The San Francisco call., 1910-06-20
LECTURES ON BUGS
SUMNER SCHOOL
Work on ParasitoIogy Designed
by Professor for Physicians
and Veterinarians

BERKELEY, June 19.-What prom
ises, from the applications already filed
by prospective students, TO be one Of
the largest summer sessions ever held
at the University of California, will
open tomorrow at that institution. This
years session is the eleventh held at
the university and the faculty, besides
regular university professors, will con-
sist Of several prominent visiting edu-
Gators. The university library will be
opened for the benefit of the summer
students. and several new courses in
instruction viii be offered.
Prof g II. Reiber Of the department
Of philosophy at the university viii, as
in the last few sessions, be dean of the
summer school, and besides the courses
for regular university students who
desire to make up work during the
summer months. special courses in mu-
sic, education and languages will be
given for school teachers, of whom a
large number usually attend the ses-
sion from all parts Of the state.
ADDITIONS TO FACULTY
Among the visiting professors is
Prof. Percy Bordwell OF the law de-
partment of the University of Mis-
souri, who viii lecture on law; DR..
Everett Charles Beach of the physical
culture department Of the Los Angeles
public schools. who will offer teachers
courses in the physical training of
children; Prof. T. P Bracket of the
mathematics department of Ramona
college, and DR.. Lucille Eames, profess
sor of sociology at the University Of
Nebraska.
There viii be several courses in ele-
lnentary chemistry, for which credit
viii be given to preparatory school
students desiring TO enter the univer-
sity next term, and similar courses in
physics and Latin.
COURSE IN "PARASIToLoGY"
4 course in ''parasitology," designed
by Prof William B. Herms of the Uni
versity Of California, will be one of
the features of the session, according
10 notices sent TO physicians and vet
erinarians throughout the state, for
whom the course is specially designed.
The course will be given by Professor
Herms, who is professor of medical
entomology at the university and who
inaugurated the recent fly killing cam
paign in this city. when the stables
and restaurants were visited by officials
from the board of health and protec-
tion against germ bearing flies ar
ranged. The animal parasites of man
and dOmesticated beasts Will be deal
with, special attention being given to
the transmission OF disease through
these pests and measures for their ex-
1inction.
STUDY OF FLIES AND FLEAS
The fly, the flea and the insect COM
monty known as a 'bedbug' will be
fully discussed, with special emphasis
on the plague carrying propensities of
the flea, the discovery OF which led to
the recent rat killing campaign on the
part Of the federal authorities. The
course Will consist mainly of lectures
and laboratory work and will be aided
by the extensive insect collection in the
possession of the university.
Professor Herms is graduate of the
Ohio state university and of the Ger
man Wallace college and boasts the de-
gress Of master of arts and bachelor
Of science. He has taught in the ento-
mology departments of Harvard uni
Nersity, Wesleyan university the Ohio
state university. the German Wallace
college and the University of California,
where he has filled the chair in medical
entomology for the last three years.