A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE 
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We reached our destination, Green Turtle Key, on June 2nd, and re- 
mained there until July 1st. The fauna proved to be so rich and varied 
and so easily accessible that we were able to do good work, notwithstand- 
ing the shortness of our stay and the very primitive character of our lab- 
oratory. This was a small dwelling house which we rented. It was not 
very well adapted for our purposes, and we occupied as lodgings th(^ 
rooms which we used as work-rooms. 
Record of the various sessions 
For the following brief records of the various sessions we are 
indebted in large part to Prof. E. A. Andrews. 
1878: 8 weeks. Ft. Wool, Virginia; 7 members. Brooks studied em- 
bryology of Lingula. 
1879: June 25- August 8, Crisfield, Maryland; 11 members. Brooks 
studied the oyster. Three barges served as laboratory and 
quarters. Swarms of mosquitos led to the abandonment of 
this locality early in August, and the removal of the labora- 
tory to Ft. Wool, imtil September 15. 
1880: April 23-September 30, Beaufort, North Carolina; 6 members. 
Laboratory and quarters were in the Gibbs house. A steam 
launch was bought and the laboratory equipped by means of 
an appropriation from the University. 
1881: May 2-end of August, Beaufort, North Carolina; 12 members. 
An "Elementary Seaside School" had been announced, with 
lectures by Brooks and S. F. Clarke; fee for the course, $25. 
1882: May 1-end of September, Beaufort, North Carolina; 8 members. . 
1883 : May 1-October 1 , Hampton, Virginia. As a member of the Mary- 
land Oyster Commission Brooks was obliged to spend this 
summer on the Chesapeake. The m)W machine shop of 
the Hampton Institute was rented as a laboratory, and a 
fast sloop was added to the equipment. Wm. Bateson there 
joined the party to study the development of Balanoglossus. 
1884: June 1 -September 19, Beaufort, North Carolina; 10 members. 
The illness of Brooks obliged him to return after a month, 
leaving the laboratory in charge of H. W. Conn. Bateson, . 
who was again with the party, was also seriouslj^ ill. 
1885: May 23-September 15, Beaufort, North Carolina; 11 members. 
Brooks became a licensed pilot to take the steam launch in 
and out of Beaufort Inlet. 
