SCIENCE 



NEW YORK, APRIL 3, 1891. 



THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. 



The corps of instructors for the fourth season (1891) consists of 

 Dr. C. O. Whitman, director, professor of zoology at Clark Uni- 

 versity, and editor of the Journal of Morphology; E. G. Gardi- 

 ner, Ph.D., instructor in zoology. Massachusetts Institute of 

 Technology; J. Playfair McMurrich, Ph.D.. docent in zoology at 

 Clark University; T. K. Morgan, Ph.D., Bruce fellow, Johns 

 Hopkins University; W. M. Wheeler, fellow in biology, Clark 

 University; H. C. Bumpus, assiistaut professor of zoology. Brown 

 University; W. M. Rankin, Ph.D., instructor in zoology, Prince- 

 ton College; Ryoiche Takano, artist; G. M. Gray, laboratory 

 assistant; J. J. Veeder, collector. 



In addition to the regular courses of instruction in zoology, 

 botany, and microscopical technique, consisting of lectui'es and 

 laboratory work under the direct and constant supervision of the 

 instructors, there will be two or more coui'ses of lectures on spe- 

 cial subjects by members of the staff. One such course of six 

 lectures wiU be given by Dr. McMurrich on the Ctenophora and 

 the Turbellaria. Similar courses on the Mollusca, Crustacea, and 

 Echinodermata wiU be given by Professor Bumpus and Dr. Rankin. 



There wiU also be ten or more evening lectures on biological 

 subjects of general interest. Among those who may contribute 

 these lectures and take part in the discussions upon them may be 

 mentioned, in addition to the instructors above named, the follow- 

 ing: Dr. H. Ayers of the Lake Laboi'atory; Professor H. H. 

 Donaldson, Clark University; Professor W. G. Farlow, Harvard 

 University; Professor J. S. Kingsley, University of Nebraska; 

 Professor W. Libbey, jun., Princeton College; Professor C. S. 

 Minot, Harvard Medical School; Professor H. F. Osborn, Prince- 

 ton College ; Dr. S. Watase, Clark University ; Professor E. B. 

 Wilson, Bryn Mawr College. 



The laboratory is located on the coast at Wood's Holl, Mass. , 

 near the laboratories of the United States Fish Commission. The 

 building consists of two stories, — the lower for the use of stu- 

 dents receiving instruction, the upper exclusively for investiga- 

 tors. The laboratory has aquaria supplied with running sea- 

 water, boats, a steam-launch, collecting apparatus, and dredges; 

 it is also siipplied with re-agents, glassware, and a limited num- 

 ber of microtomes and microscopes. By the munificence of 

 friends, the library will be provided henceforth not only with the 

 ^ ordinary lext-books and works of reference, but also with the 

 more important journals of zoology and botany, some of them in 

 complete series. 



The laboratory for investigators will be open from June 1 to 

 Aug. 29. It will be fuUy equipped with aquaria, glassware, re- 

 agents, etc., but microscopes and microtomes will not be provided. 

 In this department tliere are fourteen private laboratories supplied 

 with aquaria, running water, etc., for the exclusive use of inves- 

 tigators, who are invited to carry on their researches here free of 

 charge. Those who are prepared to begin original work, but re- 

 quire supervision, special suggestions, criticism, or extended 

 instruction in technique, may occupy tables in the general lab- 

 oratory for investigators, paying for the privilege a fee of fifty 

 dollars. The number of such tables is limited to ten. Applicants 

 lor them should state precisely what they have done in prepara- 

 tion for original work, and whether they can bring a comjilete 

 nutfit; viz.. microscope, microtome, camera-lucida, etc. Special 

 attention is invited to the opportunities here offered, as it is be- 

 lieved that they are somewhat imusual. 



For the completion of any considerable piece of investigation, 

 beginners usually require from one to three full years. It is not 

 expected, therefore, that the holders of these tables will finish 



their work in a single season. The aim is rather to make a safe 

 beginning, which will lead to good results if followed up between 

 sessiims, and renewed, if need be, for several successive years. 

