REPORT. 



To the President and Fellows of Harvard College : — 



During the past year the usual courses of instruction have 

 been given at the Museum in Zoology by Professor Mark, Dr. 

 Slade, and Mr. Davenport, assisted in the Laboratory work by 

 Messrs. W. M. Woodworth, H. M. Kelley, and W. S. Nickerson. 



Professors Whitney, Shaler, Davis, and Wolff gave courses of 

 instruction in Geology, Palaeontology, Physical Geography, and 

 Petrography. Messrs. Harris, Robert T. Jackson, J. B. Wood- 

 worth, Griswold, Ladd, Ward, Landes, and Whittle were the 

 Assistants in the Geological Department. 



For the details of these courses of instruction, as well as of the 

 summer courses in Geology, I would refer to the accompanying 

 special reports of the Professors and Instructors. I would call 

 special attention to the interesting report of Professor Davis in 

 regard to Physical Geography and Meteorology. 



The Newport Marine Laboratory has, as usual, been open to 

 advanced students in Zoology. An unusually large number of 

 students have come to Newport this year to collect material for 

 their winter's work. It will, however, be impracticable for me to 

 accommodate so large a number again. Some other provision 

 must be made elsewhere for the less advanced students, — at the 

 Aquarium of the Museum, for instance, — if it is necessary to 

 carry on an elementary summer school of Zoology. 



We have to thank Colonel Marshall McDonald, United States 

 Fish Commissioner, for facilities granted to our students in 

 connection with their work at the Fish Commission Station at 

 Wood's Holl. 



