Journal of 



Applied Microscopy 



and 



Laboratory Methods 



Volume V. 



JULY, 1902. 



Number 7. 



The Hopkins Seaside Laboratory. 



One of the earliest ideals cherished by the biological members of the faculty 

 of the newly opened Leiand Stanford Jr. University in 1890-'91 was the estab- 

 lishment of a marine biological station on the Pacific coast, in which might be 

 utilized to the best degree its wonderful natural richness. The consideration of 

 various points along the coast from the standpoints of faunal and floral resources, 



Hopkins Seaside Laboratory from the East. 



accessibility and living accommodations was at once undertaken by Professors 

 C. H. Gilbert and O. P. Jenkins, with the result that Pacific Grove, a small vil- 

 lage on the southernmost headland of Monterey Bay, was selected as most 

 suitable. 



Upon the announcement of their plans the projectors met with most liberal 

 co-operation from the citizens of Pacific Grove, the Pacific Improvement Com- 

 pany, and especially from Mr. Timothy Hopkins, to whose generous apprecia- 



(1869) 



