INTRODUCTION. 



TO THE STUDENT. 



Class-room Notes. You should make careful notes of all your 

 observations and work, both in the class room and the field. 

 The temporary notes may be written with a pencil in any conven- 

 ient notebook. The following plan, however, is recommended. 

 Get a pad of unruled paper, about six inches long and four inches 

 wide. On this, the notes and temporary drawings are to be 

 made, using only one side of the paper. Remove the sheets as 

 they are filled. Keep them in a strong manilla paper envelope, 

 half an inch wider and an inch shorter than the sheets. Label 

 the envelope " Zoology " ; or, better, have a number of envelopes 

 labeled with any convenient subdivisions of the subject. As 

 much or as little of the notes as desired may be carried. These 

 envelopes can be carried in the pocket, and the notes are avail- 

 able at short notice, and can be consulted many times where a 

 notebook, with all the notes of a term, would not be at hand. 

 A still further advantage is that any notes or drawings on the 

 same subject, made later, can be inserted at the right place, 

 which could not well be done with a regular bound notebook. 

 As the notes accumulate those not in immediate use may be 

 stored in larger envelopes and kept as best suits your conven- 

 ience. A part of the " pad " of note paper should be carried to 

 all class-room exercises, whether it be a laboratory exercise or a 

 recitation, to take any needed notes. Record should be made 

 of all animals studied, whether those given to students for de- 

 tailed examination or dissection, or the exhibition specimens 

 brought in from day to day. Many statements made by teacher 



