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MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.

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

Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.

I. Biology and Agriculture.

Biology B1: General Biology: An elementary study of living organisms
and the relations between animals and plants. Plants will be studied
from the standpoint of metabolism and growth, and animals from that of
structure and response. Types will be chosen which illustrate the fundamental
biological laws and throw light on the place of man among living
things.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Professor Lewis, Professor
Kepner and Assistants.

Biology B2: Agricultural Botany: Biology B1 prerequisite.—The physiology
of the higher plants, especially as related to nutrition and growth; the
principles of crop-raising as based on the laws of plant life.—Hours to be
arranged. Professor Lewis.

Biology B3: Agricultural Zoölogy: Biology B1 prerequisite.—The parasitic
protozoa, worms, and arthropods; the insects will be considered in their
economic relations, and the anatomy of the domestic animals examined. The
relation of animals to the soil and to plant life will be discussed. Hours to be
arranged. Professor Kepner.

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 B1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—First term: General embryology.
Second and third terms: Comparative anatomy of typical vertebrates. The
course will afford training in histological and embryological technique and in
mammalian dissection.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Professor
Kepner.

Zoölogy C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Experimental zoölogy. A comparative
study of the morphology and behavior of typical invertebrates.—Three
lectures and three two-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.