6 Fitst Annual Report 
the energetic assistance of Mr. Metz as business manager, and the 
active co-operation of all, everything was in readiness for house- 
keeping and laboratory work by the 26th of June. Three tents in 
addition to the house were found necessary to accommodate all the 
work proposed. 
Kivery day thereafter to the end of the summer was full. Low 
tide hours were used for collecting and work on the beach, and this 
often took a party out at five a. m. or earlier. Every foray yielded 
The 1911 Laguna Company 
On porch at back, Miss Rice and Mr. Guernsey. In front, left to right, Pro- 
fessor Baker, Mr. Hall, Mr. Cole, Mr. Metz, Mr. Gardner, Miss Baker, Miss Stafford, 
Miss Stout, Miss Guernsey, and our host, Mr. James T. Smith. 
loads of valuable material that required all the remaining hours for 
study and preservation. Every day was rich in discovery and inci- 
dent, and every nightfall marked substantial progress in the work of 
everyone connected with the laboratory. An hour given every day 
to a plunge in the surf kept the health of all in prime condition. AI] 
the varied work of the laboratory and house was well organized and 
progressed with a rare smoothness and lack of friction. Sunday was 
given to rest, to writing letters, to reading, to strolls along the cliffs, 
and to regular but informal ethical and religious discussions. 
