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REPORT OF N. S. SHALER, PROFESSOR OF PALEONTOLOGY, 

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The work in the department under my charge has been as 

 follows, viz. : — 



Instruction in general geology has been given to two classes, 

 containing in all seventy undergraduates and four graduate 

 students, during the academic year. Their work consisted in 

 attendance on lectures three times a week, and field-work upon the 

 geological problems of this vicinity. In the field-work I have 

 had the assistance of Mr. M. E. Wadsworth ; who replaced my 

 assistant, Mr. E. M. Davis, during his absence on an extended 

 journey. 



In the department of Palaeontology, fourteen undergraduate 

 and three graduate students received instruction. Their work 

 consisted in attendance on lectures thrice a week, and work upon 

 the students' collections throughout the year. In their labora- 

 tory work, great use has been made of the synthetic collection 

 of the Museum ; the students having been required to familiarize 

 themselves with all the forms represented there. 



The summer instruction in geology was given by me, with 

 the aid of my assistant in the summer school, Mr. J. S. Diller, 

 and also by my assistants of the Kentucky Survey, Messrs. J. 

 R. Procter, C. J. Norwood, and L. H. De Friese. Professor 

 Theodore B. Comstock, of Cornell University, also rendered the 

 school great service as an instructor. The teaching was carried 

 on during the months of June, July, and August, in connection 

 with the survey of a transit line, and a detailed geological 

 section between Columbus, Kentucky, and Abingdon, Virginia. 

 Nine persons attended the instruction of the school, — as 

 great a number as could well be provided for in a school 

 working in this fashion. 



During the present academic year (1878-79), certain impor- 

 tant changes will be introduced in these departments. The 



