formerly State geologist of Wisconsin and president of the University of Wisconsin, was for many years professor of geology. Prof. Rollin D. Salisbury, now at the University of Chicago, was formerly at the University of Wisconsin. The following courses are offered by the present faculty: (1) General geology, one term, Van Hise; (2) historical geology, one term, Clements; (3) systematic paleontology, Clements; (4) field geology, one term, Van Hise and Clements; (5) applied geology, one term, Van Hise; (6) general course in mineralogy, divided into three parts: (a) general mineralogy, (b) blowpipe analysis, (c) optical mineralogy, Hobbs; (7) short course in mineralogy, Hobbs; (8) blowpipe analysis and determinative mineralogy, Hobbs; (9) petrology, two courses, Hobbs.

Advanced and graduate work is offered, the character of the work adapted to the individual students. Special facilities are offered in physical and pre-Cambrian geology by Professor Van Hise; in paleontology by Professor Clements; in petrology by Professor Hobbs. There is also a course of synoptical lectures by the three professors, given in 1893-94 and alternate years thereafter.

There were 4 graduate students taking geology as a major study in 1893-94. Of the undergraduates about 33 per cent of the class of '94 clected geology.

The college is well equipped in apparatus and illustrative materials. The geological and mineralogical museum occupies the second floor of the south wing of Science Hall. It contains many topographic relief models; a number of casts of gigantic fossil forms; the Powers collection of fossils, a systematic mineral collection of 2,500 to 3,000 specimens; the W. T. Henry collection of minerals, containing 30,000 to 40,000 specimens, especially representative of the lead and zine ore deposits of Wisconsin; the Stürtz-Rosenbusch collection of typical European rocks, and the Julien collection of typical American rocks, etc.

At Beloit College geology is taught for nine terms by George L. Collie, professor of geology. No particulars are at hand concerning the courses. The department occupies two floors of Pearson's Science Hall, in which the collections are displayed.

WYOMING.

In Wyoming geology is taught for three terms in the University of Wyoming, Laramie, by Wilber C. Knight, professor of mining engineering and geology. Six courses are offered-five in geology and one in mineralogy: (1) General geology, five hours per week, one year; (2) mineralogy; (3) paleontology, and (4) economic geology. each sixty hours; (5) dynamic and structural geology, sixty hours; (6) field work and thesis, sixty hours. The subject was first taught in 1887 by Prof. J. D. Conley. The Wyoming Collegiate Institute, Big Horn, opened in September, 1894, and will have geology in its course when a class is far enough advanced. It will be taught by II. N. Robinson, jr., along with physics and chemistry.