534 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The average scholarship, and the interest manifested by 

 the class, were very satisfactory. 



The most urgent need of the department at present, is a 

 set of standard works, for reference on the various subjects 

 taught. This want has been met in part by the generous 

 gift of Prof. John C. Cutter, of the Imperial College of 

 Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan. 



During the past term anthropometric observations were 

 made, by Prof. Manly Miles and myself, upon over fifty 

 students of the college, and as a result, nearly three thou- 

 sand measurements were recorded. These statistics were 

 taken partly with a view to their bearing upon the much- 

 disputed question of Bilateral Asymmetry of Function. It 

 was hoped that these statistics would be ready for publica- 

 tion in the present College report, but from unavoidable 

 causes it was impossible to prepare them in time. 



FREDERICK TUCKERMAN. 



