than through the Farmers' Institute workers who, in turn, attend Institute meetings during the winter months. WOMEN'S INSTITUTES. On the 12th and 13th of December the Women's Institutes again held their annual convention at the College. More than 300 women assembled from the farms of Ontario and seemed to enjoy to the fullest extent talking over their difficulties and discussing subjects pertaining to the improvement of the home. Our Macdonald Institute students took the greatest interest in these meetings, attending them regularly and taking notes on the subjects discussed. RETURN VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. A special compliment was paid us by the return visit of His Excellency Earl Grey, Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, who had been with us at the time of the Winter Fair in December, 1905. He was especially desirous of seeing the College when the fields were green and so came back in May, accompanied by Lady Sybil Grey, Miss Howard, and Mr. Leveson-Gower. In Toronto he was joined by Hon. J. J. Foy, Mr. Cathraw Mulock, and Mrs. W. J. Hanna, wife of the Hon. W. J. Hanna, Provincial Secretary. His Excellency and party spent the entire day going over the fields, through the live stock herds, and about the buildings and grounds, and returned to Toronto the same evening. We feel now that His Excellency has a personal interest in the Institution, and we appreciate to the fullest extent the report which he has sent to the Home Government in reference to the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm. O. A. C. REVIEW. We should like to call your speical attention to the work being done by the O.A.C. "Review." This paper began in a modest way about seventeen years ago and has steadily grown in size and quality, until now it is one of the leading school magazines in the country. It is issued regularly on the first of each month, and the training received by certain students in the work of the Review, as managed at the present time, is very helpful to them as a preparation for work in after life. I refer both to the work of the editors and the work of the managers. Many of the strong men among our graduates have been directly connected, while students, with the editing of the College paper. EXPERIMENTAL UNION. This meeting was held on the 10th and 11th of December, and with it came large numbers of ex-students, to help along the meeting and at the same time to re-visit their old College home. Everybody missed Mr. C. A. Zavitz, Secretary of the Union, who is spending this year away from the College visiting the different points of agricultural interest in Europe and the United States. He expects to return to his College duties on the first of the year. I beg to call your attention at this time to the excellent manner in which the duties of his office have been performed by the first assistant in the Experimental department, Mr. J. Buchanan, who has been constant in attendance at his duties and faithful in discharging the same. GRADUATING CLASS. Of this year's Graduating Class the majority are engaged in farming, and the following are the names of some of those who have secured positions away from home: AGRICULTUre. Baker, M. R., Assistant Dominion Fruit Inspector, Ottawa, Ont. Bracken, J., Good Seeds' Division, Dominion Department of Agricul ture, Ottawa, Ont. Brecken, W. D., Farm Manager, McCabe Estate, Bronte, Ont. Chisholm, J., Farm Foreman, State University, Columbus, Ohio. Craig, H. A., Superintendent of Fairs and Institutes, Edmonton, Alberta. Duncan, R. S., Chemist, Ontario Sugar Co., Berlin, Ont. Hammond, H. S., Assistant Chemist, Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston, Rhode Island. gia. Munroe, J. F., Horticulturist, Experiment Station, Experiment, GeorWhite, G. G., Fellow in Chemistry, O.A.C., Guelph. DOMESTIC SCIENCE. Miss Katharine R. Bartlett, Teacher of Domestic Science, Ladies' College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Miss Ethel S. Bodwell, Teacher in Public School, in Northwest. Miss Mae Card, Women's Institute Worker and Assistant in Chemical Department, Dept. of Agriculture, North Carolina. Miss Minnie E. Gallup, Teacher of Home Economics in Ottawa Ladies' College, Ottawa, Ont. Miss R. V. Gardner, Teacher of Home Economics in private school, Far Hills, New Jersey. Miss Joan Hamilton, Teacher of Domestic Science, Consolidated School, Guelph. Miss Helen McDunnough, Teacher of Y.W.C.A. Domestic Science Classes, Kingston, Ont. Miss Maud Penfold, Teacher in Public School, in Northwest. Miss Frances P. Pritchard, Teacher of Domestic Science, Public School, Florenceville, N.B. Miss Erie Shand, Matron of Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph, Ont. BUILDINGS ERECTED DURING 1906. The new machinery hall which was commenced last year has now been completed. It is a handsome red brick building, situated on the site of the old carpenter shop. It presents a fine appearance, is well lighted, and suitable in every way to the purpose for which it was built. A large addition has also been added to the Chemical Laboratory. This is not yet completed, but when finished, will add very materially to the equipment of that department. This has been found necessary because of the large additional classes in chemistry from Macdonald Institute. In the Poultry Department a new building has been erected, large enough to accommodate 200 hens. The Poultry Manager wishes to experiment with a large number of hens in one pen. This will give him the opportunity he desires. OUTSIDE LECTURES. A number of excellent lectures were delivered before members of our student body in Massey Hall at regular intervals during the year. These lectures proved very interesting and instructive, and we are obliged to these ladies and gentlemen for the assistance they have rendered us: Dr. Abbott, Toronto, Ont.-"Education." Mr. James Bowman, London, Ont.-"Pond Life.” Mrs. Mina B. Hubbard.-"A Woman's Way through the Wilds of Lab rador." Mr. C. C. James, Toronto, Ont.-"The Downfall of the Hurons-The first Chapter in the History of this Province." Mr. W. E. Saunders, London, Ont.-"Birds." POULTRY INSTITUTE. Probably no phase of agricultural work has made such rapid progress as the poultry industry during the last few years. Almost every day brings inquiries from farmers and others, and I am informed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture that nearly every mail brings to him letters from residents of this Province for bulletins, reports, or general information in reference to the raising of fowl. At the request of a number of those interested in poultry, we arranged last year for a Poultry Institute, to be held at the close of the Short Course in Poultry Raising. This was eminently successful; great interest was taken in the meeting, large numbers attended, and the report of the meeting, which was printed by the Department, has been in great demand. We hope to make this a permanent part of our work, and the Institute is already being arranged for 1907. CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. During the year the Canadian Entomological Society transferred its headquarters from London, Ont., to the Ontario Agricultural College. This means that our students will have access to a large and valuable collection of insects, as well as to one of the best entomological libraries in America. It means also that the "Canadian Entomologist," of which our Professor of Entomology, Dr. C. J. S. Bethune, has charge, will be edited here. We welcome the Canadian Entomologists to the College and hope we may be able, by increasing the membership and by the increased interest our students and professors will take in the work, to justify the removal of the Society to this place. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I wish to thank you, as Minister of Agriculture, for the continued personal interest you have taken in this Institution; and through you, your Deputy Minister, Mr. C. C. James, who has helped us on so many occasions and at so many points. We realize that as your Department grows, you have less and less time to devote to detail, and yet we have never appealed, either to yourself or your Deputy, without receiving immediately assistance and co-operation. I have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, GUELPH, Dec. 29, '06. G. C. CREELMAN. |