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fulness of the field was well illustrated by the large number of new 
forms found,‘especially among rotifers, worms, and insect larve. 
The collections of the season, preserved for detailed study, 
are included under nine hundred and fifty-eight collection num- 
bers, representing as many different lots of specimens. During 
the relatively quiet winter interval the Station force will be 
more or less continuously engaged upon determination work 
and other laboratory studies, and the preparation of reports. 
Mr. Smith is studying now the oligochete worms; Mr. Hempel 
continues his work on the rotifers and Protozoa; Mr. Hart is 
determining and describing insect larve and other aquatic insect 
forms, and I have made myself responsible for the Crustacea of 
our collections (with the assistance of Mr. C. F. Hottes, a fel- 
low in the University), and for a general discussion of methods 
and results. The papers and reports embodying these studies 
will be printed in the Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory 
of Natural History, with ample illustrations, now being made by 
Miss Lydia M. Hart. So far as possible, each general taxo- 
nomic paper will be preceded by a thoroughly practical synopsis 
of genera and species, illustrated by figures of typical forms, and 
intended to open up to the student and teacher of natural his- 
tory in Illinois many most interesting and important parts of 
our local zodlogy which have hitherto been a sealed book to all 
except the expert with a special library at his command. 
It will be seen that our season’s work has fully opened up 
the field, and shown us what is necessary to the continuance 
and development of our enterprise. I am entirely satisfied 
with the locality, and wish to occupy it next year in a more per- 
manent manner, with a view to continuous work there for sev- 
eral years, probably no less than five. The present arrange- 
ments, while fairly satisfactory for this preliminary year and 
clearly the best that could have been made, were very inconven- 
lent in some respects, and wasteful of the time and strength of 
the Station force. The cabin boat on Quiver Lake was two and 
and a half miles from town, and it was usually necessary for all 
but one or two to make this trip back and forth each day in 
skiffs. We consequently urgently need a small temporary build- 
ing on the lake sufficient to afford office and laboratory room — 
and living accommodations for the whole force. This building 
could be made capable of removal elsewhere if desirable. The 
