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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Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.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 Zoology: 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 applyng for the course.
—Hours by appointment. Professor Lewis.

III. Zoology.

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 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 depatmental
library contains a good working collection of biological texts and books of
reference, as well as files of the more important journals.