152 SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD 
From Spencer F, Baird to William M. Baird. 
Caruis_E, Nov. 7 1846. 
Dear WILL, 
I am ashamed of myself for having allowed so long an interval 
to elapse without writing and telling you what I have been doing 
since I saw you. My constant and laborious occupation must be 
some apology, as I have been kept working like a horse, at the rate 
of from three to five recitations every day until now. Old Caldwell 
and Prof. Emory returned a few days ago however, and this will 
lighten my load, as we all had to divide the recitations of the absentees 
till their return. 
Monday Tuesday Wednes. Thurs. Friday Sat. 
Sophomores 3 3 3 3 
Freshmen II 9 
1* Preparatory 4 6 4 6 
2° Preparatory 7AM. 4 6 6 4 6(16) 
The above is my scheme for the rest of the session. The Sophs. 
recite in Geometry, the Freshmen in Animal Physiology, the prepara- 
tory classes in Arithmetic & Algebra. Next Session (after Christmas) 
I take the Seniors in Nat. Theology. I like the business of teaching 
very much, & believe J am a favorite with the Students. The College 
is larger than it has ever been, numbering about 115 exclusive of 
the 50 preparatorys. The Junior class has about 40; won’t it be a 
whopper to graduate? All study hard, & the Standard is high. 
Emory came back from Europe full of the notion of having a 
good collection of Nat Hist. for the College, and accordingly gives 
me every facility I can wish. He let me get 64 dollars worth of glass 
bottles & jars, for specimens, and as Major Henderson sent me in a 
30 gallon keg of 2" proof whiskey, I have every facility for studying 
fish & Reptiles. I have been collecting these at a considerable rate, 
and have among others, 5 or 6 species of Leuciscus besides that which 
I consider new; Pimelodus atrarius, Pomotis appendiculatus, Catosto- 
mus gibbosus, & others; Cottus gobio, Etheostoma olmstedi, &c. &c. 
Amounting to about 20 species. I have not got a good many which 
I know, so that I shall have 40 species at least. I shall get some from 
