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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Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.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,
Assistant Professor Reynolds 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 applying for the
course. Hours by appointment. Professor Lewis.

III. Zoölogy

Zoology B1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—First and second terms: Comparative
Anatomy. Third term: Embryology. In this course the Proto-chordates
are briefly studied in such a manner as to introduce the subphylum
vertebrata. Then a comparative study is made of the various organic systems
as found in the different classes of vertebrates with special reference
to their origin, structure and relation. This study affords ample opportunities
for vertebrate dissection. The third term will be devoted to the
study of the human development of vertebrate embryos, especially the frog
and chick. Some experience in embryological technique will be afforded.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) This course may be counted as a C
course provided a satisfactory amount of research is done by the student.)
Assistant Professor Reynolds.

Zoology C1: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Experimental zoology. 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.

Zoology 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.

Seminar. Weekly meetings of all students in graduate courses are held
for the study of current literature, and the discussion of research in
progress.

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