April 26, 1918] 



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mately forty-one by eighty-foiir feet over all 

 and of a height of three stories. On the 

 ground floor is a physiological laboratory, 

 twenty-three by thirty-nine feet, containing a 

 large floor aquarium of cement, six by four- 

 teen feet, a private laboratory, ten by eleven 

 feet, also a concrete-floored room twenty-three 

 by thirt}--nine feet for sorting collections, and 

 for the storage of boats, collecting apparatus, 

 etc. There are, besides, a large storeroom, 

 furnace room, janitor's room, photographic 

 dark room and men's lavatory. 



The second floor, into which the main en- 

 trance opens, is devoted to the three large 

 general laboratories, two of them approxi- 

 mately twenty-three by thirty-nine feet, the 

 third twenty by thirty-six feet, and accommo- 

 dating each twenty-eight students. Two pri- 

 vate laboratories for instructors are also pro- 

 vided on this floor. 



The third floor contains a large library with 

 a generous fireplace, an adjoining room for 

 records, an advanced laboratory, twenty by 

 twenty-two feet, six commodious private lab- 

 oratories for investigators, and a rest room 

 for women. Fresh and salt water are supplied 

 to each laboratory, the sea water being pumped 

 to a concrete tank on the roof, whence it is 

 distributed to the various double-decked, 

 cement aquarium tables. Heating is provided 

 by a hot-air system, electric lights are in- 

 stalled, and gas soon will be. From the third 

 floor a stairway gives access to the flat, par- 

 apeted roof, where open air aquaria may be set 

 up as needed. There are thus five laboratories 

 available for classes and nine private labora- 

 tories for investigators. The private rooms 

 have much the same equipment as that used 

 at tlie new Woods Hole Marine Biological 

 Laboratory. 



The plans for the Station are very largely 

 the work of Professor Frank Mace McFar- 

 land, of the Department of Anatomy, in con- 

 ference with Professor Charles Henry Gilbert, 

 of the Department of Zoology. 



In fitting recognition of the aid rendered 

 by Mr. Timothy Hopkins during the whole 

 life of the Station, the Board of Trustees of 

 the university named the new institution on 



October 26, 1917, the " Hopkins Marine 

 Station of Stanford University." 



The Hopkins Marine Station fulfills a two- 

 fold fvmction: first it furnishes under ex- 

 ceptional natural advantages elementary and 

 advanced instruction in biology, second, it 

 provides for research work. Beginning June 

 15, 1918, the Station will be open the entire 

 year, the Director being in residence. Investi- 

 gators and special students can be accommo- 

 dated at any time. Kegular classes are sched- 

 uled for the spring (April 1 to June IS) and 

 summer (June 19 to August 30) quarters only. 

 As formerly, the use of Station facilities ia 

 tendered to investigators free of charge; stu- 

 dents are required to pay a small fee. 



The Station is an integral part of Stanford 

 University, controlled by the board of trustees, 

 the president, and tlie academic council in the 

 same manner as other departments of the 

 university. In addition there is a small com- 

 mittee of the faculty exercising advisory and 

 to a certain extent executive functions. The 

 staff consists of the director and those mem- 

 bers of the faculty who offer regular courses 

 of instruction at the station. 



The extraordinarily rich fauna and flora of 

 the Monterey Bay region offer exceptional op- 

 portunities to investigator ajid beginning stu- 

 dent alike. There are a surprisingly large 

 number of marine animals and plants readily 

 accessible. The student of land forms will 

 encounter a varied assemblage of species, since 

 there are very few regions of equal extent 

 which offer such a curious combination of 

 widely diverse ecological formations. There 

 are probably a greater number of endemic 

 plants than in any other similar continental 

 region. Investigators in the fields of general 

 exi^erimental work, taxonomy, anatomy and 

 embryology will find a wealth of material to 

 chose from, while those concerned with a 

 study of animals or plants from the special 

 standpoint of their " marineness " will natu- 

 rally be exceptionally favored. 



During the summer quarter (June 19 to 

 August 30, 1918) courses will be offered as 

 follows: General Zoology, by Professor E. C. 

 Starks; Economic Zoology (Marine Inverte- 



