REPORT. 



To THE President and Fellows of Harvard College: — 



During the past year the exterior of the northwestern corner- 

 piece of the Museum building has been finished, and fair progress 

 made towards the completion of the interior. Four of the rooms 

 are now ready for use, and the greater part of the rest of the 

 building will be finished during the coming year. 



The usual instruction has been given at the Museum by Pro- 

 fessors Whitney, Shaler, Hagen, James, Farlow, and Faxon, and 

 by Messrs. Mark, Davis, and Wadsworth. For the details of these 

 courses, I would refer to the special reports of the Professors 

 and Assistants. 



An arrangement has been made with Professor S. F. Baird, 

 United States Fish Commissioner, by which the Museum will have 

 the right to send annually one student to Wood's Holl to avail 

 himself of the facilities for the prosecution of zoological research 

 afforded by the new zoological station to be established by the 

 Commissioner. 



As in former years, two of the assistants of the Museum and 

 two special students spent the greater part of the summer at my 

 Newport Laboratory. The former devoted their time principally 

 to embryological studies of Crustacea and Acalephs. A part 

 of the collection of Crustacea dredged by the " Blake " has been 

 returned by Professor Alphonse Milne-Edwards. Professor Oscar 

 Schmidt has also returned the whole of the collection of " Blake " 

 Sponges. Professor Carus has returned the Cephalopods. 



Collections have been sent for study to Professor Yerrill, to Dr. 

 Meinert, to Mr. Simon, to Mr. Eaton, and to Count Keyserling. 



The publications of the Museum during the past year are shown 



