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the energetic assistance of Mr. Metz as business manager, and the 

 active co-operation of all, everything was in readiness for house- 

 keeping and laboratory work by the 26th of June. Three tents in 

 addition to the house were found necessary to accommodate all the 

 work proposed. 



Every day thereafter to the end of the summer was full. Low 

 tide hours were used for collecting and work on the beach, and this 

 often took a party out at five a. in. or earlier. Every foray yielded 



The 1911 Laguna Company 



On porch at back. Miss Rice and Mr. Guernsey. In front, left to right, Pro- 

 fessor Baker, Mr. Hall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Metz, Mr. Gardner, Miss Baker, Miss Stafford, 

 Mis-, Stunt, Mi^s Guernsey, and our host, Mr. James T. Smith. 



loads of valuable material that required all the remaining hours for 

 study and preservation. Every day was rich in discovery and inci- 

 dent, and every nightfall marked substantial progress in the work of 

 everyone connected with the laboratory. An hour given every day 

 to a plunge in the surf kept the health of all in prime condition. All 

 the varied work of the laboratory and house was well organized and 

 progressed with a rare smoothness and lack of friction. Sunday was 

 given to rest, to writing letters, to reading, to strolls along the cliffs, 

 and to regular but informal ethical and religious discussions. 



