The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1895-06-11
THE SCHOOL or BIOLOGY.

The annual report OF DF. .s Nv.
Hartigan. professor Of Biology shows
this department Of the University to
be IN b healthy and fourishing CON:
dition and ii every respect 8it has
kept up With the rapid strides which
have been made III the other depart
ments Of the University. The school
comprises the subjects of Field and
Structural Botany, Zoology, Anato
NY and Microscopy The class III
Field Botany meets one hour per
week throughout the year. The fall
and winter terms are taken Up with
the text Of which Woods Botany Is
made the basis Topics BIT special
Importance are expanded and made
the subject Of frequent lectures BIZ,
the professor During the Spring
Term special attention is given to
flower analysis and the class becomes
FAMILIAR with alkof the more com
mon flowers found in this locality.
An herbafiam O 25 flowers com
pletely analysed ID sheets designed
by the professor is required asa part
Of each students work. The class
in Structural Botany also mests one
hour each week and is openlo all
students who have comple ted Field
Botany. It covers . wider fange of
subjects than Field Botany The
class work consists mostlysof Leo
lures BY the professor, however daily
recitations are required upon the
text; bacteriology, economic mycolo-
gy,analysis Of air, water and soil are
some of the more important subjects
which receive special attention in
this branch. On account Of the i'm
portance Of the subject it is recon-
mended that at least A hours should
be devoted to Structural Botany in
the future.
After completing the regular class
work in Zoology which consists Of
recitations and lectures similar to
the classes in Botany, q special
course in microscopy and histology
is given, this embraces the principles
Of embedding, section cutting, stain
ing, mounting and the construction
Of lenses and eye pieces.
The class in Anatomy meets five
times per week and consists in lee
lures, quizzes and practical dissec-
tions of the human body; the object
Of this course is to offer to young
men Of the State who intend to pur-
sue the study Of medicine facilities
for foundation preparation, Or it may
be taken as regular elective work il
making up sufficient number Of
hours il the art courses. Arrange
ments have been made with several
well esta blished Medical schools by
which successful students from this
department will be credited with one
full year $ work at the medical col
lege thus saving two or three hun
dred dollars, The following medical
colleges admit students from this
school as second year men, The Mi
anna Medical school and Ohio Medi-
cal College, of Cincinnati; The West
ern Pennsylvania Medical College,
of Pittsburg; The Baltimore Medical
College. College of Physicians and
Surgeons and the Medical depart.
ment Of the University of Maryland,
alIof Baltimore, and the Medical de.
partment Of the University of Penn.
sylvania.
This list will be increased as stu.
dents apply for admission in differ.
ent schools throughout the country.
An urgent appeal is made for some
badly needed improvements in the
Biological department, especially for
increased facilities for dissection
and q storage tank where q supply
of material can be kept.
Its also suggested thatas much as
$500 be expended for apparatus for
Investigations in brain physiology, a
subject which is now receiving more
study and about which more origi-
nal work is being done than any
other question connected with the
new Education.
Professor Hartigan says: "This
apparatus could also be used by the
school of Psychology and its intro
sections into our Institution would
mark real step in advancement in
these sciences.
Indeed q modern University can
not afford to be without snch equip
ment." The day of mere text book
recitation ID these sciences is past and
il the University expects to keep
abreast Of the times the Regents will
have to make provisions for practi-
cal instruction along original lines.
This department is not as many peo-
pie throughout the state suppose, a
Medical Department; but only the
foundation for q medical education
is begun here
It's simply through the efforts
and infinence of DR.. Hartigan that
our students have been given credit
In other schools. The class this year
was very large, and did exceptional
" good work, in the text and from
the lectures, although no subjects
could be procured for dissection, as
thus seemed to be scarcity
throughout the whole country.
e is TO be hoped that in the near
future, this department ofourU niver-
sity will be 90 expanded enlarged and