1877.] 



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for higher degrees, and students in the fourth year of the 

 engineering course of the Lawrence Scientific School. These 

 lectures were given in the Lawrence Scientific School build- 

 ing for want of accommodation in the Museum, a difficulty 

 which has now been remedied. 



Dr. Hagen gave special instruction in entomology to eight 

 persons during the past year, — one undergraduate, six gradu- 

 ates, and one young lady. 



Mr. Allen also gave instruction in ornithology to one special 

 student. 



Dr. James gave instruction last year to eight seniors, twen- 

 ty-five juniors, three sophomores, and two scientific students 

 in vertebrate anatomy and physiology. The anatomy was 

 taught mainly by lectures, and was confined to osteology 

 almost wholly. In physiology, Kiiss's Elements was used to 

 recite from in addition to lectures. The whole class was 

 obliged to draw pretty thoroughly from nature the facts 

 described in the osteological part of the course ; and the 

 laboratory was thrown open to all who chose to dissect. Fif- 

 teen to twenty of the class dissected, quite assiduously, fishes, 

 fowls, rabbits, cats, turtles, frogs, etc., and some time was 

 daily spent by Dr. James in supervising them. Dr. James 

 also gave special instruction in anatomy to two extra students 

 who arrived late in the year. 



Prof. McCrady's lectures on the zoology of the invertebrates 

 were unfortunately interrupted during December, owing 

 to a dangerous illness, which compelled him to leave Cam- 

 bridge for the South. His lectures were attended by five 

 undergraduates and by five special students. During Prof. 

 McCrady's illness, the laboratory work was continued as usual 

 under Mr. Faxon's supervision. 



Prof. Hamlin has continued to take charge of the instruc- 

 tion to undergraduates in structural geology and physical 

 geography. 



As will be seen by his Report, Prof. Shaler, in addition to 

 his regular instruction at the Museum, has taken charge of 

 the summer school of geology in connection with the work of 

 the geological survey of Kentucky. 



I would heartily congratulate the Museum on retaining 

 the services of Dr. Hagen, who has declined an urgent and 

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