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The first bacteriological apparatus was ordered by the Uni- 

 versity from Germany in 1885 at the request of Dr. Trelease. 

 It did not arrive until after his departure, and it remained for 

 Dr. E. A. Birge to develop formal courses in bacteriology at the 

 University of Wisconsin. Dr. Trelease was, however, one of the 

 first to give instruction in bacteriology in this country. 



E. G. Hastings. 



BACTERIOLOGY AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 



In the November, 1917, number of the Journal of Bacteriology 

 there is an article by Dr. David H. Bergey on ''Early Instructors 

 in Bacteriology in the United States. ' ' I should like to add a few 

 words concerning the teaching of bacteriology at the Ohio State 

 University. 



In the fall of 1885 Dr. H, J. Detmers came to the University 

 as professor of veterinary surgery. He had previously been in 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry associated with Dr. Salmon and 

 also at the University of Illinois. He began doing bacteriological 

 work as soon as he was established and the catalogue for 1886 

 lists a course in bacteriology for the spring term of one hour per 

 week for senior veterinary students. By 1890 this had grown 

 to a three hour course. Dr. Detmers did some research work on 

 hog cholera during these years, and one of his students presented 

 a paper at the Pittsburgh meeting of the American Microscopical 

 Society, September 1, 1887, on the "Bacteriology of Foot Rot in 

 Sheep," which paper was favorably commented upon in a number 

 of journals throughout the country. 



Not later than 1888 though I have not the exact date at hand, 

 courses in bacteriology were offered to medical students in 

 Starling Medical College, now a part of the University. 



C. B. MORREY. 



