1912] Ritter: The Marine Biological Station of San Diego — 109 
The question may be asked, Would it not have been possible to 
secure a site within the bay at some point near the entrance, 
so that the protection afforded by such a location could be had 
in combination with the requisite of good ocean water and ease 
of access to the open sea? As a matter of fact a site at Rose- 
ville or elsewhere on the lower bay was much talked about, and 
was favored by some members of the board of directors of the 
association. As a partial exhibit of the way the decision was 
reached, 1 appended a tabulation of advantages and disadvan- 
tages of the main claimants that was drawn up during the 
summer of 1904 (see Appendix E). 
So it came about that preparations for the summer’s work 
of 1905 were begun by transplanting the station from Coronado 
to the, place in most ways unsurpassed in natural charm by any 
on the California coast. Here the station was first housed within 
walls of its own construction and possession. Under the leader- 
ship of Dr. Baker a local committee of La Jolla citizens raised 
by subseription the $1000 necessary for erecting the laboratory 
building. Permission was gained from the City Council of San 
Digeo to locate the laboratory on a piece of ground on the water 
front that had been given to the city for park purposes. The 
building was ready for occupancy on the arrival of the Univer- 
sity party on June 19. 1905. Though the structure was small 
and simple, it was far superior to any residence the station had 
before occupied. For the first time the luxury of an abundance 
of running water, fresh and salt, was enjoyed. 
The building was 60 feet long by 24 feet wide. It contained 
three laboratory rooms of equal size, 12 by 20 feet, on the north 
side; on the south side a small library room, a still smaller re- 
agent room and a public aquarium-museum 45 feet long and 12 
feet wide. In this room aquaria containing as ample a repre- 
sentation of the local marine fauna as our limited facilities could 
procure and accommodate were kept open to the public; also 
a fair exhibit of preserved specimens. A collection of mounted 
specimens of the local sea-weeds, the gift of Mrs. Snyder, a 
resident of La Jolla, was likewise for use by the public. 
The scientific staff during the summer sessions averaged fif- 
teen persons on the payroll and from four to six visiting inves- 
