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Material of Construction " to the large class of junior students of Sibley College in 

 the course on Materials of Engineering ; also one lecture on " Fireproofing of Wood " 

 to the Seminary in Marine Engineering and one lecture on the " Strength of 

 Wood and Timber Testing " to a class in Sibley College ; also one lecture to 

 a botanical seminary on the practical questions in regard to fungus diseases of wood. 



The literary facilities have been amply provided for. A library of works on 

 forestry and allied sciences, comprising the leading works in English, French and 

 German languages, has been purchased, containing nearly 500 numbers, and has been 

 incorporated in the general library ; the books bearing, however, a distinguishing 

 stamp, which designates them as property of the State College of Forestry. The 

 leading German, French and English forestry journals and some of the lumbermen's 

 journals are to be found in the reading room of the library. 



Some of the courses which are desirable for students of forestry, and have been 

 tentatively announced in the schedule of the studies, are as yet not provided for. 



A course on business law most desirable for a forest manager it was hoped might 

 be instituted by the authorities of the College of Law, but upon consultation it 

 appeared that the faculty is fully occupied, and will not, without additional assist- 

 ance, be able to provide such a course. 



There are no provisions for the courses on pisciculture and venery, two subjects 

 — the taking care of fish and game — which are often intimately connected with 

 the business of a forest manager, and in fact are combined with the Fish, -Game and 

 Forest Commission of the State. The professor in charge of the department of 

 zoology regrets that he has no assistant versed in economic or field zoology compe- 

 tent to give such courses.* 



The present appropriation of $10,000 is hardly sufficient for the running of the 

 College, when all the demonstration material is still to be provided. An increase to 

 $12,000 is desirable, which, it is believed, will for a long time suffice annually to con- 

 duct the College in a satisfactory manner. 



Publications. 



Besides the announcements of the courses instituted in the College of Forestry, 

 there has been published under the provisions of section 2 of the law establishing 

 the College, Bulletin No. 1, describing the aims and objects of the College and the 

 methods in general which are to be applied in the College Forest. In addition a cir- 

 cular letter has been sent through the Department of University Extension for 



* Both these courses are now provided,, see future pages. 



