New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
COLLEGE INTERESTS.
sCIENrR AT HARVARD.

THE STUDY OF NATURE FAVORED Ri THE U.i-
veRsrrY TIE SUMNER SCHOOLS - NORMAL
CrAssEs-HAHvAEr SOCIETY Of NATURAL MS
TogY-LEcrvEzs AND CLUBS IN CAAb i""E
AND BOSTON.
FBoM A. oCci-IOSAL CORRESPONDENT or IT'D Tl"btNh'I
CAMBE1nGE. Feb. 22.-Unusual activity Il
manifested thi- year Iy the Faculty 81 iitrv"rl Uni
vor-iy toward ne promotion Of natural science Al'
elective courses OF study provided in a Of the depart
m,nt.-ohyscs. chemistry, natural history anatomy
uE,s.ooav aud botauy-aro constantly being eitN"'0u
and bruldcncd. and pursued hN an increasing mum
Der OF students The instruction in every ono ~ 'n''
tno~tcrt ia OF the most practical caract'r. icw re-
citations being required and little textbook sucy' pu.
mucn laboratory work. and ncessant examination ~"
experiment upon the objects studied, Tie college urhlSH
/ ing all necessary specimens aud ap0aratd- feeLN~
tat can further &C.. interests in WAY better 'h ny
fostering high STANDARD Of study in the grammar anu
biI .clo, of its vicinity especially, the university
during the past wear two hls Afforded an OPP 'r'"J
for teachers IN the public schools 70 obtain speciI III
styucou during the summer vacation, by opening nor
nal schools from June to september N chemistry
physics geology, zoology, ana botany. TI''e summer
schools arc 1cr the curc OF regular Instructors ana are
taught I'D the laboratories OF the university ana nave '
It's facilities Tat chemistry has been IA progress I'F
three Yeas; tho. IN geology and botany Tor two years
while the coming season WI. t.e beginning ~
summer ca. ia z,6o-y under the charge Of Assistant
Prof Walter FaVou.
Te most active and practical Of all probably Is Prof.
Shalcrs summer school Of Geology which last year was
mainly conducted in the Cumberland Mountains. for
tle coulins season a very attractive programme Is
rIanucd The school vii! olrn early IN July 81 the
Museum of CumuaIdtve ZaJlpCy, IN ClmhTidsr Iof'-
ufyht win spent in Introductory work aud III SNORT
daily cxcIr The rest Of the time VIII DE d'Heu
tnc Connecticut VALLEY, the Berkshire ii!i3' ana
r.rr the Hc.Gcibrrg the Cat,a Mountains oil new
York In each locality some central point characteristic
a qvIp
taken for Headquarters AMI short excursions on foot or
by rail viii boz made from It, The tuti'n Tee OIL ~ mus
be paid advance, and Il rs. MINATED thl tue p"I-
and travelling expenses OF the ak we'i> session. WILL
amount To about 10 more. II has been pi"i''" nov"
eyer 10 take tents and "camp oul" Alter the close OF
t s.bo.I ono or more Of Iis officers viii accompany
tlo., who desire to make q journey through the more
important Geological localities the line Of the New
YORK Central Railroad and thence by way Of Cleveland
To he meeting II ihc American Association al H"-t'l'
Tenn stopping at Louisville md the Mammoth Cave Tor
geological work Tie members Of the other SIMMER
schools hardly have chance FOR so much pchcing a.
tins scheme provides but thy therefore may bee less cN-
posed to temptation neglect their PRIVILEGES Tor WORE"
n addition 10 provision of help Tor teachers ana
special Students there nave Just oeen begun lour COURSES
Of normal instruction 20 teachers consisting Oh two hou
Of lecture and laboratory work every saturday from
jan , t. May rs, for attendance upon which Zee 81
SO i. charged The study embrace one upon
geology tau. b. Prof. y. 7aaicr and assistant " ~
NJ Davis az tie Museum If Comparative Zooi"gY; one
on physics M Lawrence F3, 10y Prof j. T. I'oWprlds
and assistant Pierce, OF Prof. benjamin Pierce the
celebrated mathematician and ve.suown former head
OF the Coast SURVEY; one on botany by Prof. q. l.
