REPORT. 



To the President and Fellows op Harvard College : — 



During the past year the usual courses of instruction have 

 been given at the Museum in Zoology by Professor Mark and 

 Mr. Parker, assisted by Mr. C. B. Davenport in the Laboratory 

 work. Dr. Slade has given a course in Osteology. 



Professor Farlow, assisted by Mr. W. A. Setchell, has given 

 the botanical part of the introductory course of Natural His- 

 tory. Professors Whitney, Shaler, and Davis, and Dr. J. E. 

 Wolff gave the usual courses in Geology, Paleontology, Physical 

 Geography, and Petrography. Messrs. Harris and Cobb were the 

 Assistants in the Undergraduate instruction of the Geological 

 Department. 



For the details of these courses of instruction, as well as of the 

 summer courses in Geology, I would refer to the accompanying 

 special reports of the Professors and Instructors. 



The Assistants of the Museum, Professors Hagen and Faxon, 

 Dr. Slade, Messrs. Garman and Brewster, and Professor Hyatt, 

 have devoted a good share of their time in supplying specialists 

 with material and information in their various departments. 



The Geological Section of the Museum, containing the Exhi- 

 bition Rooms and additional Laboratories of that department, is 

 now ready for occupancy. On the first floor, it contains a large 

 lecture-room, with a seating capacity of 320 students. On the 

 second floor are placed the Petrographical Laboratories, — one 

 for general use, the other for advanced students. In the base- 

 ment are found a Chemical Laboratory, a room for grinding 

 rocks, and a photographic room. The fourth floor is occupied 



