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(b) Field and laboratory course in entomology. Instruction in col- 

 lecting, preserving and labelling insects. Dissection and study of type 

 specimens. A study of injurious insects. 



(c) Ichthyology. Special course devoted particularly to the lake and 

 river fishes and their food supply. The course will include plankton study. 



(d) Ornithology. A study of birds, with methods of collecting, mak- 

 ing and preserving skins; habils and lives of birds of the rich avian region 

 adjacent. 



Botany: — 



(a) Laboratory and field course; study of type forms. The course 

 will consist of collecting trips in the field where common species of the 

 different orders are found, classification of the more common species, 

 study of structure, with methods of preservation, both dry and in liquid, 

 for immediate and permanent use. 



(b) Ecology. General course including local ecological problems 

 and local plant geography. For this the region offers a rich field. 

 Photography: — 



No regular course will be given in this subject, but every aid which 

 the station can give will be given those who wish to become proficient 

 in this art. Students in photography must supply their own plates or 

 films and paper. There is a dark room at the laboratory and the scenery 

 in the vicinity gives ample scope for a series of negatives either in land- 

 scape or of scientific subjects. 

 Nature Study: — 



A course of study and practical work will be outlined which will 

 afford both a fund of information on which to draw during school work 

 and at the same time secure a collection of material to be used in illus- 

 tration. The scope of the work will include zoology, botany, geology, and 

 physiography of the region. 



INVESTIGATION, ADVANCED COURSES, UNIVERSITY CREDITS. 

 It will be noticed that several of the advanced courses cover ground 

 of University courses. Students with University standing may secure 

 credits for work which is equivalent to University courses. Students tak- 

 ing elementary courses may secure preparatory credits. Elementary 

 courses are also adapted to high school pupils or nature study teachers. 

 The opportunities for research are exceptionally good in some lines, and 

 every facility will be afforded persons carrying on such work. Special 

 work will be outlined for those fitted to carry on advanced study. 



METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. 



The work will consist very largely of field collecting and observation, 

 study of relation to environment supplemented by laboratory dissections 

 and microscopic examination. The general courses will enable teachers 

 to familiarize themselves with methods of field work, and give a store of 

 information from which to draw in nature study subjects. The general 

 courses also give opportunity to students and others to pursue lines of 

 study with hetter facilities for out door work with fresh material, than 

 is generally to be had in regular university work. 



The expeditions are primarily to give opportunity for the study of ani- 

 mals and plants in their natural environment. By this means more last- 

 ing interest is aroused, and more accurate information is obtained. 



LECTURES. 

 Almost every day a lecture on some biological topic will be given at 

 the laboratory. In 1902 sixteen lectures were presented. These have 

 proven very valuable and helpful, and were well attended. The follow- 

 ing are some of those to be given the session of 1903: 



Adaptation in Animal Life; The Entomostraca of Flathead Lake; 

 Wind Movements as Observed at Swan and Flathead Lakes; The Fishes 

 of Western Montana; The Geology and Zoology of the Mission Range of 

 Mountains; Aquatic Life in Air-breathing Animals; Recognition of Our 



