The School of Mecha~.ic Arts has given, this season, the most complete series of courses in its history and, although some of its classes have been small and many of the students have not done their proper, share of work outside of school hours, the results have been very satisfactory and gratifying, and the Institute should feel encouraged in continuing the expansion of this important part of its work.
This being a night school with nearly all of its students working at their trades and business during the day, it is rather surprising that such technical subjects should interest and hold them as well as is actually the ease, and if it were not that they are seriously determined to learn the basic principles and. best practices of these arts in order to better their positions, the effort to present them would seem much less hopeful. As it is, the program should be continued so that when the Institute is permanently fixed in a suitable building with proper accessories, it can take a leading position as a night school of technology.
I wish to express my appreciation of the cordial co-operation of my associates and assistants, Messrs.