﻿BURNSIDE] THE SMITHSONIAN TABLE AT NAPLES M'» 



one by the Smithsonian, the fourth being the Women's Table, the 

 use of which when unoccupied has been courteously offered to the 

 Institution for the not infrequent periods when the Smithsonian 

 applicants are too numerous to be accommodated at one table. 



It may be added that Germany supports eleven tables, Italy nine, 

 Russia four, England three, Austria two, and Belgium, Holland, 

 Hungary, and Switzerland, each one. Many countries which do not 

 provide for the continuous support of a seat are also represented by 

 investigators at the Station, Japan being among the number. 



An open letter giving much special and general information to 

 students anticipating a session at Naples has been issued in French 

 and German by the Director, who misses no opportunity of aiding 

 those who wish to avail themselves of the advantages of the Station. 

 The Institution has frequently been gratified on receipt of reports 

 from its appointees by the warmly expressed appreciation, not only 

 of the exceptional opportunities for research afforded at the Station, 

 but also by mention of the obliging readiness of each member of the 

 staff to further the advancement of investigators in every way 

 possible. 



It is a subject of congratulation among biologists generally that the 

 Naples Station, after so many years spent in fostering an interest in 

 research by its broad and successful administration, now finds it not 

 only possible but necessary to add to its present buildings another 

 already in process of construction at a cost of about $80,000. The 

 ground floor of the new building is to contain zoological and botanical 

 work-rooms, while the floors above will be devoted to experimental 

 physiology and physiological chemistry, and the two galleries to 

 occupy the space between the new building and the one on its right 

 will be used for the rapidly growing library. In addition to the 

 ample resources available for the use of students at Naples, the 

 activity of the department for conserving and transmitting sea fauna 

 to other countries for study purposes keeps pace with the constantly 

 increasing demand, so that the station now provides university 

 laboratories, museums, etc., in many parts of the world with mate- 

 rials for research. 



In the interest of science and in order that the utmost possible 

 benefit may be derived from the table supported by the Smithsonian 

 Institution, it is desired that the aggregate time of appointments for 

 each year shall equal the continuous occupancy of one student for the 

 same period. With this object in view the conditions on which the 

 seat is granted have been made such as can be reasonably complied 

 with, so that while it is an advantage in the way of completing the 



