I n the course under consideration, the study of anatomy has been limited almost entirely to the first year in order that the students may receive better preparation for the study of physiology and pathology than was the case when these three branches were carried on simultaneously.
Recognizing the fact that the opportunities for learning anatomy well would be lessened by such a change, if other conditions remained the same, the following meaxres were adopted to obviate the difficulty:
a. The number of subjects taught in the first year has been reduced. b. The amount of practical work in anatomy has been extended and the work so arranged that every member of the class dissects the same part a t the same time.
c. The dissection of fresh organs obtained from the slaughter house accompanies the dissection of the chest and abdomen, so that the structure and topography of these parts are studied together.
d. The order of topics in histology is the same as for gross anatomy, so that for any organ the position and relations and the gross and microscopic structure are gone over during the same period.
Throughout the year a conlplete record of the dissection is kept and this together with the hospital history is placed on file. The skeletons are carefully prepared and stored. The one-year course has been in operation less than three years, so that a just criticism can hardly be made. The object for which the change was undertaken has, of course, ' In f u t u r e t h e " Proceedings of t h e Association of American Anatomists," will be published in a n earlier number of t h e annual volume, as soon as possible a f t e r the December meeting.