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incidentals. The situation of the establishment on an island 

 in Buzzard's Bay, at some distance from the regular routes 

 of travel, will necessarily increase the cost of living some- 

 what, but it is intended that only the actual expense of what 

 is provided shall be called for. 



It is announced that this school will open on the 7th of 

 July, and close on the 29th of August. Among the gentle- 

 men mentioned as likely to take part in the instruction are 

 Dr. Packard, Professors Wilder, Morse, Mayer, and Jordan, 

 and Messrs. Putnam, Bickmore, Lyman, and others. 



OPENING OF THE ANDERSON SCHOOL AT PENIKESE. 



As previously announced, the Anderson School of Natural 

 History at Penikese was opened on the 9th of July for the 

 summer season. The number of students in attendance was 

 large, and found every thing ready for immediate action. A 

 great improvement in the general arrangements over those 

 of last year was noted by the visitors, the buildings having 

 been completed and the dormitories comfortably furnished, 

 while the laboratories were well fitted up for their antici- 

 pated functions. 



Mr. Alexander Agassiz, who succeeded his father as direct- 

 or, although on the island, was seriously indisposed, and un- 

 able to leave his room. Mr. John Anderson, the donor and 

 founder of the establishment, and Mrs. Anderson were pres- 

 ent. 



Of the corps of lecturers, there were at the opening 

 Messrs. F. W. Putnam, Theodore Lyman, Edward Bicknell, 

 A. M. Mayer, Jordan, and Count Pourtales. Others who 

 arrived subsequently were Dr. Burt Wilder and Professors 

 Morse and Packard. The number of students in attend- 

 ance was forty-six, of whom twenty were ladies. They rep- 

 resented sixteen states, and were for the most part persons 

 eno-ao-ed in teaching and who desire the better to fit them- 

 selves for their duties. The school closed on the 28th of 

 August. 







REPORT FOR 1873 OF THE PEABODY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, 



SALEM. 



The report for 1873 of the trustees of the Peabody Academy 

 of Science has made its appearance, and, like its predecessors, 



