9 
[Annual Meeting. 
Tickets were given out to the following people for the course on 
Zoology, by Mr. Van Vleck, 1887-88. 
Complimentary 2 
Private addresses 8 
44 schools 4 
Out-of-town schools 7 
Boston public schools 29 
50 
In addition to these two courses, there was a third, which has 
been undertaken by the school, but this is not under the patronage 
of the Trustee of the Lowell fund. 
The teachers who attended the lessons in geology conducted in 
1887 by Mr. George H. Barton, Instructor in Geology, Massachu- 
setts Institute of Technology, had expressed a desire for a con- 
tinuation of the course, and a similar series was begun in response 
to their wishes on Saturday, April 7, 1888. 
The object of the course will be instruction and practice in mak- 
ing observations in tke field. Localities of special geological in- 
terest in the vicinity of Boston, in addition to those studied last 
year, will be visited and carefully examined. A few excursions 
to more distant points, such as Fitchburg, Bolton, Smithfield, R. I. r 
etc., will also be made, if desired. 
In consequence of the absence of funds sufficient to cover the 
course, a fee of $1.00 per lesson has been charged. Each excursion 
will be essentially complete in itself, so that persons may join or 
leave the class at any time, and a charge will be made only for the 
lessons actually attended. 
The class now consists of forty-six persons, of whom six hold 
complimentary tickets. 
Winter Laboratory. 
Besides the class described above, composed of teachers of the 
public schools, the laboratory has been used by the following classes : 
one in Zoology and Paleontology from the Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology, one in Zoology from the Boston University, these 
two being under the charge of the Curator ; also, one in Botany and 
one in Physiology, from the Boston University, both being under 
the charge of Mr. B. H. Van Vleck. 
The Woman’s Education Association also received permission to 
use this room and the microscopes for a special course in botany 
under the charge of Dr. R. W. Greenleaf. There were fifteen stu- 
dents in this course. 
