O. MISCELLANEOUS. 577 



In view of the fact that Penikese is nearer the main-land 

 than Nantucket, Professor Agassiz was strongly inclined to 

 accept the offer ; although, on account of the absence of 

 sufficient accommodations at the time, he proposed that the 

 school should be conducted at Nantucket, as originally pro- 

 posed, for the first season. 



Mr. Anderson, being desirous that the work should be be- 

 gun on his island, offered, in response, the sum of $50,000 to 

 meet the cost of starting the establishment ; and ultimately a 

 provisional arrangement w r as made, the school at Nantucket 

 was given up, and the work commenced at Penikese. 



The school was opened on the 8th of July, and met with 

 <n*eat success, as filling a want that had Ions; been felt; in- 

 deed the number of applicants was much greater than could 

 be received. The present of a fine yacht by Mr. Galloupe, 

 of Swampscot, constituted an important addition to the 

 means of research, and by its aid large numbers of ma- 

 rine animals were collected from day to day for the use of 

 the school, in addition to what could be obtained from the 

 shore. 



Forty-four persons, of both sexes, availed themselves of 

 the privileges of the school, which consisted in the instruc- 

 tions of Professor Agassiz and his colleagues, and an oppor- 

 tunity of investigating the fauna of the region in company 

 with special students of natural history. The short time al- 

 lowed for erecting the buildings and putting every thing in 

 working order, after the donation of Mr. Anderson, left so 

 many accommodations unprovided as to interfere somewhat 

 with the comfort and convenience of those who were to live 

 upon the island, but not at all witli the enthusiasm of the 

 pupils and the success of the work. 



Since the close of the season of 1873 the work of erecting 

 and fitting up the necessary buildings has gone on uninter- 

 ruptedly, and the establishment opened July 9th with every 

 thing: in readiness, and with the means of accommodating- a, 

 somewhat larger attendance. The school is now under the 

 direction of Mr. Alexander Agassiz, who ranks so deservedly 

 high as a naturalist, and by whom every thing has been and 

 will be done to carry out the wishes of his father. 



The report is accompanied by several illustrations, con- 

 sisting of plans and elevations of the buildings, and a map 



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