Calendar: 1927-1928 Page 432

ANNUAL REPORT xxix order to accommodate the increasing number of students in this branch Laboratory was also fitted for the study of Metallurgical Chemistry Improvements were made in the ventilation of the Physical Chemistry Laboratory During the Session Professor Smiles and Mr Cremer respectively acted as Dean and Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Natural Science Department op Zoology There were 115 students in the Department during the Session First Medical 61 Intermediate Sc exclusive of First Medical Conjoint 22 occasional and preliminary Second Year Science taking General Honours and Special Honours Third Year Science Special Honours Fourth Year Science Special Honours Research students Post-graduate Dental students dental anatomy In addition students from other Colleges attended Professor Huxley's intercollegiate courses on experimental zoology Two students gained Second Class Honours in the Examination for the degree of Sc in Zoology Mr Hentschel obtained the degree of Sc for thesis entitled Five Papers on Gregarines and Ciliates The following researches were conducted in the Department ר "' י Professor Huxley Growth Studies in Crustacea Insects and Cervidse Modification of Amphibian Development by Temperature Gradients Artificially-induced Metamorphosis in Echinus Dr Mackinnon Trichonymphids in Termites Coccidia in Tubifex Dr Tribe Development of the Mammalian Blood System Dr Kunkel Growth Studies in Gammarus Dr Belehradek Studies on the Effect of Endocrines on Amphibian Metabolism Relation between Heredity and Develop- ment of Eye Structure in Gammarus Mr Hentschel Gregarines in Annelid worms Miss Marjory Shaw has worked on the collection of Sponges made by the late Professor Dendy and on the growth of Crustacea New Devehpments At the beginning of the Session the new Advanced Laboratory and Reader's Research Room were opened for work They have been named the Dendy Laboratory and memorial tablet to Professor Dendy has been placed in the Department The old Senior Laboratory has been used as an Advanced Lecture Room and Preparation Room partition has been erected and this has made possible large Research Room for Post-graduate students next door to the Professor's room Constant Temperature Room has been