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REPORT OF N. S. SHALER, ON THE INSTRUCTION IN 

 GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY. 



The instruction given in my department has been as follows : — 



Natural History 1. By "William M. Davis, instructor in Geol- 

 ogy. Lectures three times a week. 



Natural History 4. Elementary Geology. Three times a week. 

 By N. S. Shaler and W. M. Davis. Lectures three a week, and excur- 

 sions, to one hundred and sixty students. 



Natural History 8. Advanced Geology. By N. S. Shaler and 

 W. M. Davis. Lectures three times a week. Laboratory and field 

 work to twenty-two students. 



Graduate Course No. j. Field Geology. Field and office work 

 and the preparation of reports. By N. S. Shaler and W. M. Davis. Six 

 students. 



Graduate Course No. h. PalcBontology. Twice a week. Lec- 

 tures and laboratory work. By N. S. Shaler. Six students. 



Graduate Course No. i. Hutorical Geology. Lectures twice a 

 week. Laboratory work. By N. S. Shaler. Six students. 



During the vacation period of this year the advanced students 

 who desired such assistance were guided in their studies in the 

 field. Some assistance was rendered to some of these gentlemen 

 from the funds placed in tlie hands of the Professor for the in- 

 quiries into the statistics of mines in New England, which was 

 carried on by the United States census. In this work, and in 

 several special surveys, it has been found possible to give remu- 

 nerative employment to a number of special students in Geology. 



The collection for the use of students in Palaeontology has 

 received considerable accessions during the past year, and is now 

 in fair shape for use. A large amount of material for a teaching 

 collection in Physical Geology has been gathered together, but 

 the want of space makes it impossible to use it in teaching. 

 The elementary classes are now far too large to be accommodated 



