committee reported to the faculty and the report after modification was adopted. The central idea of this report is to bring together under the control of a single committee all extra curricular activities so that there may be in one body knowledge of all such activities. Each group of activities is in charge of a sub-committee responsible to the main committee. The chairman of the general committee is to devote a large part of this time to its work, and thus in a measure perform the duties of a dean of men. This plan will be put into operation the coming biennium. It is hoped that it will result in a much wider participation by the students in extra curricular activities and in moderation for those who have been inclined to excess in this regard.

STUDENT HEALTH

During the biennium there has been considerable expansion in the Department of Medicine devoted to student health. This has been possible because a building has become available in which this service has been concentrated. The work of no department of the University is looked upon with more satisfaction than this.

The men and women, on entering the University, are subjected to a thorough medical examination. As a result of this examination, they are classified into three groups and the work in physical education for every student is adapted to the group in which he is placed. Also in case of any indisposition, even if a minor one, because of the opportunity for immediate attention, the student at once receives medical attention. The amount of work involved in the care of student health is shown by the following figures:

During the regular year of 1912-13, the number of consultations was nearly 24,000; and during the Summer Session of 1912, 1,664. In 1913-14, the consultations during the regular sessions were almost 31,300, and for the Summer Session of 1913 over 1,100. The number of individuals involved was for the regular session of 1913, 3,397; for the Summer Session of 1912, 479; for the regular session of 1913–14, 3,685; for the Summer Session of 1913, 423. These figures show that more than half of the students of the University some time during a year take advantage of the opportunities of the Clinical Department.

During the biennium, as heretofore, since the Department of Student Health has been established in no case has there been an epidemic. For the reasons above given there can be no doubt that the general efficiency of the student body is considerably increased by the department. No quantitative figure can be given; but it is safe to say that five per cent increase in effectiveness would be too small and ten per cent perhaps not too large an estimate for this service.

Aside from the general health work various scientific studies. are being carried on for the student body as a whole. One of these is the relation of athletics to health. Such studies will have an important bearing upon the general health of the community as well as upon the athletics within the student body. The results of the first completed study on athletics, that on intercollegiate rowing in the University, are now available; they will be mentioned in another connection. (See pp. 278-279.)

INSPECTION OF ROOMING HOUSES

As heretofore, the houses in which the students live are inspected by the Medical Department in regard to their sanitary conditions, special attention being given to ventilation, heating, plumbing, and general cleanliness. This inspection extends also to the fraternity houses. In addition to this inspection, rooming houses occupied by women must be approved by the office of the Dean of Women. The inspection of rooming houses has resulted in great improvement in the living conditions of students in the University during the past two years.

PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

During the biennium there have been larger additions to the physical quarters available to the University than in any previous biennium. Four large educational buildings and an additional women's dormitory have been occupied. In addition to these, several buildings of moderate size have been completed and also various minor structures. These buildings are fully described in the report of the architect.

BIOLOGY BUILDING

For educational purposes the most important building is that for biology. This structure is 240 feet long, 49 feet wide, and

has a floor area of 80,000 square feet, exclusive of greenhouses. It is believed that this building will adequately provide for the Departments of Zoology and Botany, without addition, for a considerable number of years.

WING TO CHEMICAL BUILDING

The chemical building, occupied for the first time in 1906, in less than six years had proved inadequate to meet the needs of the University, and during the biennium a large wing was added at a cost of somewhat more than $72,000. This addition to the Chemistry building should provide adequately for a considerable growth in the University.

AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY BUILDING

The third important building is that for Agricultural Chemistry. This work heretofore has been located in central Agricultural Hall. The new building for this purpose has a floor area of 30,000 square feet and has cost somewhat more than $83,000.

HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING

The fourth large building is that for Home Economics and Ex tension. This has floor area of 50,000 square feet. Home Economics, heretofore located in the attic of Lathrop Hall, now has adequate accommodations. Also the University Extension Division, heretofore located in University Hall, has found appropriate accommodations to carry on its rapidly enlarging work.

BARNARD HALL

Another large building which has been a great acquisition to the University is Barnard Hall, a dormitory for women. This hall is a thoroughly modern structure, built after careful studies of dormitory structures in other institutions. It has rooms for 133 students and in addition dining halls, parlors, and rooms for servants. The occupancy of this building has been of immense assistance in solving the problem of adequate living quarters for the women students of the University.

Other structures of some consequence are as follows:

GYMNASIUM ANNEX

An annex was constructed to the Gymnasium which has a floor area of 17,000 square feet. This annex has somewhat relieved the pressure for space due to the fact that the Gymnasium is used by both the Department of Physical Education and the Department of Military Science, as well as for an auditorium.

STUDENT HEALTH BUILDING

The work of the Department of Clinical Medicine has already been mentioned in connection with student health. The house on the property acquired from Mr. John M. Olin has been enlarged at an expense of $12,000, so as to have a floor area of 8,500 square feet. This well accommodates the work of the department devoted to student health.

WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL

Another very important building, nearly completed during the biennium, which will be ready for occupancy at the opening of 1914-15, is the Wisconsin High School. This building has a floor space of 40,000 square feet; it will cost approxímately $120,000. As explained in another connection, this building will serve for an observation and practice school for the Course for the Training of Teachers as well as a laboratory for the Department of Education.

WING OF HISTORICAL LIBRARY BUILDING

Another structure, which was not built by the University but which is available for its use, is the northwest wing of the State Historical Library. This wing, mainly devoted to books stacks, carries out the original plan of having the books of the Historical Library in the south stacks and the books of the University Library in the north stacks. The accommodations for the books of the University Library are now adequate. This wing is thus of great advantage to all departments of the University and especially to those of the liberal arts.

SMALLER STRUCTURES

In addition to the above structures, there have been built a number of small buildings and additions to existing buildings. For the College of Agriculture these include a laboratory for the production of hog cholera serum, two hog barns for experimental work, a plant pathology greenhouse adjacent to the horticultural greenhouses, a fireproof book room in Agricultural Hall, and various small buildings at the sub-stations of Ashland, Spooner, and Marshfield. The total cost of these structures for the College of Agriculture was about $29,000.00.

For general purposes there were also constructed an electric sub-station in the central heating plant, at a cost of somewhat more than $900, and a central kitchen to serve Chadbourne, Barnard, and Lathrop Halls, at a cost of about $11,000.

BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL PLAN

The buildings completed during the biennium conform to the general plan for the constructional development of the University. Those located east of University Hall are faced with Madison sandstone; those between University Hall and Agricultural Hall with yellow brick of the same color as the Madison sandstone with trimmings of Bedford lime stone; and those west of Agricultural Hall with brown brick. This plan places the most expensive structures on the prominent part of the grounds, buildings somewhat less expensive in the intermediate area, and the least expensive buildings on the western part of the grounds. Buildings of all types are of reinforced concrete construction and are fireproof throughout.

The expenditures for new construction by the University during the biennium amounted to $715,547.70.

LAND PURCHASE

In the biennial report of two years ago mention was made of an appropriation of $47,000 a year for five years for the purchase of the Raymer farm and Olin tract, together aggregating 156.15 acres. The legislature of 1913 also made an additional appropriation of $50,900 a year for a period of two years for the purchase of various lots north of University Avenue between