New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
WORK OF THE PACKER INSTITUTE.
4 SUMMER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.
WORK OF THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE AT COLD
SPRING HARBOR.

SPRING HARBOR.
The summer school OF the Biological Laboratory
Of the Brooklyn Institute will be- opened THIS week
at Cold Spring IIarbor l.. l., under the general
direction OF Professor Herbert W. Conn., Of wesleyan
University. Tie facilities for biological work are
materially Increased this year by the addition OF
new building. 1t Is 81 by 20 feet and on a
wharf so as 10 be close to salt water II contains
general laboratory with windows and tables Tor
the work OF students, aquaria supplied with running
salt and fresh water blckboards and other con-
venlences for occurring and class instruction,
number OF small private laboratories for Independent
work and special research room set apart for
meteorological research, with facilities for making
cultures and isoatinG bacteria room equipped
with Photographic apparatus, and WORKING library.
All the necessary apparatus and reagents are sup
piled for biological work on the S"aShore. There
Is also launch for collecting the materials needed
4 smaller room IS fitted up for lecture purposes,
and lantern Illustrations be shown in It. Parts
II tho Fish Commission Building. AT Cold spring
Inrbor. are also placed at the disposal OF the
students
The objects OF the institute In providing the
school to supply place for general biological
instruction and TO give advanced students an OPP
portunity for investigation. There i course IN
systematic zoology lasting SIX weeks including class
lectures giving survey OF the animal kingdom, with
practical laboratory works; course I'm botany. In
GLIDING laboratory work upon uypogiams and the
anatomy and histology of Towering plants with
advanced work upon agae, and facilities for prac-
deal work in METEOROLOGICAL methods, including
making culture iuii, separating species of bacteria
microscopic study Of organisms and other works
~ q technical character. There will also be public
lectures Of popular nature upon miscellaneous
scientific topics which will have definite relation
to the work Of IN" school.
Cold spring Iarhor is thirty-two miles from Brook
yn, on the north shore OF Long Island and at the
head Of a deep BAY. The country IS high and rolling
with abundant forests, -ens. and small streams, where
great variety Of animal and vegetable life IAN be
found Cold spring Creek flows into the harbor.
The school begins I'm July and after the regular course
Of SIX weeks the laboratory will be- open two weeks
longer. Beside, Professor conn, the Instructors will
include Professor L. y. johnson. of Michigan mi
Ner,ily, Professor lrauk smith. Of Trinity college.
Professor y. l.. TrcadWcl. Of Miami University. and
Professor l.. ". CLANCY. 90 carleton college.
The binding and ground occupied by Ia" Eibora-
tory the property of ia" NawepeN society," of
cold spring llarbor, society founded by John d.
Jones promote the Increase and diffusion OF knowl
edg" Of natural history. The board Of managers OF
the school Is composed as follows: Eugene e. Black
ford. president Professor Franklin ". HOOPER sccrc-
tary Eugene q. BlackoTd. seth Low. Dr. Cornelius
y. HrJgland. General Alexander Webb. stephen \.
White. Truman j. Nachu-. lpui, &. Tiffany William
>trattord, tho Rev. Or. arl'o II. Hall. Professor
Henry VI Mact 'rackrn. John y. Jones. Mayor David
y boody, William j. Coomo-. Joseph {. Hen .riN.
John l.. Woodward. Judge Addison Brown. Or. oliver
L. Jones, David II. Cochran. Frederic Matl"r DR..
II. Messenger AyrcN DR.. joseph IL. Raymond and
Professor John Mckcborougl.