REPORT.

To His Excellency, Hon. Horace Austin:

The most important matter concerning the University since our last report has been the appropriation by the legislature of fifty thousand dollars for University buildings.

PLANS AND CONTRACTS.

The Board of Regents proceeded at once to utilize this appropriation. They advertised for plans for a main building for the University, and also for a building for the Agricultural College. The plans chosen for the latter were presented by Mr. J. W. Bassford, of St. Paul, those for the main building by Messrs. Alden & Long, of Minneapolis. The two buildings are to cost fifty thousand dollars; the agricultural building twelve thousand five hundred, and the principal building thirty-seven thousand five hundred. After advertising the required time for bids for the erection of these buildings it was found that all the proposals overran these amounts. The plans were accordingly cut down and new proposals called for. The reduction and perfecting of the plans and specifications consumed so much time that it was not until the day of August that the building committee were able to close a contract with Mr. Michael O'Brien, of St. Paul, being the lowest responsible' bidder. The conditions of the contract required the Agricultural building to be enclosed and the foundation of the main building laid before the present winter. By reason of

unaccountable delays, however, the contractor has only laid the foundations of these buildings. The main building is to be 90 feet in length by 75 feet in extreme breadth, and three stories high, besides basement. It will contain, in addition to recitation rooms, a chapel, library and reading room, President's room and ladies parlor. The agricultural building is to be two stories high and 54 feet in length, by 54 feet in width, with basement, and to have two wings, one for a chemical laboratory, 46 feet in length by 25 feet in breadth, the other for a plant-house of same dimensions. It will also contain recitation rooms for Chemistry, Botany, etc.

LOCATION OF THE BUILDINGS.

After having the buildings now in use carefully examined by experienced architects the Regents decided to continue as far as possible the original design and erect a main building as a continuation of the present section. In this way we secure one central academic building around which may be put up, from time to time, such others for special purposes as cannot properly stand in connection with the central building. The Agricultural College is located upon the University grounds about 25 rods to the south east of the main building. The position was chosen with a view to its being accessible to students from other departments as well as to the experimental farm.

FURNISHING AND HEATING THE BUILDINGS.

These new buildings are to be finished and ready for occupancy at the opening of the next college year in September, 1874. As the appropriation was intended exclusively for the erection of buildings, it becomes necessary to ask the Legislature to set apart a further sum sufficient to enable the Regents to provide the same with the necessary heating apparatus and furniture.

THE FACULTY.

The following changes have been made in the faculty during the past year:

Mr. W. C. Sawyer, a graduate of Harvard University, has been appointed assistant Professor in charge of the German Language and Literature.

Professor N. H. Winchell, graduate of the University of Michigan, has been made Professor of Geology, Zoology and Botany in addition to his duties as State Geologist.

Mr. Dalston P. Strange, a graduate of the Michigan State Agricultural College, has been appointed assistant Professor and placed in charge of the department of Agriculture.

Mr. M. D. Rhame, a graduate of Yale College, has been made assistant Professor in charge of the department of Civil Engineering.

Mr. Samuel F. Peckham, a graduate of Brown University, is appointed Instructor in charge of the department of Chemistry, and Chemist of the Geological Survey.

Mr. Andrew M. Williamson and Mr. Hiram W. Slack were employed as general instructors for a portion of the year.

The General Faculty is at present constituted as follows:

WILLIAM W. FOLWELL, M. A., PRESIDENT,
and Professor of Political Economy.

GABRIEL CAMPBELL, M. A., B. D., VICE PRESIDENT. and Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy.

VERSAL J. WALKER, M. A.,
Professor of the Latin Language and Literature.

JABEZ BROOKS, M. A., D. D.,
Professor of the Greek Language and Literature.

ARIS B. DONALDSON, M. A.,

Professor of the English Languge and Literature.

EDWIN J. THOMPSON, M. A.,
Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy.

HELEN SUTHERLAND, M. A.,
Preceptress and Assistant Professor of Latin.

ELI L. HUGGINS, 1ST. LIEUT. U. S. A., Professor of Military Science and Instructor in French.

NEWTON H. WINCHELL, M. A.,
Professor of Geology.

DALSTON P. STRANGE,
Assistant Professor of Agriculture.

MITCHELL D. RHAME, B. A.,
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering.

WESLEY C. SAWYER, M. A., B. D.,
Assistant Professor of the German Language and Literature.

SAMUEL F. PECKHAM, B. S.,

Instructor of Chemistry.

WALTER E. FIELD,

Superintendent of the Experimental Farm.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

The entire enrollment of Students for the Academical year ending June 19th, 1873, is as follows: