ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

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Miami University

TO THE

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO

FOR THE

Year Ending December 1, 1901.

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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF

MIAMI UNIVERSITY.

OXFORD, OHIO, December 11, 1901.

Hon. George K. Nash, Governor of the State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio. The president and Trustees of the Miami University would respectfully submit their annual report for the year ending December 1, 1901. There has been no increase of students in attendance upon the University during the past year. At the opening of the session in September 1900, an epidemic of typhoid fever broke out among the students and to some extent among the citizens of the village. The authorities of the University at once had the water used by the students and many of the citizens, tested by the state authorities, who reported it impure. The source of supply from which this water was obtained, was immediately closed. At least one-third of the students in attendance were affected more or less by this disease, but only two of them died. A large number of them left the College and many more who had agreed to come were prevented from doing so by the reports of the state of health in the College. The number of new students at the opening of the session was very large, and there was every reason to expect an increased attendance. This, however, was prevented by the prevalence of the disease and by the reports which were scattered through the country. Since then, no fever has appeared among the students. The effect, however, of its prevalence there during the last year is still greatly felt.

The receipts and disbursements of the University during the past year have been as follows: