646 Recent Literature. [ October, 
rest of the subscription was made up by ladies, many of whom 
have been long known as patrons of similar undertakings or 
interested in public education 
otwithstanding this generous assistance, it would not have 
been possible to carry on the several courses without the friendly 
aid of other institutions and individuals. The Institute of Tech- 
nology very generously placed Huntington hall at the service of 
the society, upon the payment of a mere nominal sum for the 
Zoology gave hundreds of duplicate specimens ; ; and severa 
oe and dey ban of the eA and institute gave material 
assistance. The er House and Young's Hotel gave freely 
such te of a ie as were ilécited to illustrate one lecture. All 
the teachers attending these lectures have. been sayin: with 
sets of specimens, amounting sometimes to ten or more, which 
they have studied under the direction of the Jecturer, nad taken 
away with them to use subsequently in their own instruction. In 
this way about one hundred thousand specimens have been dis- 
tributed, and it is known that they have already materially assisted 
many teachers. Since this sort of lecturing was first inst tituted 
in the fall of 1871, under the patronage of Mr. John Cummings, 
there have been studied and distributed to teachers of the public 
schools about seventy-five thousand specimens of minerals, rocks, 
plants and animals. The applications for tickets rose during these 
years from fifty-five to one hundred and sixty-six, and during the 
present course to six hundred and sixteen, with an average attend- 
ance of about five hundred. 
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