130 PROCEEDINGS MANCHESTER INSTITUTE 



supplemented by studies and lectures at the regular evening 

 meetings at the Institute rooms." 

 The organization was as follows : 



Principal. 



WIIvIvIAM H. HUSE. 

 Instrtictors . 

 Zoology — Edward J. Burnham. 

 Ornithology — Frederick W. Batckelder. 

 Mineralogy and Geolog}' — George I. Hopkins. 



Mr. Batchelder had as assistants Misses Theodora Richard- 

 son and Isabelle R. Daniels and Edgar D. Cass. Mr. Hopkins 

 was unable to take up the work with the class in mineralogy 

 and geology, and his place was taken b}^ the principal. 



The class in Zoology failed to make proper arrangements with 

 the Weather Bureau and so was prevented from doing as much 

 work as it wished in the study of outdoor animal life. On the 

 fair daj^s, however, much enthusiastic work was done. 



The class in Ornithology was likewise hindered b}' poor wea- 

 ther, but made interesting trips to Oak Hill, Stark Park, Eake 

 Massabesic and Hooksett Pinnacle. The largest number of 

 species seen on any one trip was thirty-one, in the vicinity of 

 Stark Park on May 25. 



The Geological class was more fortunate than the others, for 

 even if the daj^ were cold and raw or the sky overspread with 

 clouds, the specimens it sought were just as abundant and num- 

 erous as on fairer days. On April 13 the class visited the kames 

 in West Manchester that lie on both sides and nearly parallel 

 with the Piscataquog river. In connection with these the large, 

 nearly circular basin just west of McGregorville was of peculiar 

 interest. 



On April 27 the class visited East Manchester and there stud- 

 ied a moraine that is fast being carted'away for streets. |Here 

 is found till, scratched and polished bowlders and debris of all 

 kinds, that was brought down from the north during the gla- 

 cial period. 



