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The forenoon was agreeably spent in rambling about 

 the Neck, examining the specimens at the Marine Zoolog- 

 ical Laboratory, and in dredging, for which purpose the 

 fine yacht "Curlew" was kindly placed at the disposition 

 of the party by its owner, Mr. Henry W. Peabody. The 

 dredging was under the direction of Mr. James H. Emer- 

 ton and confined its field of operations to the waters be- 

 tween the laboratory and Beverly Light. Three hauls 

 were made and a large number of specimens were ob- 

 tained, including sea anemonies, echinoderms, crusta- 

 ceans, etc. These, with other specimens in the aquaria 

 at the laboratory, formed the basis of some remarks which 

 Mr. Emerton afterwards made, illustrating many of the 

 varied forms and habits of marine life. 



The Zoological Laboratory was opened on the first of 

 June by Messrs. James H. Emerton, of Salem, and C. S. 

 Minot, of Boston, for the purpose of affording facilities 

 to persons engaged in special studies who may desire to 

 make collections and research in the several departments 

 of marine zoology and botany, and not as a school for 

 instruction, although students will be received upon such 

 terms as may be agreed upon. For this purpose the 

 building is admirably situated in close proximity to the 

 sea, easily accessible to the city by street cars, and pro- 

 vided with furniture, microscopes and other instruments, 

 a small library, aquaria, boats and collecting apparatus. 



The usual collation was spread at 1.30 P. M., in Juniper 

 Hall. The afternoon session was called to order in the 

 hall at 3 P. M., by the PRESIDENT. Records read, corre- 

 spondence and donations announced. 



The PRESIDENT in his opening remarks alluded to the 

 prominence which the Neck held during the early his- 



