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owing to pressure of other work, but their places were filled by 
new applicants. The first half hour of each lesson was always 
used for a written examination, covering all the ground already 
gone over, thus keeping the subjects of mineralogy and lithology 
fresh in mind. The final examination was made no more dif- 
ficult than each of the others except that it covered all the 
ground gone over during the previous year. The rank, or stand- 
ing, has been made out from the results of all the examinations 
during the term, and these having been written form a good 
record of the work done. With the severest marking five at 
least will hold the highest rank, while fully one half the 
remainder will hold a high second grade. Nearly if not quite all 
will pass, with the exception of a few who were excused from 
taking the examinations and attended simply as listeners. 
The class has been a very gratifying one to the instructor be- 
cause of the great interest shown in the subject and the efforts of 
the members to take advantage of the opportunities offered 
them. 
A course of laboratory exercises in botany consisting of fifteen 
stated lessons of two hours each and examination was given 
by Dr. Robert W. Greenleaf. They began November 7, 1891, 
and ended March 26, 1892. There were 87 applicants for the 
course, but the seating capacity of the laboratory with table room 
being limited, only 36 (A) tickets entitling the holders to those 
seats were distributed, but 14 (B) tickets were also issued giving 
their holders a right to occupy chairs at the side of the room, and 
to avail themselves of any vacancies occurring at the table. Two 
of the applicants, Miss Jennie M. Jackson and Miss Helen Sharp, 
and Mr. Brooks, a former member of Dr. Greenleaf’s class in the 
Mass. College of Pharmacy, were selected to act as assistants. 
The total number of persons connected with the class was there- 
fore 51, and the average attendance was 39.5. The mode of 
study was as usual, by direct observation of specimens and in- 
dividual teaching by the instructor and his assistants, the members 
of the class being also required to make sketches of the objects 
studied. Each exercise was preceded by a brief written examina- 
tion, and the last lesson was replaced by an examination cover- 
ing all the work previously done. Forty of the class took the 
examination and the results although not fully known as yet are 
quite as satisfactory as in the other classes. 
