MILLER SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY.
Professor Lewis.
Professor Kepner.
Mr. Benton.
Mr. Lawrence.
Mr. Whitlock.
A laboratory fee of $5 is charged for each 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Any course may be withdrawn unless elected by at least four students.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.) Tues., Thurs., Sat., 11-12.
Laboratory, 6 hours a week. 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: Agriculture 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 B4: Applied Biology: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Bacteria in
foods and drinking water; the principles on which is based our present
practice in sanitation; bacteria in soils and the part they play in sewage
disposal and agriculture; animals that are liable to affect individual and
community welfare such as the housefly, the mosquito, the hookworm
and other parasites.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) One lecture
and four hours of laboratory work per week. Hours to be arranged. Professor
Lewis and Professor Kepner.
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. Tues.,
Thurs., Sat., 10-11. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. 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.) Mon.,
Wed., Fri., 10-11. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. Professor Kepner.
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. Hours by appointment. 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.
