IOWA ACADEMY OP SCIENCE 
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THE ‘PROGRESS OP ZOOLOGY IN IOWA DURING THE LAST TWENTY- 
PIVE YEARS. 
BY C. C. NUTTING. 
In endeavoring to estimate the advance in a given science during a definite 
period of time and in a definite region, it seems evident that the best results 
can be obtained by ascertaining the work done by the representatives of that 
science in the region and during the time under consideration, and also the ad- 
vance made in equipment in the institutions in which that science is taught. 
In order to definitely limit the scope of this inquiry, I have gathered to- 
gether what information I could concerning the work of the zoologists connected 
wdth the Iowa Academy of Science as Pellows, particularly as to the publica- 
tions along zoological lines, and also as to the number of students which have 
received instruction from them. As to the institutions, it has seemed neces- 
sary to confine myself mainly to the colleges and universities within the State. 
It would have been well worth while to have included the high schools; but they 
are so numerous and the data so hard to ascertain within the time at my dis- 
posal, that it seemed best to confine the discussion to institutions of collegiate 
grade. The Davenport Academy of Sciences has also done much good zoological 
work in the way of publications; but most of these appear in connection with 
work done by the members of the Iowa Academy of Science. 
In response to written requests, I have been able to secure more or less 
satisfactory data concerning 25 professional zoologists who have been members 
of the Iowa Academy and have contributed directly to the advance of zoologi- 
cal science. The progress of zoology in the State is due almost entirely to the 
zeal and industry of these men; and when we remember that almost every one 
of them has been tied down to the performance of official duties, usually with- 
out adequate help and equipment, it seems to me that we may well be proud of 
the record herein briefly summarized. 
Adopting an alphabetical arrangement, the first name to be considered is that 
of Professor M. P. Arey, the veteran teacher of natural science at the State 
Normal College. No name on the list is more revered and beloved than this. A 
teacher of teachers, he has imparted zoological knowledge and, better still, 
something of his own personality to 2,500 beginners in zoology and 110 of col- 
legiate grade. His publications have been mainly along geological lines, and 
will doubtless appear in connection with other papers. He has also served as 
President of the Iowa Academy of Science. 
Doctor B. H. Bailey, of Coe College (where he succeeded Professor S. Stookey, 
another member of this Academy) ; has published papers, mainly on ornitholog- 
ical subjects, aggregating about 100 pages, has instructed some 800 students in 
zoology and has seen the realization of his hopes in the completion of the new 
Science Hall at Coe, an entire story of which is devoted to zoology. 
