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REPORT OF N. S. SHALER, Professor of Palceontology. 



During the past academic year, the instruction in the depart- 

 ment of Palaeontology, and a part of the instruction in Geology, 

 has been given by myself and by Mr. William M. Davis, Instructor 

 in Geology. 



The courses of instruction have been as follows, viz. : — 



1st. An elementary course in Geology, consisting of lectures, 

 and field and laboratory work. This course has been attended by 

 eighty-five persons during the past year. 



2d. An elementary course in Physical Geography and Meteo- 

 rology. This course was attended by forty-five persons during the 

 past year. 



3d. A course in Palaeontology, with laboratory work. This 

 course was attended by five students during the last academic 

 year. 



4th. A course in Historical Geology, with laboratory work. 

 This course was attended by two students. 



5th. A summer course of instruction in field Geology was 

 given in connection with the work of the Kentucky Geological 

 Survey. The field chosen was the eastern part of Kentucky and 

 the neighboring parts of Virginia and Tennessee. During the 

 term of the school, over two hundred miles of measured sections 

 were made across the most interesting part of the Cumberland 

 region of the Appalachian mountain system. 



During the last academic year, some progress has been made 

 in the arrangement of the collections of rocks and fossils, which 

 are set aside for the use of students. Mr. George H. Squier was 

 employed during the winter months in bringing these collections 

 into shape. During the autumn, he made extensive collections 

 in Southeastern Virginia, and in the months of May and June he 

 was similarly employed in Central New York. These collections 

 have done much to fill up the gaps in the students' cabinet. 



