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MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.

A laboratory fee of $10 is charged for each course.

Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.

I. Biology and Agriculture.

Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—First
term: Evolution, the theory and its history. Second term: The principles
of heredity and their application to social questions. Third term: The biological
aspects of human problems. Lectures only. Professor Lewis.

II. Botany.

Botany C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—The evolution of plants based on
a morphological study of a series of types, which will represent the more
important families of algae, fungi, liverworts, mosses, ferns and seed
plants. The principles of classification are considered and illustrated.—One
hour a week will be devoted to a study of periodical literature. Professor
Lewis.

Botany D1: Advanced work along some of the lines indicated above.
The work will be varied to suit the needs of the students applying for the
course.—Hours by appointment. Professor Lewis.

III. Zoölogy.

Zoölogy C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Experimental zoölogy. A comparative
study of the morphology and behavior of typical invertebrates.—
Two lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods weekly. Abstracting
of periodical literature one hour each week. Professor Kepner.

Zoölogy D1: Principles of animal histology. Protoplasm, cell organization,
and tissue formation. The student is required to become familiar
with the principles of histological technique and to make his own preparations.—Two
lectures and two three-hour laboratory periods a week. Also
a weekly meeting of one hour for a discussion with the instructor of current
literature and of the problems arising out of the students' work.
Hours by appointment. Professor Kepner.

Further advanced work may be arranged to meet the needs of students.

The Biological Laboratory, completed in 1920, is adequate in size and
arrangements for housing comfortably all the classes in Biology. The
building is provided freely with electricity, gas, and water. The equipment
consists of compound microscopes of the best types, microtomes,
paraffin ovens, incubators, sterilizers, and other apparatus required for
general and advanced work. The departmental library contains a good
working collection of biological texts and books of reference, as well as
files of the more important journals.