Equipment, which in the earlier days was scarce and poor, has recently been provided liberally. Laboratories are equipped for con ducting modern scientific work. The general library contains over 60,000 volumes, The annual income of the university and experiment station from all SOUK'S* for the year ending July 1919 was approximately $934,000.
A special feature since 1902 is the Summer School which is meeting the needs of many students who cannot attend during the regular semester.
Recently more attention has been given to advanced courses suitable for graduate work The master's degree may be completed in an additional year (36 weeks) of advanced study in residence after completion of the bac calaureate degree. The degree of Ph.D. is not conferred, but graduate work applicable to ward this degree may be pursued for certifica tion to other institutions which give their larger attention to graduate instruction. Re search is steadily developing in all colleges.
The total number of students in 1911-12 was 479, of which 449 were candidates for degrees. The total enrolment in the year 1918 19 in the colleges and the School of Medicine (and excluding the School of Music and various Mort courses) was 1,305. of which 1,281 were =Adams for degrees (and 379 were women).
The total enrolment in the College of Arts and Sciences was 681, of which 314 were women. That of the College of Engineering was QS; of the College of Agriculture 130 (of which 59 were women) ; of the College of Law 21, and of the School of Medicine 45 (5 women). The enrolment of the Summer School was 631 in 1919.
In 1911-12 the total number of the instruc tional force (exclusive of assistants, library staff and experimental station staff) was 68, of which 37 were full professors. In 1918-19 it numbered a total of 118 including 47 professors, 16 associate professors, 20 assistant professors and 45 instructors.
Is 1909 the financial and business affairs of the university (and of other State educa tional institutions) was placed under the direc tion of a State board of control, consisting of three members appointed by the governor. The academic control remained in a bipartisan board of regents, which until 1919 consisted of the State superintendent of free schools (ex-officio) elected by the people, and of four other mem bers appointed by the governor, but which in 1919 was merged into the State board of edu cation consisting of seven members including the State superintendent.