, 1873-08-24

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aud shoalld liayo, tho llighost pralao.
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Ilio PREDECESSORS at prosont aro nearly al fo
lows: Prof. Agnssiz, who Ia tho principal q
on oomparsse p esSe lnatom = oerno @ M6ql un
vorstty Prof. p. 8. Packard, teaohor Of Fntc
mo1gy,. Salon, bfass.; Prof. u. Vstor}iouse Hav
kinH. lecturer on Anatomy, Crystal palace
london. Prof. anezot has boon dollyo1
Brown. eequnrd, whom llo returns from Europe
will commence ILLS lectures on Physiology h
mas sent humorous poor anitnalB to tho island
and will docapitato them, and SEQ them winl
thoir eyes and wag thor tails souo throe hour
Or moro after they aro spoiled for residence o,
this earth. Prof. 3. Dloknoll will instruct th,
class in microscopy. Paul Roosor ia the Artist
from from tho tho Cambridge Museum. Or. Hagon ha
for tho study Of Entomology in Tho school
Count pourtalcs, Of tho United statos Const
Survey, has charge Of tho yacht Bprito, which Il
used mostly for dcep-Rea drcdgings.
THE YACHT
| fB G9 foet long. 18 foot wido draws G foot o1
water, and measures 42.10 tons. sho was buil
by Porter Kcon. at Dn1bnry, in tho summon ot
1868, and is supplied with Wator-tanks, loo.
rooms, and various lockers, and is well fittod for
long cruise. 8lie has Two tlno stato-roomB and
nfno borthR. So tho Btudonta hayo many oppor.
tunttioa to study marina lfo.
THE COURSE or STUDY.
{ew Woolta before tho school waB opened
prof. AgaHsiz sent to all tho applicants ae
Students IN the school lettor, copy Of which
! Ia givon bolow:
In attempting to orgnnlzc School Of Natural Ellis.
tory npon an entirely now p1nn, aasmo grave re-
espona!bity, which must, in 1noasure bo shared by
Iointmontt feel 1t MY duty to say what propose to
40; tnat those who may not Like my should bo
ndor S drceion. Il IS nropor nso q 5nsh na
that tha applications for admission sro very numor..
ous. and o1cced 40 much tho accommodation Of the
ff1n uf1T .t.Lt
work condition Of continuoI connection viii tba
s9Gel snd T. desre particularly Impress 4 tho
20 regarded as place Of aummor-resort for rclnxa.
tioR Dc nes propoae to give much Instruction in
matters 'a which may be learned from books nor do
school on pcukoso 1sand want Of, Inc contrary. to
prepare those who ahal attend to observe or ttssrts
ut they may hereafter bo ablo to make tho most
Or their opportunities for audS in nature In whatever
o o. o coary thSy may reae hefo hard
1eGta may bo collected for o1amfnntlon,
st for eurs spoclmen Without but 1e19 -
forc advise MI hoso who wish only to 10 taught Natu
1a m iatory ln tho way IN which Il il generally taught,
y, r. rsdations t9 gye up their ntonona q Joining
ny PIN n WILL further imply tho obligation the
'stanco Of many of nv scientific fTionds. .@ 'D' "'-
e. o sss 81 ne fa a T. fs 70
show how eachiug ahould 10 conducted by connotent
tcacicrs. - ~S14fe's"'
The school, whom aoon by tho writer, vas ono
OF great interest. In tho rooms students wero
Dusy with microscopoH aud lissecting- -kniyoe,
working away at thoir studies.
BTuDESTs.
>, Ihore arc NO ruleR governing tho studonts at
tho hchool, only tho one rule Of society requiring
thom to behave and act as Indies and gentfomone
Some may not like the idea Of ladies' being in
me Same Hchool; but those who think that ladies'
Wil! attract the attention Of gentlemen from
tnoir studies noed havo no further alarm, for
private lllnt was given to tho reporter that the
ladies' wore all Obliged to sond thoir photographs
to tho Professors with their applications. md
those who wore less likely to attract attention by
tholr beanty woro chosen. Tho Professors
ehouid receive modal for thoir choice,
The school now nnmbera some soyonteen
!adlos anu thtrty-Bix gentlemen. Tho list of
thoso present at the opening Of tho school ia
given below:
hIaa Mary D. White, prncipal OF Training schoo,
NSw n3o4iord; Msa Sarah D. Smith, 0hauncoy Ilsll
anfns S9at9n; u Msg g. ireland teaches Boston
nte, Brooklyn, n r.; Miss Amio l. Johnson proops oi
er vasss otao asy n ID X ia
aasno ,onf sato adSns n Y Mr. = D. Straight SOUTH
IT, Johonao sau l'hG1 sso sao M1ron
fs nsyes & hoesiss oia4s HIss ss ss;
IND alt8s Julia Wood.
aTc.o Tpoti F.; A. daHtman Decatur M; T. g. Scott,
:nssh sn s. sos %hnon Baaou see wnaH Il as
sscher 9's; r. Cambridge high School; Charles 4.
ya1poe n1ass; W. D. acot westoia, ad fMSsss' Msts.
sisss sss c1en ca1ee o'odsS e. mss Ss ' W.
'sSfesowa Eset e tlbseooZ bsooZ
!: j.; v. 4. Bradshaw, Jamestown, n. ~ Atcn'Gg ~
1!9od 1no noson .1 James nike n,t6. sl1as II
traight, South Missouri Normal School Nv Warrena.
|ur1g, No. David 8. Jordan, .Lo1nbnrd Uniyersty,
niossury !nss,1l IT, Irqf A. D. Miller ntshed. Ntaas
s:oarpa, Of Anherst College; T. e. crosby. a9e Trln.
lpal Of M Grammar School, KAnaus City, MO-; T. d.
iood, W H. Drooss g. H. Fsrnaid an &. teSpns H.
The number OF students for this year was lin
:ed to fifty, and tho Professor has boon Obliged
refuso admittanco to humorous applicants,
ho object being to mako q normal school for
1aehors, e ,, and preference bong givon to those
iatrioution OF knowledge to othors, and OF
Earting now movement for tho study OF Nat
raj History By observation, and not dopoudouce
q books.
MANAGEMENT
rcasuror, tho school III getting under u syytoul.
ITO management. II q student Wishes any,
ing. ho or Hho writes on small slip Of paper |
ls or her tano and wants, aud hands it to the
rensuror, who attends to it, and thus aayog
me- m, an1 trouble. Tho culinary department il
1dar charge Of q cook (and . good ono) aud
! hfB wants aro written out aud aent to tho
octor. So with everything Oh tho inland; all
oos By systom, and sometimes, at present, thero
too much Of the thing; but. later, 1t will DO
attor arranged.
Tho atrdonts can leayo tho island when they
'bh H. put very fow avail Themselves Of the liber-
;. Tho coat ct living there will not oxceed 5l0
week, il it comes to that but 1t las not yot
'on dotormned what tho exact ohargoa will 10. :
Eio arrangements for tolegraphy, pouting, mud
'nyoyanco aro al systematically arranged. but
9uld require much space to give tho details.
Every information concerning tho school can
had by addressing DR.. ". Nichols, Now Dod-
ri, Mass, cnro Of tho Anderson School Of
atural History. !
In another year tho school will probably DO = ,
fslllato nnccess, and will bo tho fuost school uf
o kind in tile world. Tosn1r. !!
A papcr-Stcn1tng Dog.
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