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papers which have been published by Lacaze-Duthiers, Perrier and 
Giard, the amount of work done is greater so far as we are aware 
than at any other laboratory of the sort. -An excellent feature of 
the “ Laboratory of Experimental Science” is that it is not to be 
permanently established at one spot, but every five or six years 
will be moved from place to place until the marine fauna of 
France shall be thoroughly investigated. In this way a series of 
works will gradually be produced on the fauna of France. 
There is still an opening in this country for just such schools as 
this, which combining general education and special research shall, 
in an inexpensive way, hold sessions of say, two months, extend- 
ing over a few years at a time at different points along our coast. 
For example, the southern colleges could send professors and a 
few advanced students to Beaufort, N. C.; the Washington and 
Georgetown colleges could combine and have a summer session at 
Old Point Comfort; the Pennsylvania Colleges could rendezvous 
at Cape May, while the western and northern colleges could con- 
tinue sending students to the Anderson School at Penikese. By 
mutual assistance and coöperation our extensive coast could be 
thoroughly explored and higher biological researches be carried 
on, as well as observations on the chemistry and physics of the sea. 
Tne Anderson School of Natural History at Penikese Island 
closed on the 29th of August. Fifty students received instruction 
including laboratory work and lectures from ten professors, and 
the degree of attention given and amount of original work done 
was gratifying. The moral success of the school is established, 
and we hope that want of means will not prevent the plans of the 
late Professor Agassiz from “being carried out. There is great 
heed of a physiological laboratory, a fish pond and other conven- 
lences, which in time we hope will be supplied. 
Tue U. §. Engineers have a party in the field exploring the 
territories west of the 100th meridian, under Lt. Wheeler, U. S. A. 
r. H. C. Yarrow is the naturalist, and Prof. E. D. Cope the pal- 
fontologist of the expedition. The party started from Denver, 
Col., about J uly 20th. Collections will be made in all branches of 
Natural History. The expedition will return October Ist. 
Dr. FERDINAND SroriczKa, the paleontologist to the geological 
Survey of India, died in India at Shayok, June 19th, aged thirty- 
