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of infectious diseases became predominant and at last 

 (1900) compulsory. This compulsory 



(1) COURSE OF MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY is given each 

 term to thirty-three students; it lasts six weeks, during 

 which time the students are working at the laboratory 

 from 1 p. m. till 4 p. m. four times a week. This is, in my 

 opinion, the shortest time that can possibly be spent 

 on the subject, if the student is to have practise in gene- 

 ral bacteriological technique, become acquainted with 

 the most important clinical bacteriological methods of 

 research, and altogether learn sufficient so as to be 

 able to go on working by himself and to follow and 

 fully understand modern medical literature. And even 

 then it is necessary to put one's shoulder to the wheel 

 if everything shall be achieved within the said time. 

 On the other hand, considering the great many subjects 

 already taught, no further extension of the bacteriologi- 

 cal training is possible. Time must be economised, 

 and to make room for the most important subjects it 

 has been necessary to eliminate several sections of 

 applied bacteriology, such as the experiments with disin- 

 fectants, which were formerly included, and to restrict 

 to the uttermost minimum the introductory lectures. 

 The tenor of the course is, on the whole, the same as 

 in other places, only less stress is laid on making the 

 students go over a great number of species, and more 

 on their using the material for illustrating general pa- 

 thology of infectious diseases. 



Another position is held by 



(2) THE PARASITOLOGICAL COURSE, which was given in 

 the laboratory for the first time in 1901, though, owing 

 to the circumstances, in a fragmentary form only. Since 

 Max Braun in the first edition of his Parasitenkimde 

 complained that no helminthological practica were given 



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