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eleven years was that of identity of the work for all first-year 

 students, excepting for certain variations to adapt it to the differ- 

 ences in the needs of young men and young women. Also, that 

 this freshman year provided for all students training in a biological 

 science and a physical science; for all young men a term of agricul- 

 ture and three terms of shop work; and for all young women a term 

 of household economics. Military drill continued to be required of 

 all young men, and, for the first time, physical training under the 

 name of calisthenics was required of all young women in the first 

 year. Physical training had been provided to a limited extent for 

 some years to such young women as wished to take it, and the 

 athletic club, made up from young men, had given such impetus 

 as it could, under discouraging conditions, to physical training for 

 men. 



The technical and scientific work was increased in the new 

 courses. The young science of bacteriology, which had already 

 been included in the agricultural course, was now added to the 

 science and the domestic science courses. 



In addition to the four-year courses, a two-term short course 

 in agriculture and mechanic arts was established, and a two-t.orrn 

 course in domestic science. The one-term dairy short course ~v\as 

 continued. All of these short courses, with more or less of amend- 

 ments, have been continued to the present time. 



In 1900, the course in electrical engineering was first presented. 

 This was at that time identical with the mechanical engineer- 

 ing course, except for a few subjects in the fourth year. TIio 

 course which had been called "general" for one year, and "science" 

 for one year, was at the same time named "general science," under 

 which designation it is still offered. 



In 1903, the courses of study underwent another general 

 revision by a committee of the Faculty. The course in electrical 

 engineering was differentiated to a igreater extent from the one in 

 mechanical engineering, and there were many details of changes 

 in all courses, but the general character remained the same. 



In 1904, another revision took place in which the Faculty as 

 a whole sat from day to day, and in which the president of the 

 Board of Regents, Prof. E. T. Fairchild, also actively participated. 

 This adhered to the general principles of its immediate predeces- 

 sors, and readjusted the details with such success that the courses 

 stood substantially unaltered until 1908, the longest period that 

 this has been the case within the seventeen years since 1897. The 

 German language was introduced as a required subject in the 

 course in general science and the course in domestic science. Ger- 

 man had been taught as an elective subject for some years, but 

 with this change a Department of German was established. 



Work in the mechanic arts line was further provided for in 

 1905 by offering a four-year course in architecture, which, like the 



