New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
THE INSTITUTES SUMNER SCHOOL
SATISFACTORY WORK OF THE SESSION
WHICH is NEARLY ENDED-MORE
ROOM NEEDED

The summer school of the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences, at Cold Spring Harbor Long
lsiand. mas now been In session since July 8, and
the seasons work Is nearly completed the lecture
season closing next week Thu laboratory, how
ever, Will remain open for special students until
tho middle of Septembcr The attendance this year
has not been to that of last year In point of
numbers the registry last year showing twenty
eight students, while but twentysix in attend
ance this year. Professor Franklin w Hooper,
director OF the institute. says that the WORK this
season has been most satisfactory, and that the
students. in point of educational. affair ments are
superior to any ever gathered there before
The school has three sessions daily two I'm the
forenoon, al and 10 O'clock and the others In the
afternoon and evening. The class in compare tive
embryology. taught by DR.. Fernald, of the State
College. Penn. numbers six. The elementary zoo-
ogy class has eight members. This class II In
structed by Dr. Pratt. OF Haverford College, Penn
The classes in cryptogamic and elementary bot
any. taught by DR.. johnson. of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. much the largest the former number
ing eighteen and the latter twelve. The field and
laboratory work OF the class In morphology has
been largely confined to cryptogams and while
the work has been thorough. the number OF illus
tratve forms covered has been remarkable The
work in elementary botany has been arranged to
suit individual needs.
The course In bacteriology especially ar
ranged for medical students. and has been laugh.
by Professor Conn, Of Wesleyan University who
has also been general director of the laboratory
Five physicians have attended this class, and the
work. which has been largely In the laboratory
has included culture making. isolation and charac-
tcrizaton Of species and study OF water bacteria
Besides this special instruction has been given In
microscopic methods. section cutting, mounting
and also in methods OF photography. The class in
original research has been made up OF the five
instructors and four college professors who
The results of their work will possibly appear sore
time in tho coming year In lectures before scien-
tifc bodies or in published articles
The dormtories have been insufficient to meet
the demands made upon them this year. as many
in college. brought their families with them. On
Wednesday night Professor HOOPER lectured on the
origin and Distribution of Our Domestic Ami
mails" After the lecture public meeting Of the
citizens of Cold Spring Harbor was held for the
purpose Of considering the building Of additional
tiorrnitores From the spirit manifested Professor
the biological labora tory. as this summer branch
of the institute is called. Will he doubled before an
The regular annual prospectus Of the institute
will be ready on September l. II will contain ll2
octave pages. The number of lectures has been
slightly increased and the Quotations standard
con siderably raised. Three of OxfOrds famous
men will be heard here this year. Professor era
ham Wallas will deliver course OF six lectures on
Representative Frenchmen' The third lecturer
cannot be announced yet according TO agreement.
The work Oh the institute building In the park
has now reached stage where the question or
con siderng cases and cabinets for the museum
must be Immediately attended to. Accordingly
Professor Hooper started for Washington last
might ACCOMPANIED by representative OF the hrm
NJ NcKim Mead e White. They Will meet by APP
pointment g. Brown Goode, director OF the Ma
tIonal Museum and make careful study or the
Mot annroved forms OF ca bines and cases now In
use in the museum at the National Capital.