GooGaIc Dr. Cray principal assistant at the Botanic
Garden. and . fourth course zoology by Pro-
| MrCrady and assi-tan, FlTpn, M the Museum 10"
20 N each department nut these saturday case. draw
tAau twice that numprr very similar coGtSo .,
lectures. rather series OF c1uIst' Is Su- Iiiel
fhrongi an ,hc Winter part OF The ear by ne Boston
society Natural History almost entirely Tor the pthen'
J vi teachers. w.o attend in lai re numbers.
Ano her direction n which the college fosters the stud
OF . c, 5@n- i1s KIM MITCH history occT mi.
.f,. y,, ioundrd BIO l~}- ana Derrd considerable
( fu, Nii.,n! OF Comparative ZoGvsy and ihc College
Library. It's c.riy records SHOW many names winch
Inns tr--, Lowell was of he nrt cu.'ur~ 81 it-
oiirn1 goal COLLECTIONS and the vciacloi> pooA Oh
records soiy4uy declares that on one OCCASION W re-
|ht..i'at'I nm OK bind lad Graii presented to his
dep r;mcal -iucc the previous meeting.
After f.. " wears the society suffered decline and
ha, only Lately ben rcsu-ci,acd, chiefly through thc
cfr. f Pr9f -haIcr one of the first results Of o.. new
uvI.urtIol wa an effort Ia encourage beginner Dy an
o1rr o ac prizes ia cash ANA labeled cabinets 81 IN
ccs &c for ESSAYS ON subjects councc- ID Win natural
Gnc prizes 90 5c open T." tue pa 's Oh ootH stA,
iu u.b Schools. schools NJ iEdt grade plDlc ana
private. ard Ac Judgment on tlc comparative merits Of
lie essay, presented t. ice made b. three professors OF
Harvard Jn,N rsiiy. I1lticnts c'hrrrhi- me &
arc FURNISHED to competitors. ana SET OF questions Ad-
brcu chosen with reference 10 me "dpa ne. q" ' -Att'
30 natural science, and when demand 40 previous uA
| ing -. ,,...-. g.. .
D.
/ Of SIX ~cruUuc lectures delivered IN the -tuidcrS
TAeatrv "a acmoriI ut. when 10 the new auditorium
of tie university. These lectures although upon al
yucca themes. Ir. intended 20 simple IN thru Mt
tur ~ pu-s D.-, ahJ are mainly attended by tecil'is
ana hi- school pupils. Nnru these are exhausted sun
other source. adding 10 ones culture IN natural As-
tory remain dI,lgruU seeker after knowledge II
sometimes though The very ar NJ certain poF-
I t,.- %! Cambridge j. /. uuleut or SCIENCE ana one
breathe li ~ a- hc walks. surely IN no other comhu-
nIty ia jc United states rcrsOn mud sucn cuibpaA-
iy-ap and ~ upatEy IA tHIs pursuit As there Wci'
majority o. the leading iEurs IN -clcnthc III
vc~tiail.un ANA instruction At lttst iWU active sccL
Iic cubs have grown uUt - til- desire Tor mutual
the science IN CJnbridG" winch are
cy.r.uEa s;.Ic.cHt influence beyond their Immediate
circle To- i~tit, mention. one Is the INITIAL Ohihuu-
/ cal Jun and The other the Cambridge chronological
tIgu TIA. latter Is the lHr,cr OF the Two, and NUMBERS
3uung ITS Iur.ubrT~ such wrIlkuONn ustcl-n'n Us IA
gtu. -gdulcr, Mann, BuIgrn~, EmrTlOn O,ich7Sdchrh
and uaur others pf equal or lesser regulations. lAl-
ciun mas been running several years and publishes Il
uttc rnur-pasc periodical called fSgcHe devoted "a the
Inc meetings 81 the club The INITIAL CAP out Of
q currir oi young Interested an birds, VINO used 10
meet in each otncr's' rooms T. compare urnIthpogca
/ notes. fl gradually assumed more permanent lorn
lees exclusive IN as ei-uli ana uo" couhtA
rs spending meners nearly ali the ornithOu2l-is
in tue country. II is publishing quarterly handsome
MAGAZINE known its HriCtit, which s GIFTED by Pioi
j. L. Alcn aud recognized publication OI blgh
rauA ana special value III It's department..
TIE HARVARD LIBRARY EXTENSION.
Prof. Joha Fske ia me Library Journal