REPORT. 



To the President and Fellows of Harvard College : — 



During the past year the usual courses of instruction have been 

 given at the Museum in the Natural History Laboratories. Those 

 in Zoology were given by Professor Mark, Dr. Slade, Dr. Daven- 

 port, and Dr. Parker, assisted in the Laboratory work by Messrs. 

 H. Y. Neal, H. S. Jennings, W. B. Cannon, and S. K. Fenollosa. 

 Dr. W. McM. Woodworth has, as in previous years, taken charge 

 of the Laboratory work, and has given some lectures in the course 

 on Microscopical Anatomy. 



Professors Whitney, Shaler, Davis, and Wolff gave courses of 

 instruction in Geology, Palaeontology, Physical Geography, Mete- 

 orology, and Petrography. The Assistants in these departments 

 were Messrs. Robert T. Jackson, J. B. Woodworth, R. E. Dodge, 

 L. S. Griswold, R. DeC. Ward, and C. L. Whittle. The courses 

 in Mining Geology and allied subjects were given by Mr. H. L. 

 Smyth. The valuable Library of Professor Pumpelly, which he 

 deposited in the Library of the Mineralogical Section, has been 

 accessible to the students 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 Newport Marine Laboratory has, as usual, been open to 

 advanced students in Zoology. Thirteen students spent a part of 

 their time in the Laboratory collecting material for their special 

 investigations, which they will continue and prepare for publica- 

 tion at the Museum. It is unfortunate that there is not in con- 

 stant attendance at the Laboratory some one thoroughly familiar 

 with the marine fauna of, our coast, who could devote more time 

 to the interests of the students than I am able to give. 



