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THE ANNISQUAM LABORATORY. 



BY J. S. KINGSLEY. 



FOR several years Professor Hyatt has invited one or 

 more students to accompany him to Annisquam to spend 

 the summer in the study of the marine forms so abundant 

 here. It seemed from the number of applications that 

 there was a demand for a marine laboratory on the coast 

 near Boston which should be practically free to all. On 

 consultation with some of the managers, the Woman's 

 Educational Society of Boston became interested in the 

 project and advanced the money necessary to fit up the 

 laboratory which you have visited to-day. 



The laboratory is under the charge of the Boston Society 

 of Natural History. It was first opened for students in 

 June of 1881 and during that summer twenty-two students 

 availed themselves of the privileges afforded. So suc- 

 cessful was the laboratory during its first season that money 

 needed for a windmill was promptly furnished by that 

 society which is doing so much for the education of woman 

 and which has been constant and unfaltering in its support 

 of the laboratory. By the aid of the windmill, salt water 

 is pumped into the building thus supplying a tank on each 

 of the tables besides three large aquaria in the centre of 

 the room. The object of this was to keep the specimens 

 studied alive in confinement, a task of no small difficulty. 

 During the second year (1882) of the laboratory, fifteen 

 students were present and during 1883 the number was 

 nine. During these three years the laboratory has been 

 under the immediate charge of Mr. B. H. VanVleck, a 

 thoroughly competent instructor. 



This year the number of students has been fifteen. Dur-. 



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