New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-28
FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH.
AN IMPORTANT WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE.
ESTABLISHING A LABORATORY AT coLD SPRING
HARBoR, Ii I.-wHAT 1T is INTENDED
TO ACCOMPLISHED OPEN UNDER
FAVORABLE AUsP1cES-THE
LIST OF LECTURERS


,,,,,,.s ~ which II is the centre. This is less
Than the establishment Of Laboratory OF Biological
Research the announcement OF whch VIII soon DC
made to the public in pamphlet form III is 10 be
situated at Cold Spring Harhor L. l., when Is consld
cred a highly desirable location. The regular work
n the Institute as is we'll known. comprises lectures
svb,bts M collections in art and science the col
lection Of objects in natural history, mineraogy,
archaeology and geology, the establishment OF
museum Of the practical arts and sciences ana the
collection of apparatus illustrating the physical
sciences II has not until this time
entered on such q work as is now proposed That the
new undertaking will be successful is certain If the
names of the managers and the lecturers secured afford
any guarantee thereof.
The Board Of Managers consists OF the following
wellknown citizens OF New-York and Brooklyn
Eugene g. Blackford, General John b. Woodward,
John d. Jones, Dr. Cornelius n. Hoaeland'
David A. Boody stephen " White, DR.. Henry NJ Mac
Cracken Chancellor of the University OF the CITY OF
Sew-York: Joseph c. Hendrix, Albert T. reruhs'
Of the Adelphi Academy Dr. Oliver L. Jones' hop-
ert r. Woodward, Professor Franklin W. Hooper,
fhe Rev. Dr. Charles IL. Hall. Dr. Seth Low, presi'
dent of Columbia College; Judge Addison Brown ITO
fcssor J. 5. Ncwberry, Of Columbia College Genera"
Alexander S. Webb, president Of the College OF the
City of Ncw-York; DR.. David II. Cochran OF inc
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute William J. Coon,os'
Dr. Truman ]. Backus Of the Packer Institute VIII
lam stratford, Dr. Joseph II. Raymond fieoero
Professor
The lecturers secured for this season are as ioi'
lows: Dr. william G. Farlow. Harvard University
on algae: DIR. william X. Brooks, johns hoPh''S
University, on mollusca Professor H. W. 'onn'
Wesleyan University, on bacterioiogy' 'o'ohci
Nicholas Pike. Brooklyn Institute. on hcrpe'"iosy
Dr. Nathaniel L. Brtton. Columbia College, on sys-
tematc botany; Professor John B. Smith, BROOKLYN
Institute on coleoptera; the Rev. George d. Hulst'
Brooklyn Institute. lepidoptera; DR.. Byron ID.
lIalstcad, Rutgers College. on fungi; professor
Franklin W. Hooper Brooklyn Institute. on compare
tive osteology Professor John Mcklcborough brooh-
lyn Institute on Professor Bashiord Dean
College of the City Of New York. on comparative
zoology: Or. George T. Kemp, Hoagland Laboratory
on comparative physiology: DR.. H. Hensoldt'
Columbia College on echinodcrns; Ludwig R'ederer
BROOKLYN Institute, lecturer and demonstra'or on ''
emitting OF microscopic sections OF tissue Joseph
Ketchum, Brooklyn Institute, lecturer and Demon
strator on the microphotogrsphy Of fresh tissues
Frank B. Mylinger. American Museum, lecturer ana
demonstrator colorfng and staining.
In speaking Of the labratory and the work when II
expects to accomplish Professor Hooper. the efficient
and Woodworking curator Of the Brooklyn institute
said
"when Agassiz came n this country ana was
elected Professor Of Natural History at Harvard Ooese
his salary was only 81 ,2O0 and Harvard had no col
lection in any departmcnt OF natural science and no
means for the study OF either animal or vegetable ne
Agassz at set TO work 70 establish museum anu
a biological laboratory TO be connected Herewith lie
began with a wooden shed on a coal pier over ''e
Charles River Here he gathered together shells ana
fossils skeletons Of fishes and anatomical preparations
and in general made beginning Of his museum mo
location was not without advantages for he was able
nv means Of a windmill TO have steady stream OF
salt water pumped up from the Charles River INTO the
shed like laboratory and there he conducted MS ex
periments on the marine lie of Boston Harbor In
few years his collection grew to such proportions that
h,t1d
In turn IN later years replaced by the Museum OF
Comparative Zoology, which has now grown to slch
magnificent proportions to be one OF the leading
museums in the world.
