BARTON": TEACHERS’ SCHOOL OF SCIENCE. 
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Summer School. 
Owing to the inability of the Curator to give his time, there was 
no regular summer work. Hereafter it is intended to make the 
summer school a definite feature. This coming summer an extended 
trip is arranged to include work in the Yellowstone Park, among 
the active and extinct volcanoes of Hawaii, and the glaciers of the 
Selkirk mountains. 
Special Work. 
The Curator of the School has spoken before teachers’ organiza¬ 
tions and before the teachers and pupils of various schools on both 
geological and geographical subjects usually fully illustrating the 
lectures with the lantern. The principals of the public schools con¬ 
sider this as a valuable addition to the work of the School. 
Two members of the class in Geology have begun original inves¬ 
tigations in the field under the direction of the Curator. It is 
expected that others will also take up original work during the 
coming year. 
Improvements. 
A large number of specimens, trays, and other materials have 
been added to the teaching collections. 
Many firms publishing textbooks of science have very generously 
furnished copies of the latest works in botany, zoology, geology, and 
chemistry. By this means the School now has a small library in 
which the teachers can find and inspect the latest textbooks in 
natural science. 
In conclusion the Curator of the School would like to express his 
high appreciation of the ability and success with which the instruct¬ 
ors in botany and zoology have conducted their classes, as testified 
by very many of the members of each class. A constant offer on 
the part of members of the classes to contribute toward the expenses 
shows their appreciation of the value of the work. 
To Prof. A. Lawrence Lowell, to the friend of the Society, and to 
the officials of the Society the School owes a deep debt of gratitude 
for their cordial cooperation in the conduct and improvement of the 
School. 
