A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE 23 



We reached our destination, Green Turtle Key, on June 2nd, and n - 

 mained there until July 1st. The fauna proved to be so rich and varied 

 and so easily accessible that we were able to do good work, notwithstand- 

 ing the shortness of our stay and the very primitive character of our lab- 

 oratory. This was a small dwelling house which we rented. It was not 

 very well adapted for our purposes, and we occupied as lodgings the 

 rooms which we used as work-rooms. 



Record of the various sessions 



For the following brief records of the various sessions we are 

 indebted in large part to Prof. E. A. Andrews. 



1878: 8 weeks, Ft. Wool, Virginia; 7 members. Brooks studied cm- 

 bryology of Lingula. 



1879: June 25- August 8, Crisfield, Maryland; 11 members. Brooks 

 studied the oyster. Three barges served as laboratory and 

 quarters. Swarms of mosquitos led to the abandonment of 

 this locality early in August, and the removal of the labora- 

 tory to Ft. Wool, until September 15. 



1880: April 23-September 30, Beaufort, North Carolina; 6 members. 

 Laboratory and quarters were in the Gibbs house. A steam 

 launch was bought and the laboratory equipped by means of 

 an appropriation from the University. 



1881: May 2-end of August, Beaufort, North Carolina; 12 members. 

 An "Elementary Seaside School" had been announced, with 

 lectures by Brooks and S. F. Clarke; fee for the course, $25. 



1882: May 1-end of September, Beaufort, North Carolina; 8 members. 



1883 : May 1-October 1 , Hampton, Virginia. As a member of the Mary- 

 land Oyster Commission Brooks was obliged to spend this 

 summer on the Chesapeake. The new machine shop of 

 the Hampton Institute was rented as a laboratory, and a 

 fast sloop was added to the equipment. Wm. Bateson there 

 joined the party to study the development of Balanoglossus. 



1884: June 1-September 19, Beaufort, North Carolina; 10 members. 

 The illness of Brooks obliged him to return after a month, 

 leaving the laboratory in charge of H. W. Conn. Bateson, 

 who was again with the party, was also seriously ill. 



1885: May 23-September 15, Beaufort, North Carolina; 11 members. 

 Brooks became a licensed pilot to take the steam launch in 

 and out of Beaufort Inlet. 



