New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-10
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.

THE SEASIDE SCHOOL LOCATED AT BEAuPoRr-coL-
LEGH PUBLICA1IONS-A FIELD CLUE FORMED.
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
BALTIMORE, May SIN accordance with the
suggestion Dr. W. K. Brooks Associate Professor of
Biology who has recently visited the town OF Beaufort,
n c. the trustees OF Johns Hopkins University have
chosen that the place for the third session or
che Marine Geological Laboratory Of the University AS
heretofore DR. Books will be tho director of tbe abora
tory which retains its Of the Chesapeake ZOOOg
col Laboratory. IL has been voted to try Beaufort
tor one year before putting permanent building for
seaside work. This years session will extend from
April % September L. A house has been rented
close TO the water for party of six investigators be-
sides TIE director The laboratory will be equipped
with boats nets dredges. aquara, books, microscopic
and I'LL the necessary appliances for collecting and
stndving marine animals and plants. 1t Will also be
furnished with q steam launch, which is now building
ut the yard uf Herresof in Bristol r. l., for dredging
and snrflce collecting. Such applicants for admission
ns may approved by the Director Will he charged
registration fec OF St5 for tho OF the laboratory and
outfit the scientific advice and assistance Of the
Director No lectures viii be given. Lodging and
toard will not be provided by the university, the
town of Beaufort affords ample accommodations;
but the director Will accommodations in advance
for those who wish him to do So Dr. Brooks is now at
Beaufort.
The situation of tho town, just opposite TO and only
Two miles distant from the straits which connect Pam
leo sound with open Is considered I'D
yautageous and saiubrous In years past, Louis
IysZ Professor A. s. Packard Professor h. S. Morse
pnd Otners have prosecuted successful researches
there. ,-., =,
From time TO time as material has accumulated, tie
university has published under the editOrsbp or DR.. H.
Newell Mariin the head of the Biological Department.
collections OF original papers entitled studies from tue
Biological Laboratory of the JOhus Hopkins university
The first volume is Just Completed, Dr. W. n BrOoks's
papeIs on The Development Of tho American OYSTER
IN on The Acquisition and Loss q! kead-Yolk In
HGlpscan Eggs" constituting Part ~ Inc vOinmc
contains $40 pages, 40 pates. and 10 divided into four
parJs -.
Ia future the publication will appear under the Joint
eGitOrshp Of Professor Martin and DR.. Brooks; the
former taking charge of the physiological and he latter
af fhe m0rpbOlOgcai papers, Parts Will DO published as
sufficient material accnmulaies.
Tiree other Journal conducted by professors OF
ne University. The ARefcGN Journal Of Mathematics
pure and applied. has editor In CHIEF j. J. SyveE
en-, Chemical Journal Is edited by Ira Remsen, head OF
fs eaemleal department u. l. Gil1ersleeve, professor
OF (sreek mead 0f the phifoogcal department. has
RECENTLY issued the frat nunbeF Of The American Jour
nal Of PATHOLOGY Each Of the other journals has
plctrd Its iiiet volume.
There has been recently Organzod Baltimore
Naturalisls' Field Cin6s with hs headquarters
president. The Object : of the club Is to
houa Il Baltimore, make collections illustrative OF
s,,e nhoyx eplees aud tn accumulate data for an
erate man OF TIE reoR, which shall DC or use 70 all
s,sdspts OF It's natrnl history Sections have oeen Or
stzsd In botany vertebrate land Rnimas mvertenrato
Ena sarmais. aqaafte aniuiSls geology ana physeal
sesrrsi,hy IL Is pr0posed 70 mako weekly exeussiens
a, satasSays aud 90 hold mopihly meetings ct the