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AN HOUH' S CRUlf'· TH £. • S HIPPS

B. • Da.vi

a b ~kgro tor this short sketch, ttontion is c 11 d

to the inter ,.t in · rin Biology on tho art of r . • ~ . ittor ,

Professor of Zoolo of th Univ r~ity of C liforni • n early

1893, i nstructors nnd s tudents fran hi de ar nt spent th

r t lon, nt tali l sl nd , sing a t nt e 1 bore.-

tory. A stmil r gro p poased sever 1

18 5 t n Pedro, l ifornia . e exp r i nc of th se trTo ye s

led ~o th ea ablis nt , i n 1901 , of t nor y lnbo~tory t

' n I edro ieh Wl s o n duri rt of toot yo r n tho y

toll i ng. c use f ed r 1 har bor i l'1 rov . ent the 1 bo c tory

cloa d nt h end of the s cond Y,e r and the biolo c

investi tio f this e discontinued .

I n the nntime, he n i eo region had been looked o~ r .

cauae of the f vor ble pre ... aion de b· o rot ::h SUI oy and

of c,rta in fi neiul. indue nts pr otod by Fr . }! r {1)

nd others of S n Diego, the ba of o tot t

city. Durin th y rs 1903 and 19CY.. the b thouee t Coro d o

ach, given nd in rt fitted up by t o Coronado ch C

serve i a 1 bo tory building.

SaPJ.eth e duri 1903 and 1904 n or niz tio own a the

r ine Bioloe ic 1 Associati on o

und r he 1 s or Ca.liforni • 'J:ho icles of i ncorpor t1on

i ncluded a cert in de e of coop · tion rl th the iveroity of

C l ifornia . A dafi n1t i ncome s ~rovided by th snoci tion for

t co years be inning ith .Tuly 1 , 1904 . on those intere tod in

th proj ct re r . E. • Scripps nd iss E1lon crippa . h y

were c~b ro of the Bo rd of »ircctor s , nd och rn de Slbstanti 1

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cont ribution to rU meeting the e enae ot the project.

ovi ion s lao mde tor resident nat 1st tor the

ye r 1904- 1905. I had the honor of receiving this anpoin nt .

Instead of vi qu rters t t o Co do thouse, a site

tro solected on tho bay side of Point L , sane si:x miles fr

iego. One corner of n old , ty fish- house as t1ttcd

up t por laboratory. ~ crudeness of t building y

be ppreci t d by r fer nee to th~ picture a.cc<r1p nyine this

s etch.

~1~ duties of the resident tur list , aaid fr hia p rson 1

reao rch, re t e: (1) He s t o nnke a p liminnry survey of

littor 1 f unn of the Y• (2) expected to diroet a

y collection of anirns.ls (plankton) fr the o en s • 'l'b.eae

.,~;ort fie • ... ber or a colony of Portu se loc t d ne t Lab~ tory.

cimens ineludin e rt to b reserved for ture

ref r nee. (3) He s so e ected to entertain und . ivo id

to v1sittng n turalists .

one s a rofessor o~ Oc ano

ci lly t o visitors :

phy of th University of P ris

i h h 1 d considerable langun d1ff1cult1eo; the other

. s Dr. ThOI:las mnt or gan or Col b1a Univ rsity. Dr.

had juot b en ~rried nd his visi t s part of his eddi trip.

hud qunrte d t the ron do thouse nc r 1h ich ere thous nds

of Cione llich he ished to .tudy.

IJles duties left plenty of time f or :t:nY mm reacorch. I a

fort te early in th y a.r 1 05 to rind the cg a of on of th

acific Co t Entoro nousts , D. puoillus . The s cc cna e bled

to wor mlt th essential otage of the nrlY life hi~tory ot

this anirn 1. e result of these ct dies er sub cquont ly ublished

. .

und r t .be title 11.lrl y Life 1story ot Dollch08].oasus usillua

{ itter) . " I s so fortun t in obt ining tram a d d ing

sco hundreds of spec ns of Am~hioxua. They re . · ned l'Ti th

t interest, r ultin ot r t hi ngs , in f inding otruct

th rto u~described. out t h s

inv~ t1 ~ tor found t c s~ structure and publ 1a d de cri ption

before my ncoount a re dy or th p sa.

