16 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



The summer courses in Geology and in Geography were given 

 as usual. The course in Geology was given by Mr. J. E. Wood- 

 man, and that in Geography by Mr. H. T. Burr, assisted by 

 Mr. P. M. Wilder. Professor Shaler gave some lectures in 

 the former course. 



By far the most important event of the year, and one of the 

 most important events in the history of this Department, was its 

 removal to the new southwest corner of the Museum, which has 

 been provided, through the generosity of Mr. Alexander Agassiz 

 and of members of his family, to serve as the future home of the 

 Department. The building was occupied during the second half 

 of the academic year, and now all the courses in Geology and 

 Geography, excepting those in Mining and Economic Geology and 

 in Palaeontology, are given in the new corner-piece. In these new 

 quarters, with abundance of room for instruction and for the 

 storage of materials, and w T ith many more conveniences of all 

 kinds than it was possible to have in the more crowded quarters 

 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, where the Department 

 has been so hospitably provided for during the past twelve years, 

 the officers of the Department have found that their own work, 

 and that of their students, is being done far more systematically 

 and far more effectively than ever before. It is impossible to over- 

 estimate the value, to the Department, of the new Geological wing 

 of the Museum. 



In the basement of the new building there are ample quarters for 

 unpacking, preparing, and storing specimens ; for modelling, and 

 for similar work ; a dark room for photographic uses ; and a room 

 for the electrical apparatus. On the first floor there is a spacious 

 lecture room — one of the largest in the University — provided 

 with ventilation which can be regulated by the lecturer on the 

 platform, and with other conveniences. A Professor's room leads 

 out of the lecture room. 



On the second floor a large corner room has been fitted up for 

 the use of the elementary and advanced courses in General Ge- 

 ology. This room contains laboratory tables, each accommodating 

 six students, and provided with trays for materials and for note- 

 books. The present equipment affords accommodations for sixty- 

 four men at once. Other tables, arranged in front of the 

 instructor's platform, serve as desks for twenty or more students 

 in the advanced courses. Of other furniture provided for this 

 laboratory, mention should be made of a map case with trays for 



