The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-03-26
PLANS FOR MARINE
LABORATORY WORK
A SUMMER SCHOOL. OF ZOOLOGY
AND BOTANY
Field Work and Microscopical An
a1ysis to Be Carried on Extensive
1y-Especially Designed for Science
Teachers.

The latest Bulletin of the Uni
versity of Washington" contains the
following authoritative announce
ment of the plans for the marine
laboratory work to be done here this
summer undeY the direction of Pro
fessors Kincaid and Frye:
During the summer session of
1904 the biological laboratories of
the university will be closed, since it
has been decided to transfer the
summer work of the botanical and
geological departments to the site of
the marine station recently estab-
lished by the authorities of the uni
versity at Friday Harbor on San
Juan island Here it is proposed to
offer courses of instruction and to
carry on field work upon an exten-
sive scale, thus for the first time
providing adequate facilities for the
benefit of those who wish to become
familiar with the sea-life on Puget
Sound, A large launch will be en-
ployed for transporting the members
of the party to and from desirable
collecting grounds, and this will also
be used in exploring the deep waters
of the Sound by means of dredges
and cables capable of bringing to the
surface material from depths of
nearly one thousand feet. An oppor-
tunitv will thus be presented of
studying the life of the sea in its
most varied forms, and of partici-
pating in researches which it is
hoped will form the basis of biolog
ical survey Of Puget Sound, 1t is
certain that many species of animals
and plants will be discovered that
will be new to the annals of science.
"The village of Friday Harbor is
the geographic center of the pictur-
esque group Of islands constituting
the San Juan archipelago, which lies
in the Gulf OF Georgia at the en-
trance to Puget Sound. The region
offers an almost unlimited diversity
of conditions favoring the develop
ment of varied fauna and flora, and
a more delightful place for a summer
outing could hardly be selected with
in the borders of the state of Wash
ington.
'The instruction given at the ma
rine station will for the most part be
in the nature of field world, supple
mented by directions as to the most
modern methods of collecting and
preserving marine organisms Mi
croscopes and other necessary equip
ment viii be transferred from Tho
biological laboratories of the univers
ity in order that more detailed
studies of structure, etc, may be
carried on. Occasional lectures OF
general and semi popular character
will be presented from time to time
by members Of the staff.
"While primarily designed for ma
rine research, the work of the sta
ton will also include the investiga
ton of the land-life of the region, and
it is hoped that extensive collections
NAV be made of the animals and
plants Indigenous to the islands OF
the archipelago.
"One OF the principal objects Of
the station will be TO provide facili-
ties for the science teachers of the
state to secure material for class use
and specimens to Illustrate the class
ification of the organisms character
istic of the sea. Since the personnel
of the party must be limited to TWEEN
ty.fve or thirty persons, it has been
decided to give precedence to teach
ers Of science in the colleges, acad
emies and high schools Of the state.
''The fee required for enrolment
in the work of the marine station is
the same as that for the summer
school proper-ten dollars. An ad~
ditional fee Of two dollars will be re"
quired to cover the usual laboratory