7 8 Report of the President 



ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 

 DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 



Ralph W. Tower, Curator 



Notwithstanding the interruptions due to changes in the 

 organization of the department, there has been steady progress 

 in work which requires diligent and painstaking care. 



Mr. Adolph Elwyn, for seven years an assistant in the 

 department, resigned on August 31, to accept a position on the 

 faculty of the Long Island Medical College. Mr. Elwyn 

 became so highly successful in developing laboratory methods 

 and technique that it is to be regretted that his services could 

 no longer be retained for this institution. Mr. Clarence E. 

 Halter was appointed on October first to fill the position of 

 laboratory assistant. 



Messrs. Johnstone and Cohn have prepared 109 skeletons, 

 818 skulls and 11 body skeletons, which include the complete 

 skeletons of two whales, one camel and three giraffes. Some 

 success has been obtained with new methods, and further ex- 

 periments are still in progress. The newly equipped macerat- 

 ing room has worked greatly to the comfort and advantage of 

 all concerned. 



A series of 8 skull preparations, showing the development 

 of the poison fangs in reptiles, has been completed and mounted 

 ready for exhibition. The department has placed on exhibi- 

 tion in the Synoptic Hall its collections showing the compara- 

 tive anatomy of the limb bones and a series illustrating the 

 form and structure of the stomach. 



PUBLIC HEALTH 



DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 



Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, Curator 



The year has been devoted for the most part to the 



.. . _ carrying out of our general plan for 



Exhibit of u • u-u-*. mi * *• 



_. a comprehensive exhibit illustrating 



Insect-borne Disease r . * 



the general subject of insect and 



animal carriers of disease. 



The section of the exhibit dealing with bubonic plague is 



practically complete, the central feature being a very perfect 



