16 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Read, in 6 and 14 ; Mr. J. W. Goldthwait, in 4 and 5 ; Mr. R M. 

 Wilder, in A and B; and Mr. J. A. Cushman, in 11. In addition, 

 Messrs. I. Bowman, F. F. Burr, F. B. Ely,L. E. Hunt, E. Hunting- 

 ton, L. 0. Packard, and W. S. Tower served as student-assistants 

 in the laboratory and field work of Geology 5, under the direction 

 of Professor J. B. Wood worth. 



In April, Mr. Read was obliged, by reason of ill health, to resign 

 his position as Instructor in Physiography. Mr. Smith, Austin 

 Teaching Fellow in Geology during the year 1902-03, has been 

 appointed in place of Mr. Read. 



After one full year's use of the spacious laboratories and lecture 

 rooms in the new southwest corner-piece of the Museum, the hope 

 of the officers of the department, that their own work and that of 

 their students would, under the new conditions, be done more 

 effectively and more systematically than before, has been fully 

 realized. The statement made in last year's report can but be 

 repeated, with added emphasis, that it is impossible to overestimate 

 the value to the department of the new addition to the Museum. 

 In the course of the year the large model of Boston, deposited in the 

 Museum by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was fitted with 

 a plate-glass case, and put on public exhibition, on May 1, in the 

 new Geological Exhibition Rooms, as the nucleus of a geological 

 collection. Other objects secured for the Museum are a valuable 

 collection of relics from the ruined city of St. Pierre, in Martinique, 

 and a large suite of specimens from the Caribbee Islands, collected 

 by Dr. Jaggar. The department has in hand a comprehensive 

 plan for the proposed geological and geographical exhibits. 



In November and December, 1902, four illustrated public lec- 

 tures were given in the new Geological Lecture Room, by Profes- 

 sors Davis, Wolff, and Ward, and Dr. Jaggar, and in July, 1903, 

 during the convention of the National Education Association, the 

 laboratories of Geology, Physiography, and Meteorology were 

 opened to those who wished to inspect the teaching equipment 

 and facilities. Two public lectures were also given at that time, 

 by Professors J. B. Wood worth and Ward. 



Professor Shaler gave his courses along the same lines as in 

 previous years. Professor Davis's work is described on an earlier 

 page. 



In the Historical Geology (Geology 15) course a few lectures 

 were given by Professor Shaler. The collections used in teaching 

 are in good condition. A number of new diagrams were mounted, 



