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How to make ep rare illustrative of the History of Insects injurious to 
Vegetation, by P. GEN 
Natural History and SpR of the A eas by Dr. A. S. PACKARD, Jr. 
Natural History of the Fishes and Reptiles, by F. W. PUTNAM. 
Natural History of Birds and Mammals, by J. A. ALLEN. 
On Breeding, and Nests and Eggs of Birds, by Dr. THOMAS W. BREWER. 
Practical Exercises in the Use of the Microscope, by E. BICKNELL 
Instruction in Drawing and Painting of Animals, by PAULUS ROETTER. 
On the Preservation of our Sea-Fisheries, by Prof. SPENCER F. BAIRD. 
On Fish Breeding, by THEODORE LYMAN. 
The Faunz of the North Atlantic, compared with one another and with those of other 
Parts of the World, by 
The Plants of the Sea, by 
The Physics of the Sea, by Prof. JOSEPH LOVERING. 
Physical Hydrography; by Prof. H. MITCHELL. 
Chemistry of Feeding and Breathing, by Prof. W. GIBBS. 
Chemistry of the Sea and Air, by Prof. JAMES CRAFTS. 
: The terms of admission, and the day of opening the course, will 
‘be advertised as soon as all the necessary arran 
made, including information concerning board, etc. It is hoped 
id a liberality of friends of education may make it possible to 
course free of charges to pg ae students. 
pedii of Kijhritidis and the necessary | atus vg m 
Fisheries have promised kei MERGED o the extent of their 
ability, without interfering with the RAF service of their de- 
partments. Professors SHALER, WILDER R, PACKARD, and perhaps 
others, may spend the whole, or nearly the whole, season at the 
school, with a view of superintending the laboratory work, while 
the other gentlemen will stay there only part of the time, or as 
long as oie by the share they are able to take in the course 
of instructi 
sabato. “will be made frequently to give those present an 
ortunity of learning how to observe, and also hs making col- 
lections with which they may teach classes at hom 
It is but justice to Professor Shaler to say that the first sugges- 
tion of giving such a course by the seaside, was made by him. 
In behalf of the Faculty of the Museum of 
Comparative Zodlogy in Cambridge, an ake 
AS 
We are happy to announce that Penekese Island, one with 
~ the sum of $50,000 to form a permanent endowment of the school, 
has been generously presented for the purpose by a gentleman in 
_ New York interested in science. Buildings will at once be erected, 
and the school opened early in July. We shall give further par- 
