AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 533 



ANATOMY A:^rD PHYSIOLOGY. 



President James C. Greenough. 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit the following report : — 



In this department the endeavor has been to present the 

 subjects under consideration, in as clear and practical a 

 manner as possible, and to attempt to cover only as much 

 ground as could be profitably covered in the limited time at 

 our disposal. 



My idea has been that instruction in anatomy and physi- 

 ology appropriate for a College course should embrace a 

 thoroughly practical discussion of these subjects, carried on 

 by means of lectures, recitations, frequent illustrations, and 

 practical exercises. 



The course, therefore, so far as possible, has been made 

 to conform to this idea. Instruction has been given, chiefly 

 by lectures, in Descriptive Anatomy, so far as is necessary 

 for an intelligent understanding of physiology. This sub- 

 ject has been taught by means of a text-book and lectures. 

 In addition to the above, considerable time has been devoted 

 to the study of Histology, or Microscopic Anatomy ; and 

 an effort was made, when considered practicable, to touch 

 upon Physiological Chemistry. The study of the minute 

 structure and composition of the various tissues and organs 

 of the human body has often been neglected in College 

 courses. Teaching is not only simplified, but is rendered 

 far more interesting, by the frequent use of illustrations. 

 For these reasons, skeletons, classic models, fresh specimens, 

 diagrams and charts, and microscopic sections, have been in 

 constant use. 



