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REASON FOR BEING 



are now a large number of marine laboratories in the 

 world. These include several on our own East Coast and 

 also several on the West Coast. Almost without exception 

 they have been established for purposes of advanced univer- 

 sity research of the most formal order. Reference is here made only 

 to those laboratories which are confessedly part of great educational 

 enterprises. A number of others have been instituted wholly or in 



Showing one of numerous small bays with sand beaches. At low tide, between 

 tlie rocks in foreground and the point at left, a large bed of Phyllospadix is 

 accessible. 



part, in connection with fisheries investigations. We are now adding 

 one to the interesting list of marine laboratories, though this one is 

 organized on a somewhat different basis than any that we know of, 

 and for somewhat different purposes. We purpose to maintain a 

 number of unique features in connection with this laboratory, as long 

 as it shall exist as an annex of Pomona. 



