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SPECIAL STUDIES.

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cumstances, the best plant growth. The class-room work consists of lectures and architectural designing and drawing. Illustration and practice are afforded hy the plant-houses of the University.

VETERINARY SCIENCE.

This science is t a u g h t during t h e third year. In the first term t h e a n a t o m y and physiology of the domestic animals are t a u g h t by lectures, demonstrations, and dissections. Post-mortems of healthy and diseased animals are made, so t h a t t h e students m a y become practically acquainted with t h e tissues in health and in disease. The second term is devoted t o the s t u d y of veterinary medicines, their action and uses, a n d t o lectures on the principles and practice of veterinary science. During t h e entire year practical instruction is given in clinical work a t the veterinary infirmary, where animals are t r e a t e d or operated on free of charge, for the instruction of t h e students. Lectures are given on veterinary s a n i t a r y science and the principles and practice of veterinary surgery. A veterinary hall and stable have been provided and a clinic is held t o illustrate t h e lectures on veterinary science. The dep a r t m e n t h a s Dr. Auzoux's celebrated complete model of the horse in 97 pieces, exhibiting 3,000 details of s t r u c t u r e ; also papier mache models of t h e foot and the teeth of t h e horse a t different ages. Students desiring t o pursue the s t u d y of veterinary science further t h a n is laid down in t h e agricultural course, will find ample facilities for go doing.

LABORATORY WORK.

Experiments and special investigations by each student. A thesis is required embodying t h e results of original observation and research. F o r details as t o the s t u d y of b o t a n y , chemistry, zoology, entomology, geology and meteorology, see s t a t e m e n t s in College of Natural Science.

APPARATUS.

The college has, for the illustration of practical agriculture, a stock farm of 4 0 0 acres, provided with a large stock b a r n fitted up with stables, pens, y a r d s , etc.; also, a n experiment farm of 180 acres, furnished with all necessary a p p a r a t u s t o illustrate t h e problems of breeding and feeding. I t h a s fine specimens of neat cattle, Shorthorns, Herefords, Holsteins, a n d Jerseys, and of Poland-China swine. The Agricultural Experiment Station, recently established as a d e p a r t m e n t of the University, exhibits field experiments in t h e testing of the different varieties a n d modes of culture of field crops and in t h e comparison and t r e a t m e n t of soils. I t includes experiments in agriculture and