Biological Station 



GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS 



At a station of this character the general conditions of living 

 are necessarily somewhat different than in a city. However, reason- 

 able comfort, and especially health, are carefully provided for. 



Board and Lodging. — Tents for the use of the students and staff 

 .are pitched near the Station buildings. Each is erected over a per- 

 manent frame, and is waterproof, stormproof, and comfortable. Each 

 tent, 14 x 14 ft., accommodates a maximum of four persons and is 

 •covered by a fly, provided with a wooden floor, and equipped with 

 mosquito bed-canopies, pail, tub, washstand, pitcher, bowl, table, 

 chairs,, lantern, cots and mattresses. Stoves will be supplied if needed. 

 Students will provide their own towels and bedding, and those who 

 prefer to do so may bring their own tents and thus save a tent fee 

 of eight dollars. Such tents must be pitched in accordance with the 

 regulations of the Station and all will be subject to inspection. 



Space in tents is allotted in advance upon receipt of the reserva- 

 tion fee" of eight dollars, or after registration. The attempt is made 

 to place congenial people together. Students will find the tents ready 

 for occupancy, but they are expected to care for them personally 

 •during the session. 



Mrs. Max M. Ellis, Dean of Women, has general supervision of 

 the women's quarters, and is ready at any time to advise women stu- 

 dents. 



Board at the Station is furnished on the cooperative plan, under 

 the direction of committees appointed by the Director. The mess- 

 fund will be administered by a faculty representative. It is planned 

 to furnish board at about $5.25 per week. Members of the Station 

 are not permitted to cook their own meals. In order to make pos- 

 sible the purchase of supplies at low cash prices, each member of 

 the Station must, on arrival, deposit with the faculty member in 

 charge of mess funds forty-two dollars in cash or draft. Students 

 leaving before the close of the session will receive three-fourths 

 rebate of their unexpended portion, and all excess will be returned 

 to others at the close of the season. 



Health. — The climate and particularly the outdoor life are high- 

 ly invigorating and conducive to health, but should the need arise, 

 any member of the station is entitled to medical attention, without 

 charge, by the staff physician who also inspects and regulates mat- 

 ters pertaining to general sanitation. 



The drinking water is entirely safe. 



Recreation. — After the day's work, opportunities for boating, 

 -swimming, and fishing, are within easy reach. Bonfires on the beach 

 and other informal gatherings after supper have proved to be pop- 



