534 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



The Corporation soon found that it was difficult to resist the fre- 

 quent demands of the young Professor. On the 25th of January, 

 1851, they granted "$200 to Professor Cooke for purchasing 

 chemical apparatus for the laboratory at Cambridge for the use of the 

 undergraduates." Observe the phrase, " the laboratory at Cambridge." 

 It was still that little room in the basement of University Hall. Oq 

 November 8th, 1851, by vote of the Corporation, Professor Cooke 

 was " made a member of the Faculty of the Scientific School to teach 

 Mineralogy to such students as may desire his instruction." His 

 membershijj of the Scientific Faculty was always for Professor Cooke 

 rather a security against the invasion of his precincts, than a means of 

 prosecuting any aggressive campaign on his own part. For ten years 

 there stood a notice in the Catalogue under the head of the Lawrence 

 Scientific School to the effect that Professor Cooke would receive 

 students in Mineralogy at his laboratory during the second term. 

 Then for ten years more an enlarged notice under the same head 

 invited scientific students to attend the course in Crystallography and 

 Mineralogy which he was really providing for College students. In 

 1871-72, when the Scientific School was reorganized, all special men- 

 tion of these opportunities was withdrawn. 



The- very next month — that is, in December, 1851 — the Cor- 

 poration received a communication from the Serving Professor, 

 " respecting the accommodation at present afforded for the chemi- 

 cal apparatus of the College." This communication was referred 

 to President Sparks and Dr. Walker, two firm friends of Pro- 

 fessor Cooke. The result was that he got possession of a room 

 on the first floor of University Hall adjoining his lecture-room ; 

 and this room he immediately fitted up at his own expense with 

 counters and other conveniences. He also got rid of the baker 

 and occupied his quarters. On the 31st of January, 1852, the 

 " Treasurer was authorized to discharge the account of Professor 

 Cooke for apparatus in Chemistry and Geology procured by him in 

 Europe for a sum not exceeding $150, in addition to the appropria- 

 tion heretofore made for that purpose." In the following month they 

 voted " that the Treasurer be authorized to expend a sum not exceed- 

 ing $120, for the fitting up of the Eumford apparatus room." This 

 was the room of which Professor Cooke had just got possession. In 

 the mean time Professor Cooke had persuaded the Faculty to permit 

 him to give lectures on Mineralogy to Juniors in the second term, and 

 a course of lectures on Chemistry to Sophomores in the first term, — 

 these in addition to the recitations in Stockhardt's Chemistry in the 



