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REPORT ON THE INSTRUCTION IN BIOLOGY. 
By Proressors GoopALe, Faxon, AND MARK. 
In the absence of Professor Farlow the botanical part of the 
course in Biology was conducted by Professors Goodale and 
Faxon. This course was taken by 40 students,—9 Seniors, 
20 Juniors, 7 Sophomores, 1 special student, 1 Graduate, and 
2 Scientific students. Mr. W. W. Nolen assisted in directing 
the laboratory work of this class. 
The course in Advanced Zodlogy under Professor Faxon was 
attended by 14 students, — 8 Seniors, 1 Junior, 2 special, and 
3 Scientific students. 
Natural History 2 and 9 were, as usual, in charge of Dr. E. L. 
Mark. 
Of the 104 students who elected Nat. Hist. 2 (Zoédlogy) dur- 
ing the academic year 1884-85, 96 took the mid-year exami- 
nation, and 88 completed the course. Of the latter, T were 
Seniors, 22 Juniors, 37 Sophomores, 16 Freshmen, 4 special 
students, and 2 in the Scientific School. 
The course in Nat. Hist. 9 (Embryology) was pursued by a 
single post-graduate student,— holder of one of the recently 
established Morgan Fellowships, — who devoted a large share 
of his time to an embryological investigation, the results of 
which will be published soon in the Bulletin of the Museum, 
under the title: “ Observations on the Development of Agelena 
nevia. By William A. Locy.” 
