ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



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a. That complete educational and all-round 

 cultural development which may be obtained 

 onh' through the study of Nature. 



b. Training in the methods and technique of 

 science with a view toward preparation for in- 

 vestigation or for teaching. 



c. Preparation for the study of medicine, 

 pharmacy, forestry, sanitation, or the pursuit 

 of a connnercial career. 



The various subjects related to zoology of- 

 fered by the department include Elementary 

 Biology, Elementary Physiology (human). 

 Zoology, Human Anatomy, Physiology and 

 Hygiene, Microscopy, Histology and Cytol- 

 ogy. Embryology and Theoretical Biology, 

 Sanitary Science, Comparative Anatomy, Ad- 

 vanced Physiology, Economic Biology. 



The department is located on the third and 

 fourth floors of the south wing of the Main 

 Building, and consists of a lecture room, seat- 

 ing two hundred, a department library, office, 

 workshop and storerooms, five combination 

 laboratory and recitation rooms, each equipped 

 with twenty-seven desk spaces and twenty- 

 seven of the typical recitation chairs, a lantern 

 and screen, glass blackboards and cases for 

 types and material, preparation rooms adjoin- 

 ing the laboratories and a museum. 



In the Living Plant Room are two alcoves, 

 each with four large aquaria, modeled after 

 those in the New York Aquarium, two 

 shallow-water floor tanks, and several small 

 aquaria, a large laboratory and several small 

 ones for special preparation and research. 



The President of the College is Dr. John 

 Huston Finley. Dr. William Stratford is 

 Professor of Natural History ; Dr. Ivin 

 Sickles, Associate Professor of Natural His- 

 tory ; Dr. Francis B. Sumner and Mr. George 

 G. Scott, Instructors in Natural History. 



THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 



THE Board of Education consists of forty- 

 six members, appointed by the Mayor for 

 a term of five years. The City Superin- 

 tendent of Schools is Dr. William H. Maxwell, 

 and there are eight Associate City Superin- 

 tendents. 



STATISTICS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



High Schools 19 



Training Schools for Teachers 3 



Elementary Schools 486 



Truant Schools 2 



Nautical School i 



Total number of teachers 15.176 



Register, May 31, in High 



Schools 22,356 



Register, May 31, in Ele- 

 mentary Schools 565.078 587.434 



Average attendance (1906) \'acation 



Schools . 16,178 



Average attendance (1906) \'acation 



Playgrounds 42,902 



Average attendance (1906) School 



Roof Playgrounds 23,955 



