Word: cumberlandism
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Dates: during 1875-1875
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...other departments there is no marked change in the number of students. The Catalogue contains, in addition to its regular features, an account of the School of Geology, held this summer at Cumberland Gap, and the programme for the evening readings to be held throughout the year...
...Bursar. The courses in Botany will include one on Phaenogamic Botany, given at the Botanical Museum by Assistant Professor Goodale; and one in Cryptogamic Botany, given at some locality on the sea-shore, by Assistant Professor Farlow. The co-operation of the Kentucky Geological Survey is promised to the Cumberland Gap School. The fee for the term of two months will be $ 50, including the use of camp fixtures and transportation about the camp...
...Harvard School of Geology" will be opened on July 1, at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. The school will be under the management of Professor Shaler, and he intends to cover, during a session of nine weeks, about five thousand square miles of country. The classes will travel from the first camp at Cumberland Gap, through the region of the Upper Cumberland; small sections will branch off from the main line, with pack-mules, shelter-tents, etc., and explore the country in various directions; each section will be accompanied by an instructor who will deliver field lectures on the different beds...