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able conditions of such an institution, and to gain a knowledge of the 
methods of research in Biology. 3. Students and teachers not mem- 
bers of the University, who desire te pursue biological studies and to 
become acquainted with the practical methods of laboratory work. For 
this group of workers regular courses are conducted in Zoology and 
Botany, accompanied by lectures and by individual instruction at the 
work table. 
The corps of instructors embraces the followiug members of the 
faculty of Leland Stanford University. Dr. Oliver P. Jenkins, Dr. 
Charles S. Gilbert, George C. Price, Harold Heath, Charles W. Greene, 
Walter R. Shaw. 
The following courses have been arranged: A course in Zoology, 
consisting of the structure, physiology, and life histories of typical mar- 
ine forms. A course in Botany, consisting mainly of a comparative 
study of the principal groups of fresh water and marine alg, with 
collateral work in other groups of plants. Both these courses will 
include instruction in laboratory methods and in microscopical 
technique. 
More advanced courses in Morphology, Physiology, Embryology, 
Histology and Botany will be arranged for students who are prepared 
to enter such courses. 
Those students who have had sufficient training to take up some 
original investigation will be given an opportunity to do so under the 
direction of an instructor. : 
The original building contains three general laboratories, a store-room, 
and seven private rooms for investigators. A new building contains a 
general lecture and library room, a general laboratory, ten private 
rooms for investigators, and a dark room for photographic work. The 
basement is designed for large aquaria. Both buildings are supplied 
with running water, both salt and fresh. The library and apparatus 
of the University are made use of in the Laboratory. Each student 
will be furnished with a good compound microscope. There is a good 
supply of reagents and supplies for microscopical work. Apparatus 
for work in experimental physiology is also provided. The ‘Labora- 
tory also possesses a fair supply of collecting apparatus, and two boats. 
Locatton.—Pacific Grove is a seaside resort on the southern shore 
of Monterey Bay, two miles west of Monterey. It is reached by the 
Coast Division of the Southern Pacific Railway, and is about four 
hours distant from San Francisco. The coast line at this point offers 
every variety of rocky and sandy shores, and the variety and abund- 
