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1 62 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
and Vertebrate Zoology afford the instruction in zoology needed by
students in the general courses and serve as an introduction to the
more advanced work of those who wish to make a special study of
zoology.
Owing to the difficulty of studying marine animals at any
place re
mote from a sea coast and to the exceptionally good facilities for the
study of insects at this University, those students wishing to take
advanced work in invertebrate zoology here are advised to select some
subject in entomology, and especial encouragement is given to those
students wishing to make original investigations in this field. An im
portant feature of this department is a summer term, consisting of
lectures, field work, and laboratory practice, at the season of the year
most favorable for the study of insects.
The Museum and Laboratory. The material equipment of the
department for the of study General Invertebrate Zoology consists of a
museum in which there is a good series of Invertebrates, including an
excellent collection of corals and a very large collection of shells, the
Newcomb Collection. The museum also contains the complete series
of glass models of invertebrates made by Blaschka, the papier
models of Auzoux, and a complete set of the zoological diagrams of
Leuckart. The laboratory is kept supplied with specimens of the
typical marine forms studied by the students. These are supplied to
the students at cost.
The entomological cabinet contains, in addition to many exotic in
sects, specimens of a large proportion of the more common species of
the United States. These have been determined by specialists, and
are accessible for comparison. The collection includes many sets of
specimens illustrative of the metamorphoses and habits of insects.
The laboratory is also supplied with a large collection of duplicates
for the use of students ; and is equipped with microscopes and other
apparatus necessary for practical work in entomology.
The insectary of the Agricultural Experiment Station affords facili
ties to a limited number of advanced students for special investiga
tions in the of study the life history of insects, and for experiments
in applied entomology.
The following courses are offered in 1899- 1900.
1. Invertebrate Zoology. General course. Fall term. Lectures.
M., W., 10, White 12, Professor ComsTock ; and one practical exer
cise by the class in sections, Th., F., 2:30-5, White 20. Messrs.
MacGillivray and Riley.
2. Morphology of Invertebrates. Special laboratory course.
Fall and spring term. Daily, ex. S, 8-1, White 20. Messrs. Mac
Gillivray and Riley.