sBy the removal Of his museum from the pier over
the river Agsssiz lost the advantages Of seaside
laboratory and these he did not fully regain until In
1872. when a Mr. Anderson. Of Ncw-YorlS. presented
him with the island of Pcnikese at the lower end OF
Buzzards Bay together with 100000 with which I"
erect laboratory building. Agsssz was thus able To
establish in the summer Of 1872, the first laboratory
Of biological research large scale which had been
attempted In this country. or. In fact IN any country
He brought together sixty professors and teachers
OF natural from the various schools and COLLEGES
10 study under his guidance and he was assisted IN
his instruction by such eminent naturalists and
physicists a. Professor Joseph Henry, Of tho
Smithsonian Institution; Professor Arnold Guyot. OF
Princeton College: Professor benjamin Pierce. Of
Harvard College: Mr. Brewster. Of Boston, the noted
onthologist Professor Burt g. Wilder Of Cornell ni
versity Professor A. ;. Packard, Of Brown Uni
versity Dr. b. Warehouse Hawkins. OF the American
Museum and several specialists In microscopy and
minute anatomy. This school was continued for two
years after Agasszs death. but owing u us remote
ness from the lines Of travel ana the difficulty Of
obtaining fresh water on the island II was abandoned
IN 1874 and his son Alexander Agassz, established
in It's place d private laboratory at Newport THIS
has been open % few students each ever since
The importance OF systematic biological research
demonstrated by Aesssiz. and the work has been
taken up by various other institutions. and by our
National Government. as well as by the German
English and French nations
The second attempt IN this country was maze al
Johns Hopkins University In 1873, al Beaufort, ~ C.
and later at Hampton. Va. These stations proved
particularly good points for observation on marine
life but the climate oppressive 10 students
from the North and the expense Of supporting the
station proved great, that tie work has been trans
fcrred TO location nearer the university In lo7-
several scientific gentlemen established third lahor
tory at Annisquam. the coast OF Massachusetts, for
the instruction Of teachers and advanced students
This laboratory was incorporated by the siate IN
1857. and Is now known a. the Marine bioogcal
Laboratory IT, station is located at WOODS
Iiol. near the United states Fish Commission sta
ton. at the upper end of Vineyard sound Durins
the present year this laboratory will DE opened To-
students. and the Instructors Include the leading
among whom are samuel II. scudder Charles : Minot
OF the Harvard Medical school William r. sedswick
Of the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology Or
&. o.. Whitman, the Editor of The Journal OF Nor
phOlocy =" and Dr. Iaur, recently OF tIlEclniN
Tie BROOKLYN Institutes laboratory at Cold spring
HaiDor Is on larger scale than any previous labora
tory and the facilities for research are greater Than
were possible at Penlkese elsewhere The location
j. particularly suited for biological stndy. Inc
greatest advantage Is the abundant supply OF cold
spring water, OF even temperature throughout the
year. and Of such purity a. 70 insure the Eclty ue
yelopment and growth OF the forms placed IN IT,
j. Is highly important 10 have constant supply OK
salt wafer running the tanks, dquarIa. Matching
truugs and other vessels containing the marine life
which is being subjected ~ examination. The station
is nroyded also with a steam launch. which will
make possible the collection Of specimens from points
that would be otherwise inaccessible or those which
gnw under conditions that would be unfavorabe for
dredging from sailing vessels or other similar craft
1.-The corps OF lecturers at the laboratory Tor the
SIMMER includes the most thorough biologists IN the
country and the director DR.. Bashfofd Dean, has
heen trained for his work In the universities OF Ger
many and has had several years experience In the
,udy OF marine life In the vicinity OF New York. The
Immediate control of the laboratory mas been placed
by the Institute In the hands OF board OF MANAGERS
which comprises members Of the Board Of Directors
Of the institute members OF the Council and several
public spirited citizens Of Brooklyn and New-ior.
who are connected with educational Institutions
are specially interested In scientific research.
Tho.