The Laguna Marine Laboratory 
One of the most interesting and beautiful parts of the South- 
ern California coast is found at Laguna Beach. The rugged 
cliffs, the level stretches of shore, the high hills and above all 
the great abundance and variety of plant and animal life make it 
The channels just north of Laguna. These channels are very deep and contain 
a magnificent display of kelps (Hisenia and Egregia). This whole area is exceed- 
ingly rich in life. From first Laguna report. 
an ideal situation for a Biological laboratory. The summers are 
cool and the winters are warm so that work may be done here at 
any time of the year. Pomona College has conducted summer 
school work at Laguna for the past three years and two buildings 
were erected for this purpose in the spring of 1913. The chief 
