266 ANNUAL KECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTKY. 



of Philadelphia. Nothing can exceed the perfection of finish 

 and detail of the plates prepared by both these methods, and 

 we are sure the work will mark an era in the history of sci- 

 entific publications. The expense of even an approximation 

 to the accuracy of these figures, on stone or metal, would 

 have been enormous. 



Mr. Agassiz has embraced the occasion of a recent extended 

 visit to Europe to examine all the type specimens of the va- 

 rious museums in that country. It is, however, a fact, well 

 illustrating the comparative richness of the Cambridge Mu- 

 seum, that, with only four or five exceptions, it contains every 

 species described during the last forty years. 



OPENING OF THE "ANDERSON SCHOOL OF NATURAL HISTORY." 



At noon of July 8, 18 7 3, Professor Agassiz formally opened 

 the Anderson School of Natural History on Penikese Island, 

 thus bringing to a practical beginning the great idea of a 

 summer school of natural science as first suggested by Pro- 

 fessor Shaler. Our readers are sufiiciently familiar with the 

 details of the circumstances which led to the establishment 

 of this magnificent educational enterprise first, the donation 

 by Mr. John Anderson, of New York, of Penikese Island, 

 one of the Elizabeth grou]), situated at the entrance of Buz- 

 zard's Bay, and valued at $100,000 ; then his endowment of 

 it in the sum of $50,000 to meet the current expenses ; and 

 subsequently the presentation to the professor by Mr. Gal- 

 loupe, of Swampscot, of a yacht worth $20,000, for use in 

 deep-sea dredgings and other explorations in connection with 

 the school. 



In a circular Professor Agassiz gives notice to the public 

 that the island afibrds no accommodations to strangers, and 

 that no guests can be received excepting those who have 

 been accepted as members of the school. The limit of fifty 

 has long since been made up, one third of them being ladies, 

 while more than a hundred have been rejected in consequence 

 of the limitation. A caterer has been engaged, who will pro- 

 vide for the table, and keep the rooms in order. There is to 

 be no charge whatever for tuition, and as the dormitories 

 have been built at the expense of the fund, no rent will be 

 charged beyond a percentage of the value of the bedroom 

 furniture. The board is to be charged at cost. Should any 