 No applications for less than the whole session can be received in 

 this department 



The laboratory for teachers and students will be opened on 

 Wednesday, July 8, for regular courses of seven weeks in zoology, 

 botany, and microscopical technique. The number admiticd to 

 this department will be limited to thirty, and preference will be 

 given to teachers and others already qualified. By permission of 

 the director, students may begin their individual work as early as 

 June 15 without extra charge, but the regular courses of instruc- 

 tion will not begin before July 8. 



More advanced students who may wish to limit their work to 

 special groups will have an opportunity to do so. The regular 

 course in zoology, under charge of Professor Bumpus, will em- 

 brace a study of the more typical marine forms and elementary 

 methods of microscopical technique. The laboratory work wiU 

 be accompanied by lectures. The following is an outline of the 

 course proposed: July 8-13, study of the lobster; July 13-20, (a) 

 study of annelids (Nereis, Serpula, Spirobis, etc.), (6) Balano- 

 glossus and Phascolosonia, (c) Polyzoa, {d) Turbellaria ; July 20- 

 27, study of the coelenterates; July 27-Aug. 3, study of the mol- 

 lusks (Mya, Ostrea, Sycotypus, Loligo) ; Aug. 3-10, echinoderms 

 (starfish, sea-urchin, holothurian, etc.); Aug. 10-17, crustaceans 

 (Branchipus, Cyclops, Lerncea, Lepas, Idotea, Orchestia, Cancer) ; 

 Aug. 17-26. vertebrates {Amphioxus, elasmobranoh, teleost). 



Arrangements for instruction in botany have not yet been com- 

 pleted, but it is hoped that Mr. Setchell will again be able to take 

 charge of the work in this department. 



Applicants should state whether they can supply themselves 

 with microscopes and microtomes. Microscope slides, dissecting 

 and drawing instruments, bottles, and other supplies, to be finally 

 taken from the laboratory, are sold at cost. The tuition fee is 

 twenty-five dollars, payable in advance. 



Further information, if desired, may be had by addressing Pro- 

 fessor Hermon C. Bumpus, Wood's Holl, Mass. 



AppUcations for places in either department should be addressed 

 to Miss A. D. Phillips, secretary, 23 Marlborough Street, Boston. 



Rooms accommodating two persons may be obtained near the 

 laboratory at prices varying from two to four dollars a week, and 

 board from four and a half to six doUars. By special arrange- 

 ment, board will be supplied to members at The Homestead at 

 five dollars a week. 



A department of laboratory supply has been established in order 

 to facilitate the work of teachers and others who desire to obtain 

 materials for study or for classes. It is proposed to furnish, e.g., 

 certain sponges, hydroids, starfishes, sea-urchins, marhie worms, 

 crustaceans, mollusks, and vertebrates, in good condition, at fair 

 prices. Orders for the coming college year should be given as 

 soon as possible. Circulars giving information, prices, etc., may 

 be obtained by addressing the Department of Laboratory Supply, 

 in care of the secretary. . 



Wood's Holl, owing to the richness of the marine life in the 

 neighboring waters, offers exceptional advantages. It is situated 

 on the north shoie of Vineyard Sound, at the entrance to Buz- 

 zard's Bay, and may be reached by the Old Colony Railroad (two 

 hours and a half from Boston), or by rail and boat from Provi- 

 dence, Fall River, or New Bedford. Persons coming by the way 

 of Boston should buy round-trip tickets ($2.85). 



The Marine Biological Laboratory is intended to continue and 

 extend the work of the laboratory at Annisquam, carried on for 

 six years by the Woman's Education Association, with the co- 

 operation of the Boston Society of Natural History. The annual 

 reports of the trustees, containing an account of its organization 

 and work, may be obtained from the secretary. 



