New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-03

IN the egs he had, by placing eggs under hens every
day for three weeks shown the egg IN al is ,taess
had simply placed the series before them and let them
for m nSs and as nsy
pursue similar investigations for themselves One Of
young men had closely studied the o.
attn at work Prof. Burt q. Wilder believed In Mr.
measure for three Years past The student should be
taught to work and observe, aud at the same ums
for him to out for himself problems which i bad
taken centuries TO solve Ia reply 10 an inquiry
20 weeks course Of natural history, he said that he
dom ~ 80 lectures and had the spirit prompted,
tried first one method then The other <. nece.
the thought Of the Creator they interpreted by
various men, he had lately gwen general lectures 70 tho
work to seIscted few %so were atted to Seeo%s
an% otsss 70 The home de"y s0Ga
getting collections OF birds, referred to by some,
could teach all he knew OF botany, from twenty i've
specimens. He thought iew birds and few hundred
nuisance; money that might be better expended must
be taken to mount, case and preserve them Insects
all the stages OF their DEVELOPMENT aud their habits Of
life ascertaned. He wouldn't advise thom TO collect
birds he had never shot one aud never meant TO- In
The results reached by many Of the students show
at they hsSs ON Of last
Oiogy OF the clam Another has shown that the ten
species OF dmd the dOgsh Of our Western lakes should
be reduced to q single speces-the Amia eaira OF Ian.
n&us; this observer having proved the Anna eatra OF
Anna occdnas OF DeKay to he respectively the young
male and female OF the same species OF nsnt Proi
the skate with its horny fourpon,ed she'll in
Of the fish, party OF students who visited the ii,n
week found five such eggs In tue skates which they
opened. Two Of the ladies have. as Prof. Putnam
thinks, made original discoveries In the anatomy the
shark which to determine the functions OF the
ciaspers" an organ whose use has hitherto not been
there is a wide field waiting for Observant and pains
taking nauraliss and that the Anderson school is fur
ns:ng it's share of such Would It not be an injury 10
the Of education and science IL the school should
be closed as IL Is said II must be after this term unless
its treasury IS replenishedf
CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL FOR THE SEASON.
NEw-BEDFORD, Aug. 29.-The Anderson
School OF Natural History closed yesterday after most
successful session OF six weeks OF the 6 students who
have been in attendance 20 ladies. The spirit
evnced by the students and the results attained clearly
show the school is the END Prof. Agasss
had in view in founding 1t, viz: to furnish teach.
interpret for themselves. Nearly a score who were
IN the school year since have been present tins
third session have been received OF which rs are
from this years students The applicants wli not re-
ceve an answer until the trustees shall determine what
proportion OF the successful students at the ntt aud
second sessions be admitted to the the third Prefer
ence has heretofore been shown TO applicants 10 the
following order: First. the successful students OF the
school. then professors In colleges aud teachers
in high normal schools; and nuay teachers In pri-
Mr.. Alexander Agassz, director OF the school, whose
state OF health has required almost total abstinence from
work. has not been aoIe to be present during the entire
term though lie made two short visits to the school
previous Monday last when he began course of lee
lures Radiates and their embryoogy which was con
tinued through the week. Prof Packard Mr. Roetter,
aud s. W. Garman the superintendent OF the aDori-
tories were the only representatives OF the faculty IN
attendance the close; and owing to the fac, that
many of the public schools open within the next ten
days, the number OF students dwindled to eleven.