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of the school courses of instruction is ahiiost cxcliisivcl\- in the 

 hands of local boards, with very little centralization or super- 

 vision, we believe that the prosecution of the movement for the 

 desired reform should enlist the personal effort of everv member. 

 Each, in his own neighborhood, should be ready to use his 

 influence with teachers' institutes, boards of education, school 

 committees, and trustees of particular institutions. We believe 

 that the time is ripe for the effort, and tliat the educational public 

 will welcome the advocacy of the reform. 



Samuel F. Clakke, 



CJiainuan. 



It was moved by Prof. H. N. Martin that as many copies of 

 this report be printed as the committee sliall find use for. Sec- 

 onded and voted. 



Prof. W. T. Sedgwick suggested that the study of miner- 

 alogy be recommended in the report, and moved that the whole 

 subject be referred back to the committee, with full power to act 

 in establishing and extending their methods and in increasing 

 their numbers. Seconded and carried. 



The Annual Dinner was given Thursday evening at 7.30, and 

 was attended by over thirty members of the Society. 



Friday, December 28. 



Biological Lecture-Room of the Johns Hopkins 

 University. 



MORNING SESSION. 



President Allen in tlie chair. Forty-five members present. 



The morning was given to the special topic for this meeting, 

 which was, " How can Laboratory and Lecture-Room Instruction 

 hi Biology and Geology be best adapted to developing Mental 

 Independence in the Student, while presenting him with the Facts ; 

 especially when the Number of Students is large .^" 



Addresses were delivered by Professors George L. Goodale, 

 Harvard ; Edmund B. Wilson, Bryn Mawr ; W. H. Niles, Massa- 

 chusetts Institute of Technology ; George H. Williams, Johns 

 Hopkins. 