One Sund.ay ne t h end of t ho y 1904, y eht sailed int o

th y. I t tu d bout et lnbo tory. A

tend r 1 tr the si e of t e veosel , nd ro d by

s ... ilor to the l abo tory. 1 .3 tol d th t • Scripps i shed to

"' e • ' g rly r s ndi !'f to this re ue t , 1 soon found myself

1 t

~.m

str o

raocnc ot r . Scri a. The visu 1

of' th n 1 r dil led. 1

roo ality, nhaneed no dou t by th

f ir

pressed by his

t ure of hio ttire,

on more in ony ith the o n t ry than open se • wore

light brotm or n auit , rhe.ps t • fl cl ohi rt of he

s sh e , mde ocmbrero, nd high-top boots . His xpre sive

f ce a ndorncd i t h blond beard wl i ch f concenl.ed . flowing

b tic .

a t y cht cruis 1 zilY

thin s , ostly of tho oe , nd rtic

n ie o.

the y t 1 ed of rioua

1.. ions ne r

rs tion con-

31 t :d inly of estions trcxn • Scripps ... d o.na rs by oyo lt •

'I'hose uestiono,

ork, things I r ded

t f ir t-re.lating to th r outine ot ~

of biolo ic port c , te .-gradually

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bee ~ore Qpe~i!ie. In off c t tl y re li,kl th . e: t

o ld yo t h ink r u rru::::nont lob<rr tory oro the .me noo i s?

t a . so_ such loc ·tion~

i~ llJ. ·a inte at d in . owillg bout t he urvi 1 or

animnls t t r brought in tro~h froo t • ould

thoy b kept ive? llo .., re they rrcctod by addition of tor

from t ho y?

I did not ize at thP. t ime th ~rort of his questions.

I 0t1 ncm that th y wore of c ao.ai dorable oi ific ce . R s

probably pi t o t 1 t ion f'ra:l • unbi sod 1

1n gard to the best ...,1 ee in th1 ro 1o!l for l oc t in~ ent

tory fo th tudy of marine biology. Dr • • r ed cr and

m.nnb r af l,},er r n f ie o f vored the site. Dr.

itt r . tne Director of t e ~oociation• f vored lo tion djacent

to t e o en se • • Scripps moy hnvo en tryin t o obt in check

on - • •tt r ' choice . t any r t • t ns~cr fr o

eert inly confi d Dr . itt r ' s ·ua nt . The 13 t hat abrol

I 'O t in from tho op n s soon died . .1. is a due in :part to

unt~vo_ ble t per tur and in rt to ur1ties or dv rs

c position of th t r i n

Th ho r uic!d.y an •

Y•

1 th co i 1 good by fran •

Scri p a I left tho cht. from the door of my littl 1 bo tory

I w tch d the y cht i! out ot t Boy nd t d in the d i t •

'£ toct th t aft r thirty-one ye e I now bl e to call v i vi;Uy

in cons!d rablo dot il th t short cruise 1th r.u-. Scrippa ia sufficient

evi en of th 1 ~t1 imprcsaion ho do upon 1:10 .

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.. • L tor the yacht I · B titt with uxili ary p r d col lect­

i ng e qui nt , rul d die t d to biolo ic 1 r s rch; lotor th

de poesihle too nt I~titution no own s t

1 It b or 1.nt 0 t 0 t r to the pro bl b in, of

I r . itt r ' 1 a oc1 tion ith ~. Snripra, n associ tion ich

'ec{:uue v ry clone.

pr ·ct i ce s i ntcre::Jted in

• r aide fr h1a edic

Risto y • es oi ly in marine

ollusca. he d tine col lection of shel ls and spent much of

is t e ddi to his coll&ction

iss llon Scr1pp , in

col lector ar ah lls.

cq int· nc hich into

Usa llen th t Dr. Boker to

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brou t to

c ssify hi

nd l sa sci ntifie y,

n 1 ter ot le d to an

tin friex hip, 1 t t ough

ow • • Seripps• and throu(#l

r . Serip s and Dr . Ritter re