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While the pamphlet is not issued as an oilleial doeiunciit, for 

 which the Society or their Coniniiltee are responsible, but is pub- 

 lished by Heath &. Co. as one of their series on allied subjects, 

 and without expense to the Society, it is believed that the views 

 presented in Professor Rice's address and illustrated in the 

 Mitldletown course of study are in substantial harmony with the 

 aims of the Society, and that the publication of the pamphlet will 

 be serviceable to the cause. 



One line of work contemplated in the report adopted at the 

 Baltimore meeting was the presentation of the views of the report 

 by delegations at some of the leading educational associations. 

 Circumstances have prevented the accomplishment of as much as 

 was intended, but somewhat has been done. 



In April was held in Boston the Annual Meeting of the Com- 

 mission of New England Colleges on Entrance Examinations. 

 Professors Farlow and Rice were present as delegates from the 

 Society to advocate the addition of somewhat of Natural Science 

 to the requirements for admission to College. Professor Tyler, of 

 Amherst College, was present as a member of the Commission. 

 The subject was discussed in a free and conversational manner at 

 considerable length. The result of the discussion is embodied 

 in the following circular of Professor Poland, Secretary of the 

 Commission, addressed to the Faculties of the various Colleges : — 



"7 Cooke Street, Providence, R.I., 33 October, 1SS9. 



" The Commission of Colleges in New England on Admission 

 Examinations, at its last annual meeting, l)y request of the 

 American Society of Naturalists, listened to arguments presented 

 by accredited i^epresentatives of that Society in support of the 

 following proposition : — 



" ' An elementary (but genuine and practical) acciuaintance with 

 some one or more departments of Natural Science should be 

 required for admission to College.' 



" Professor W. N. Rice, of Wesleyan University, and W. 

 G. Farlow, of Harvard University, representing the Society, 

 and J. M. Tyler, of Amherst College, sitting as a member of the 

 Commission, urged that the existing requirements do not prepare 

 the minds of students for College instruction in Natural Science ; 

 that students coming without suitable preparatory training bring 



