I am gratified to be able to report to you, that notwithstanding the Board of Regents increased the number of professors and teachers in the college and station, the expenditures for the year have not exceeded the available means provided by the general government for the college and station, without any aid directly from the State of Oregon.

Last year there was on the 30th of June $2,550.00 of the interest from the sale of college lands unexpended; this amount was added to the principal under the laws of Congress.

During the year there has been added to the college and station a new boiler for the mechanical building, a dairy with modern appliances, and other minor improvements, costing $3,502.68.

FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.

Improvement fund as per act of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon,
of February 20, 1893.

Cash on hand July 1, 1895

Cash received from assignee of Hamilton, Job & Company bank, 10 per cent on $9,736.16....

Amount to be accounted for

$ 2,601.41

973.61

$ 3,575.02

The balance of this fund remaining in the bank of Hamilton, Job & Co., insolvent debtors, $6,815.33.

$ 2,534.40 968 28 72.34

Experimental station fund as per act of Congress March 2, 1887.

Cash on hand July 1, 1895, as per report.

Cash received of U. S. Treasury, as per act of 1890..

Received from assignee of bank of Hamilton, Job & Co., dividend of 10 per cent on $7.928.58

740.88 21,000.00

Cash received of State Treasurer, interest on account of land funds.
Cash received from sale of products of college farm and other sources.

792.86 4,160.95

1,714.71

Total amount to be accounted for ......

$28,409.40

DISBURSEMENTS.

For president, professors and teachers

9,574.25

For miscellaneous expenditures..

For janitors and other labor on tarm, printing office, shops and college
Fuel for college, shops, etc..

1,280.24

3.292.16

For amount of warrants of last year paid

Cash on hand to balance...

Total amount accounted for

3,408.29 419.90 434.56

$28,409.40

The balance of this fund remaining in the bank of Hamilton, Job & Co., insolvent debtors, $5,550 00,

RECAPITULATION.

All moneys on hand July 1, 1895, and that have been received during the year.

Balance on hand of improvement fund as per report

Balance on hand of college fund as per report

Received 10 per cent dividend from Hamilton, Job & Co. bank, improvement fund.
Received as per act of Congress, March 2, 1887, experimental station fund.

973.61

Received from U. S. Government as per act of Congress, August 30, 1890.
Received dividend from Hamilton, Job & Co. bank, college fund

15,000.00

21,000.00

792.86

Received of State Treasurer, interest on land fund, as per act of Congress July 2, 1862 4,160.95 Amount receiyed from products from college farm and station.

Total amount to be accounted for......

1,714.71 $46,984.42

DISBURSEMENTS AND AMOUNTS ON HAND OF THE SEVERAL FUNDS.

In addition to the cash on hand, there will be available for ensuing year, under the act of Congress of March 2, 1887

College fund as per act of Congress, August 30, 1890.

College fund, interest account, act of Congress July 2, 1862, about.
Estimated sales from farm of college and station.

Total.

$46,984.42

$15,000.00

22,000.00

7,000.00

1,500.00

$45,500.CO

During this year there have been no fees at any time charged for attendance at this institution. I would submit that it seems but just that a reasonable charge should be made upon students for the privilege and advantages they receive at this institution for the use of rooms in the hall and dormitory of the college.

The income derived should be used exclusively for the improvement on said buildings, and thus provide in part for their maintainance. This would obviate the necessity of asking the Legislative Assembly to provide by taxation upon our people for such improve

ments.

During this year it has been demonstrated through the efforts of Miss Margaret Snell, professor of hygiene, that it was possible for the young ladies who live at the dormitory to greatly reduce the weekly expenses of their board.

I would recommend that at the coming session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, to so amend the Act creating and providing for the appointment of said Board of Regents, that said Board may elect as secretary and treasurer other than members of said Board.

