meeting in November, 1889, in which it was asked that the charges against students for incidentals, fires and lights be so increased as to enable the steward's funds to meet the expense of heating, lighting and cleaning the college building and cottages, leaving only the heating, lighting and cleaning of the other buildings to be paid from the College funds. It was urged that the income of the College should be used to purchase apparatus and furnish instruction, and that with the portion saved, as suggested, the departments could be more fully equipped, their efficiency largely increased, and the interests of the College and its students thus greatly advanced.

The Board decided not to increase the charges against students, but it was understood that the faculty might present the matter again at the meeting in May, 1890.

FARMERS' INSTITUTES.

During the biennial period the College has paid the expenses of members of the faculty and officers of the experiment station incurred in attending farmers' institutes to the amount of $153.45.

At the meeting in November, 1889, the Board appropriated to the payment of the traveling expenses of officers attending such institutes during the winter of 1889-90, the following sums:

From experiment station fund, expenses of station officers..
From College interest fund, expenses of members of faculty.

.$ 100.00 100.00

COLLEGE POSTOFFICE.

At its meeting in May, 1889, the Board passed a resolution asking the Postoffice department to establish a postoffice at the College and a mail route between Ames and the College, and directing the secretary of the Board to present the matter to Congressman Conger and the Assistant Postmaster-General, and suggest the name of the College treasurer as postmaster, provided the office should be established. The secretary reported to the Board at the November meeting that the postoffice had been established, the postmaster appointed and his bond forwarded, but that nothing further had been heard from the department in regard to the matter.

MATTERS RELATING TO STUDENTS,

Certain students who had been suspended by the faculty at the close of the spring term of 1888, because of a disturbance growing

out of the bitter feeling of a portion of the school toward secret societies, asked a hearing of their cases before the Board of Trustees. After a thorough investigation the action of the faculty was approved.

A petition was presented signed by many students, asking that the secret societies in the College be abolished. The committee to whom the investigation of these societies was referred, offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That all special privileges, including use of rooms or place of meeting, be withdrawn from all secret societies or secret fraternities of whatever kind or character.

In accordance with this action, settlement was made with the fraternities for expense incurred by them in fitting up society rooms in the College buildings.

The government of students is now conducted under the following resolution, which was adopted by the Board in November, 1888:

Resolved, That the government shall be that which is known as Faculty government, but the President and the sub-judiciary committee of the Faculty, however, shall have authority to suspend temporarily, but immediately, any student found deliberately disobeying the rules of the College, or willfully disturbing its peace and good order; the duration of such suspension to be fixed by the President and the sub-judiciary committee.

A memorial was presented by the faculty, urging the establishment of a half-year's preparatory course of study. It was argued that such preparatory work would more closely unite the College to the country schools from which it draws the great bulk of its students; that it would enable the faculty to be more strict in enforcing the requirements for admission to the freshman class and thus raise the standard of the College work; and that each preparatory course could be conducted without great additional expense to the College. The Board adopted the recommendation of the faculty and made provision for the establishment of a preparatory course of study to extend through the second half of each school year. The studies to be taught in the department are beginning algebra, advanced grammar, physiology and United States history.

The catalogue of the College for 1889, was approved by the Board. This carries with it the adoption of all changes made in the courses of study.

Students were graduated in the different College courses during the biennial period, as follows:

1888. 1889.

Appropriate degrees were conferred by the Board on these graduates. The post graduate degree of Master of Science (M. Sc.) was conferred on Professor J. C. Hainer, of the class of 1878, and F. W. Malley, of the class of 1887; the degree of Master of Scientific Agriculture (M. S. A.) on E. S. Richman, of the class of 1886; and the degree of Master of Philosophy (M. Ph.) on E. A. Kirkpatrick, of the class of 1887.

E. W. STANTON,

Secretary.

Field Sports and Competitive Military Drill.. Wednesday, June 18.

Winter Vacation from November 12, 1890, to. February 24, 1891.