June, 1904.] Opening of the Lake Laboratory Building. 



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FORMAL OPENING OF THE LAKE LABORATORY 



BUILDING. 



Herbert Osborx. 



The formal opening of the new building for the Lake Labora- 

 tory on Cedar Point near Sandusky, occurred July 2nd, 1903. A 

 number of invited guests were present in addition to the students 

 and investigators enrolled for the summer. After a time spent in 

 the inspection of the building and its appointments, all assembled 

 in the main lecture hall and listened to a program including 

 addresses by Prof. C. J. Herrick, Denison University, President 

 of the Ohio State Academy of Science and Secretary of the Section 

 of Zoology, American Association for the Advancement of Science; 



The Lake Laboratory Building. (Photo by Herbert Osborn. ) 



Hon. John T. Mack, of Sandusky, member of the Board of Trus- 

 tees ; Prof. J. V. Denney, Dean of the College of Arts, and Her- 

 bert Osborn, Director of the Laboratory. Letters were read from 

 a number of leading scientific workers of the country expressing 

 regrets at inability to be present and congratulations on the suc- 

 cessful establishment of the laboratory. 



Mr. Mack spoke especially for the Trustees and for the citizens 

 of Sandusky, who have taken an active interest in the progress of 

 the laboratory. Prof. Denney dwelt upon the relation of the 

 laboratory to general education and to the university and college 

 life of the State. Both of these addresses were especially happy and 



