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REPORT ON THE INSTRUCTION IN BIOLOGY. 



By Professors Goodale, Faxon, and Mark. 



In the absence of Professor Farlow the botanical part of the 

 course in Biology was conducted by Professors Goodale and 

 Faxon. This course was taken by 40 students, — 9 Seniors, 

 20 Juniors, 7 Sophomores, 1 special student, 1 Graduate, and 



2 Scientific students. Mr. W. W. Nolen assisted in directing 

 the laboratory work of this class. 



The course in Advanced Zoology under Professor Faxon was 

 attended by 14 students, — 8 Seniors, 1 Junior, 2 special, and 



3 Scientific students. 



Natural History 2 and 9 were, as usual, in charge of Dr. E. L. 

 Mark. 



Of the 104 students who elected Nat. Hist. 2 (Zoology) dur- 

 ing the academic year 1884-85, 96 took the mid-year exami- 

 nation, and 88 completed the course. Of the latter, 7 were 

 Seniors, 22 Juniors, 37 Sophomores, 16 Freshmen, 4 special 

 students, and 2 in the Scientific School. 



The course in Nat. Hist. 9 (Embryology) was. pursued by a 

 single post-graduate student, — holder of one of the recently 

 established Morgan Fellowships, — who devoted a large share 

 of his time to an embryological investigation, the results of 

 which will be published soon in the Bulletin of the Museum, 

 under the title : " Observations on the Development of Agelena 

 nsevia. By William A. Locy." 



