1913, which is the organic Law founding the State School of 

 Agriculture and Domestic Science at Delhi, I respectfully submit 

 the following report of the general operations of the School for 

 the fiscal year 1914-15 : 



As the teaching work of the institution had not been started at 

 this time, the report for the year is not in any way typical of a 

 year's expenses. 



As shown by the financial report, the several contracts for the 

 construction of dairy building were signed early in the year 

 1915. The building was in process of construction throughout the 

 remainder of the fiscal year. 



Temporary farm laborers were appointed and the farm was 

 tilled. 



In July, the present Director, C. E. Ladd, was appointed. On 

 September 1, Mr. I. F. Hall was appointed as Dairyman and 

 Mr. H. B. Alger as Chemist. Plans were made for opening the 

 school and commencing the teaching work early in October. From 

 July to October, the entire energies of the Director and staff were 

 devoted to organization of the school course and of the farm work. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. E. Ladd, 

 Director. 



