THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS AT BERLIN. 121 



op|)ortunity for a ricli and carefully selected collection of those ani- 

 mals. 



The Aquarium. — The aquariuui, constructed during the years 18G7-'G9 

 (by the genial architect H. Luer), is an original and interesting strnct- 

 ure, rich in grottoes and caves, and is intended to hai'bor animals of 

 other classes besides aquatic animals. Tii(> nnirine invertebrates are 

 principallj^ represented. 



The Berlin Aquarium, in its arrangement an<l facilities for the obser- 

 vation and study of the lower classes of animals, olfers considerable 

 means for natural history instruction, and thus aids materially in the 

 development of natural history study. 



To scientists it otfers fiicilities by placing at their disi)osal the mate- 

 rial collected from many places and seas. 



III.— THE MILITARY MEDICAL INSTITUTES. 



[Oiiiitted here.] 



IV.— THE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL. 



With regard to agricultural instruction in the margraviate Branden- 

 burg it may be stated that a chair for agriculture was fonnded in 1727 

 at the University of Frankfort on the Oder. 



In 3806, by invitation of King Frederick William III Albrecht Thaer 

 established the tirst German agricultural academy under the name of 

 " Royal Academic School of Agriculture at Miiglin." 



In 1810, the trying time for the Kingdom, when the development of 

 economic and industrial resources assumed the greatest importance in 

 the struggle to supply means for a successful warfare, the agricultural 

 school became incorporated in the University; the distance, however, 

 preventing the close relationship anticipated, a separation again took 

 place. 



Notwithstanding the discontinuance of agricultural lectures, some few 

 agriculturists continued in their attendance to the University, and the 

 authorities kept up their relationship to the agricultural academy in 

 order to enable students in the branches of political sciences to complete 

 their studies by participating in the practical course of instruction. 



While in most of the Prussian provinces special agricultural schools 

 were established, the agricnltural central union of the district of 

 Potsdam insisted on having the connection kept up between the Royal 

 Academic School of Agriculture and the University at Berlin. 



In 1860 the old agricultural academy at Mciglin ceased to exist and 

 an agricultural school was established at Berlin, which at first, accord- 

 ing to sections 1, 3, 4, and 5, of the programme illustrating the object 

 of the institute, was de|)ending on the University in so far as being open 

 to all matriculated students. 



The present requirements exact of an agriculturist a more thorough 

 scientific training than was expected at the agricultural school at 

 Moglin. 



