SECOND YEAR AT PENIKESE. 73 



the most artistic manner, and present quite an impos- 

 ing effect as well as being very useful. 



The latter part of this month Professor Packard is 

 expected to arrive. He will give instruction in ento- 

 mology and the crustacean and worm families, and 

 take charge of the dredging expeditions. Some very 

 interesting species in these departments appear to be 

 quite abundant in our locality, both on the shores of 

 the island and in the deeper waters farther off, where 

 they are being constantly brought up by the dredge. 

 As many of these are microscopic, a *most prom- 

 ising field will, without doubt, open to the investiga- 

 tors and investigatresses who shall enter therein. 



Among the great days upon the island is mail day. 

 This occurs whenever the steamer, or any other water 

 conveyance, brings the mail bag: generally twice a 

 week. One has but to say: the mail has come! and 

 immediately everything is in commotion. Everybody 

 stops work. No one can think of dissections, lec- 

 tures, or drawings, at such a time. Professors and 

 pupils, all, flock to the lecture-room, where the bag 

 is opened and the letters and "papers distributed. 

 Newspapers are a much coveted article with us, 

 though we none of us have any too much time to de- 

 vote to them; and each paper goes the rounds of 

 everyone on the island until it returns to its owner 

 literally, as the school-boy said: ' 'black, and white, 

 and red," (read,) "all over." 



Our work obliges us all to be early risers at Peni- 

 kese, and I shall not soon forget the self-contente'd 

 grin of delight with which Cuffy our small, black, 

 table-boy armed with an immense tin horn, nearly 

 or quite a foot in length, and such an one as would 

 have delighted the heart of the most fastidious of col- 

 lege Sophomores, used to rush down the walk to the 

 dormitories, and proceed to awaken the sleepers 

 therein with the most resounding toots and heart- 

 rending buzzing sounds that he could evoke, as a sig- 

 nal that breakfast would be ready in about half an 

 hour. Well did he perform this his most delightful 



