in American history and in English literature to be carried on by the seminar method. In 1886 seminary courses were introduced in both these departments, and have produced creditable results.

The geological collection made by the State geological survey was giveu to the university a few years since by act of the general assembly. The collection has been largely supplemented from other sources, until it stands as the finest and most valuable collection of its class in the State and perhaps in the West.

The total value of the land, buildings, and equipment of the university is estimated at from $800,000 to $1,000,000, and is constantly increasing.

[AUTHORITIES CONSULTED: History of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, by President Edward Orton, 1879; annual reports of president and trustees; Ohio laws.]