LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

HON. M. C. MEAD,

President of the Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin:

SIR-I have the honor of herewith presenting to you Bulletin No. 19, of Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes.

Most respectfully yours,

Madison, Wis., Nov. 22, 1905.

GEORGE MCKERROW, Superintendent.

W. L. Houser, Madison, Wis.

Owned by

Board of Regents.

The President of the University, ex-officio.

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex-officio.

The University presents a wide range of study, embracing more than three hundred subjects. Something of the extent and variety of these may be indicated by the following synopsis: Eleven languages are taught, viz.: Greek, Latin, Sanscrit, Hebrew, German, Norse, French, Italian, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon and English. In Mathematics there are twenty-seven special courses. Under the Sciences there are a large number of courses in each of the following: Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology, Botany, Anatomy, Bacteriology, Pharmacy. In History there are thirty-five courses; in Political Economy, fifty-eight; in Political Science, twenty-nine; in Mental Sciences there are twenty-nine, embracing Psychology, Ethics, Aesthetics, Logic and Education. There are twelve courses in Pedagogics, and eight courses in Music, and two courses each in Military Drill, and Gymnastics.

Wood County Exhibit at Wisconsin State Fair, 1905; Awarded First Prize.

Physical Culture:-The Armory and Gymnasium is one of the largest buildings for its purposes connected with any institution of learning in the country. It is provided with rooms for lectures on Physiology and Hygiene, and for class and individual exercise in all the forms of gymnastic practice. There are also the most abundant and approved facilities for shower, sponge, and swimming baths.

Adequate accommodations are provided for the woman's gymnastics by the construction of an addition to Chadbourne Hall, which has been fully equipped. This furnishes ample facilities for systematic courses for young women, and is under the immediate direction of a trained instructor.

In Mechanics and Engineering:-Elementary Mechanics, Mechanics of Material, Mechanics of Machinery, Theory of Construction, Thermodynamics, Elementary Surveying, Railroad and Topographic Surveying, Geodesy, Sanitary, Hydraulic, Railroad, Electrical, Steam Engineering, Hydraulic Motors, Hoisting Machinery, Theory and Construction of Locomotives, Railway Locomotives, Railway Location, Railway Equipment, Construction and Maintenance of Way, Railroad Field Work.

In Electricity:-Electrical Testing, Electrical Plants, Electrical Construction, Electrochemistry, and various forms of drawing are given; also shop work in wood, iron, brass, both hand work and machine work, machine designing, construction and testing machines.

In Agriculture:-Various courses are given in agriculture. Animal Husbandry, Farm Management, Dairying, Agricultural Chemistry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Physics, Horticulture and Economic Entomology, etc.

In Law:-Courses in Equity, Jurisprudence, Real Property, Constitutional Law, Wills, Contracts, Torts, Practice and Pleading, Law of Evidence, Corporations, Domestic Relations, Admiralty, Insurance, Estoppel, Partnership, Taxation, Criminal Laws, Common Carriers, Medical Jurisprudence, Probate Law, Code Practice, Agency, etc.

In Pharmacy:-Courses in Practical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Materia Medica, Pharmaceutical Botany, and Practical Laboratory Work. General Facilities:-The Faculty embraces upward of two hundred and fifty-seven instructors. The laboratories are new, extensive and well equipped; embracing the Chemical, Physical, Metallurgical, Mineralogical, Geological, Zoologicol, Botanical, Bacteriological, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Laboratories. Seminaries are held for advanced study in History, Language, Literature, Mathematics, and other branches.

The libraries accessible to students embrace that of the University, 96,000 volumes; of the State Historical Society, 259,000 volumes, including pamphlets; of the State Law Department, 40,000 volumes; of the city, 15,000 volumes, besides special professional and technical libraries, making in all more than 405,000 volumes, including pamphlets, thus affording very exceptional opportunities for reading and special research.

Any person who desires information in regard to any of the colleges or schools, should apply to W. D. HIESTAND, Registrar.