It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to be able to report to you that during the two years drawing to a close, we have maintained the high standing of this institution without asking for any

funds from the State of Oregon under the Act of October 20, 1882, or the Act of February 20, 1889, for any money.

I would recommend that the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon repeal section 2691 of Hill's Code. And in view of the pressing needs of the college and station for means that would be available for required improvements on the buildings and grounds of the state during the ensuing two years, that an appropriation of under the Act of February 18, 1889, of $5,000.00 per year or so much thereof as may be found absolutely necessary, be appropriated for such purpose.

There was received in September, 1895, $3,000.00 from the state treasurer. This sum was drawn for by a requisition June 24, 1895. And the amount was taken up and accounted for by the treasurer of this Board in his annual report for the year ending June 30, 1895. J. T. APPERSON,

June 23, 1896.

President of the Board of Regents.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR.

Honorable J. T. Apperson, President Board of Regents of the State Agricultural College of Oregon:

SIR: I hereby submit to you and through you to the members of the Board of Regents of the State Agricultural College, a report for the college year of 1895-6.

This report includes the following subjects:

1. College Work, Professors and Students. 2. Improvements and Repairs.

3. Boarding Halls.

4. The Work of the Station. 5. Needs of the College.

6. Needs of the Station.

The work of the college for the past year, both on the part of the professors and students has been, on the whole, most enjoyable. I think that better work has been done, and greater satisfaction rendered than in any previous year.

The faculty, in my opinion, has made every effort to arrest the attention, and to secure the best efforts of the student. The result has been, that as a rule, the students have been willing students. This is the best test that good work is being done.

Those members of the faculty, who have been connected with the college previous to the last year, have in no case lost interest in the work which they had to do, but have made continual growth as teachers.

Those professors and instructors who came to us at the beginning of the year, have proved themselves to be gentlemen, of scholarly habits, and above the average as instructors.

Those members of the faculty, who last year were placed in new positions given new subjects to teach-have shown themselves not only capable, but have been enabled to inspire the student with much zeal in their work.

Professor Berchtold has done excellent work in physics. There has been no mistake made in placing him in that department. The relief thus given to Professor Shaw, has enabled him to give more time to his work in chemistry, thus enabling him to do better and more satisfactory work. Professor Pernot who took charge of the

work in free-hand drawing, has shown that no mistake was made in recommending him for that position. He was able at once to take up the work, where Professor Berchtold had left it, and to push it to a very high degree of perfection. His work you will find on exhibition in his room, where I hope the board will find time to examine it.

The work in English has been much extended, by requiring English in each year of the course. This has given Professor Horner more work than he was able to do. He has been assisted in the first year classes by Professor Johnson, assistant in mathematics, and Professor Trine of the department of botany. This has given Professor Horner more time with the advanced classes. The placing of English in every year of the course was no mistake, better work is being accomplished, and the help given to Professor Horner has enabled. him to devote himself more to the work of the higher classes and for this reason greater interest has been attained. Professor Horner is an energetic and enthusiastic teacher and inspires enthusiasm in his classes.

The work in the department of agriculture has been well managed and conducted by Professor French, as in the past. His classes have shown much enthusiasm in their work. The character of the work in this department has been extended rather in the line of mechanics and dairying than in the special work of agriculture. The mechanical work required of the student of agriculture doubles the time heretofore given to woodwork and blacksmithing and also gives work in repairing machinery and use of the engine. So far as it was possible the present graduating class has completed the whole of the new course.

The work in the dairy they have also taken in addition to the work formerly required.

The work in the department of mechanics has been well conducted under the direction of Professor Covell. Much of their work is now on exhibition. The fourth year class has completed two woodlathes, which was their special work for the year. We purchased the castings but they have dressed them and placed them in position. The other classes have performed the usual amount of work under the direction of Professor Covell and his assistants. The work in mechanical drawing and blacksmithing was under the immediate direction of Mr. Emmett and the woodwork under Mr. Prichard.

For further particulars as to work accomplished, you are referred