THE BIENNIAL REPORT

OF THE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OF THE

Agricultural College of Utah

For the Years 1907, 1908.

Accompanied by

The Report of the President, and Secretary's Report of the Receipts and Disbursements.

SALT LAKE CITY
TRIBUNE-REPORTER PRINTING Co.

CONTENTS.

1. The Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees.
2. The Report of the President of the College.
The Educational Policy of the College.
The Faculty

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School of Mechanic Arts

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School of General Science
Extension Department
Department of Agronomy

Department of Animal Husbandry
Department of Dairy Husbandry

Department of Horticulture

Department of Irrigation and Drainage.
Department of Agricultural Technology.
Department of Veterinary Science
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Department of Domestic Art

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Department of English ..

Department of Geology and Mineralogy.
Department of History

Library

Department of Mathematics

Department of Military Science and Tactics

Department of Modern Languages.

Department of Music

Department of Physical Education for Men.
Department of Physical Education for Women.

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THE BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES

OF THE

Agricultural College of Utah,

For the Years 1907 and 1908.

To the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Utah:

The Board of Trustees of the Agricultural College of Utah have the honor to present their report for the biennium from January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1908.

Detailed statements of the work, conditions and needs of the College may be found in the reports of the President of the Faculty and the departments of instruction and investigation, herewith submitted. A full statement of receipts and expenditures during the past two years and an inventory of the College property will be found in the appended biennial report of the Secretary of the College.

We have pleasure in reporting a surprisingly large increase of students during the past two years; and also that the grade of the students entering the College is very much higher than in the past. At the present writing, the number of college students is 35 per cent. larger than the highest number recorded in any previous biennium. The removal of the work in engineering from the Agricultural College caused a distinct loss of a certain class of students, yet the schools of agriculture, domestic science, commerce and mechanic arts each have a larger enrollment than ever before. The growth of the agricultural work has been especially gratifying, for, during the biennium, the number of students taking agriculture has more than doubled.