253 
[Annual Meeting, 
The course was freely illustrated by maps and diagrams and also 
to a large extent by specimens which teachers were allowed to re- 
tain, and which it is hoped they will use as guides for the collection 
of others. More than 10,000 specimens in all were distributed. 
Especial pains were taken at every step of the work to indicate 
the localities where phenomena such as were described in the les- 
sons might be most advantageously studied. The average of at- 
tendance was 300 persons, the smallest number present at any one 
lecture was 175 and the largest 450. 
There has also been a special course upon zoology given to a 
limited class in continuation of the course given last winter by Mr. 
B. H. Van Vleck. The plan of this course was reported upon last 
year and it only remains to add that it was carried out in the same 
spirit and with equal facilities in the way of specimens for study and 
dissection, and there was an increase in the number of available 
microscopes. The average attendance at each lesson was 25 per- 
sons. 
The following statistics refer to these two courses. 
Number of tickets distributed. To teachers. 
Zoology 36 Zoology 23 
Geology 901 Geology 634 
To others. 
Zoology 1 3 
Geology 267 
937 
657 280 
COURSE IN GEOLOGY. 
GRADE OF TEACHERS. 
Boston Public Schools. Out-of-town schools. 
Tickets distributed to Tickets distributed to 
Geology. 
Superintendents 3 
Principals 
9 
Principals 
31 
Masters and Sub-Masters 43 
Masters and Sub-Masters 
11 
Assistants 
326 
Assistants 
190 
378 
235 
LIST BY TOWNS. 
Abington 
3 
Belmont 
1 
Brockton 
7 
Auburndale 
1 
Boston 
378 
Cambridge 
86 
Bedford 
1 
Bridgewater 3 
Cocliituate 
1 
