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our location is peculiar. No college in the state is so
[illegible] situated as we are for getting first class
printing done at home. If we publish away from home
it is both more costly and more inconvenient. If a paper
is edited by members of the faculty it is not strictly a
college paper; If done by the students it is rarely well
done. They are inexperienced in proof reading and so
many errors creep in. Besides our alumni have
give very little support, and the students on the ground
are in more desposed to subscribe- my proposal is that
we do the best that we can for another year with such
facilities as we have and that the students be
informed that it depends on them whether we lave a paper
or not - If they are not interested [inserted] Enough [end inserted] to give financial support
so as to bring the cost to about twenty dollars a month
[inserted] Presidents
Annual
Report [end inserted] ,we had better discontinue. If we do not have a sufficiently
large subscription list to permit us to send out the issues
at the [?pound?] rate, the cost [inserted] will [end inserted] I fear [crossed out] will I fear, [end crossed out] overrun the
profit.
For a number of years there have been attempts made
to establish a department of Forestry and Forest Botany.
Such departments have recently been put in operation
at several institutions, the work done counting toward
a degree just as in the other courses. In order that those
who are interested should know where we stand our
Board should put itself upon the record. We are not at present
able to expend any money, but I believe the establishment
of a Chair would aid the cause and help us. Every
new departement increases the attendance and unless
it possible for the legislators to vote money for some definite object
I should like permission to fit up a few rooms in the
West Wing - It is not wise to leave an unoccupied building
on the campus, as we have found by experience. The Y.
M-C-A boys need a room or two, and a few more
might be occupied by those who take care of them. Besides
we should then get an additional recitation room. During
the past year I have been obliged to hear my classes in
four different places; this I should like to avoid if possible.