344 MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. 



There is little to be added to the material equipment; beyond 



a truck with shelves for shifting volumes, and some suitable 



arrangement, possibly glass gallery platforms, to make the upper 



shelves readily accessible. 



H. McE. Knower, 



Librarian. 



Aug. II, 1914. . 



VI. THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT 



To THE Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory: 

 Gentlemen: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of 

 the twenty-seventh session of the Marine Biological Laboratory, 

 for the year 1914. The number of investigators in attendance 

 was 128, as compared with 122 in 1913, 93 in 1912, and 82 in 1911. 

 The number of students in the courses was 89 as compared with 

 69 in 1913, 67 in 191 2, and 65 in 191 1. The total attendance 

 was 217 as compared with 191 in 1913, 160 in 1912, and 147 in 

 191 1. The number of subscribing institutions was 40 in 1914, 

 as compared with 30 in 1913, 29 in 1912, 25 in 1911, 24 in 1910, 

 20 in 1909, 18 in 1908, and 16 in 1907. The list is given on 

 p. 356. Amherst College, Beloit College, Johns Hopkins 

 University, Rutgers College, and the University of Wisconsin, 

 are among the new subscribing institutions. The total member- 

 ship of the Corporation is now 327 as against 303 in 1913. The 

 receipts from subscribing institutions and students' fees were 

 $7,300.00 as compared with $6,160.00 in 1913, $5,175.00 in 1912, 

 $4,574.99 in 191 1, $4,150.00 in 1910, and $3,700-35 in 1909. 

 The receipts from the supply department were $14,003.35^ in 

 1914, as compared with $14,554.90 in 1913, $13,966.35 in 1912, 

 $10,303.61 in 191 1, $9,300.58 in 1910 and #8,549.55 in 1909. 



The main event of the year was the occupation and dedication 

 of the new permanent laboratory building, the gift of the presi- 

 dent of the board of trustees, Mr. Crane. It has satisfied the 

 pressing need of space for investigation which has been felt so 

 keenly in the past two or three years; it has also provided 

 improved facilities so greatly needed for certain types of research ; 

 and the new library roo'm contained in it has enabled us to 



1 The business transacted in 1914 was actually $1,100 more than in 1913, but 

 collections were slow. 



