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In 1895, Professor Bartol taught two astronomy courses. The aim of “Astronomy”, which was the required course, was “…. to treat astronomy not merely as an application of mathematics, but as a science which forms an essential part of a finished education.” The students used the “ten-inch equatorial telescope” in this course. The second course, “Practical Astronomy”, which involved the use of the transit instrument and other apparatus, required the student “…. to make all such astronomical observations as are requisite in practical acquaintance with the subject of geodetic surveying, and to reduce his notes in the use of the nautical almanac and methods of reduction not involving the calculus.”
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The expedition left the museum on March 1st, 1895 and began work in the Unita Basin of Utah. Mr. Peterson from the Department of Mammals and Birds was set along with Mr. Walter Granger to collect wildlife, as well as collect fossils. Dr. Jacob Wortman joined them later in May; he was accompanied by Mr. J. D. Irving, a student of geology at Columbia College. Albert Thomson, who was wintering in Black Hills, joined the team later in the summer. A total of three months were spent in the Unita Basin and a collection of 200 to 300 fossil mammal specimens was made. The party camped for several days in the vicinity of the Ladore Canyon of the Green River enroute to the Washakie Basin in Southern Wyoming.
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According to the Smoky Valley Genealogy Society, Salina, Kansas "this test is the original eighth-grade final exam for 1895 from Salina, KS. An interesting note is the fact that the county students taking this test were allowed to take the test in the 7th grade, and if they did not pass the test at that time, they were allowed to re-take it again in the 8th grade."
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