EEPORT. 



To the President and Fellows of Harvard College : — 



The courses of instruction in Zoology, Geology, and Geography 

 during the Academic year 1912-1913 were given, as in past years, 

 in the Laboratories and Lecture rooms of the Museum. 



The nineteen courses in Zoology were taken by 407 students in 

 Harvard University, and in Radcliffe College the nine courses 

 were taken by 56 students. 



In 1911-1912 these numbers were: — 



Harvard: — 19 courses, 263 students; 



Radcliffe: — 5 courses, 34 students. 



In Geology and Geography during the year 1912-1913, fifteen 

 courses were offered in Harvard University and were attended by 

 232 students, and three courses were taken by 24 Radcliffe College 

 students. 



During 1911-1912 there were seventeen courses in Harvard 

 University and three courses in Radcliffe College, taken by 268 

 and 23 students respectively. 



The working force of the Museum has been increased by the 

 appointment of Dr. Ralph V. Chamberlin as Curator of Worms, 

 Arachnids, and Myriopods, and of Dr. John C. Phillips as Associ- 

 ate Curator of Birds. 



Dr. Chamberlin's appointment brings to the Museum one of the 

 most valuable collections of American myriopods extant, together 

 with a large amount of research material in other groups. His 

 time for the present will be divided between the study and care of 

 the myriopods and the preparation of the Report on the annelids 

 of the 1891, 1899-1900, and 1904-1905 Albatross Expeditions, a 

 work left unfinished by the late Dr. W. McM. Woodworth. 



The accession of Dr. Phillips as an active Curator makes the 

 Ornithological Department the most adequately equipped Depart- 

 ment in the Museum. Both of these appointments add to the 

 strength of the research work of the Museum. 



