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others on the California coast for a laboratory. Correspondence 
was entered into with Dr. Baker, resulting in arrangements 
whereby a sufficient sum was guaranteed by San Diego citizens 
to insure the resumption of explorations at sea, not only for the 
summer of 1903 but for the Christmas holidays following. In 
addition a laboratory more commodious and well appointed than 
the one occupied at San Pedro was provided. With the enthu- 
siastie and efficient assistance of Dr. Baker, who from his pro- 
fession and his interest in conchology was something of a biol- 
ogist, the removal of the equipment from San Pedro to San 
Diego was made, laboratory quarters fitted up in the boat-house 
of the Coronado Hotel Company at Coronado, a small schooner, 
the ‘‘Laura,’’? was rented and outfitted with the meager appar- 
atus in our possession, put in charge of an intelligent Portuguese 
fisherman, Manuel Cabral, and set to work for six weeks during 
June and July. 
During the first summer at Coronado the business affairs of 
the laboratory were handled by the Chamber of Commerce of 
San Diego. This was, however, regarded as an arrangement for 
immediate exigencies only. Something more specifie and work- 
able would have to be devised without delay. Only two courses 
seemed open. One was to continue to treat the enterprise as 
part of the department of zoology of the University of California 
and transact the business through the office of the Board of 
Regents of the University. The other was to form a local 
organization of some sort. The difficulties in the way of the 
first course, arising from the remoteness of San Diego from 
Berkeley, were sufficiently manifest from past experience. A 
local organization was really the only alternative. Accordingly 
the Marine Biological Association of San Diego was created in 
the fall of 1903 and duly incorporated under the laws of the 
state soon thereafter. The association consists of a general 
membership with a board of directors elected annually. The 
articles of incorporation contain the provision that the station 
should later be transferred to the Regents of the University of 
California at the option of the association. (See Appendix A.) 
The first officers of the association were Mr. H. H. Peters, presi- 
dent ; Dr. Fred Baker, vice-president ; Mr. H. P. Wood, secretary ; 
