149 Jan. 31 prepared in water color by students. As in India, there seems to be much emphasis on art in the biology classes. This is OK if not overdue, in my opinion, It may encourage aesthetic appreciation of nature. Large numbers of butterflies were feeding on flowers in the yard. I caught a few by hand. Some there were a number of girls catching butterflies. Some were brought to me. Just as we were leaving Mrs. Somponi brought me a "lantern bug" I had admired in one of the student collections. The girl who had collected it wanted me to have it. Mrs. Somponi is a small, quiet, thin young lady, perhaps in her late early 30's. I suggested to the science supervisors that a butterfly marking study could be carried out in the school yard. The students at both schools were in uniforms. After lunch we visited one of the substandard schools across the river in Dhonburi (a suburb of Bangladesh). It is called Ta-wi-ta-pi-pek. It is overcrowded and running in two shifts. There are some 1800 students (boys). The afternoon shift consists of [illegible] 500. One science lab handles, chem., physics, a biology. The school contains grades 8-12 (mostly 8-10th grade students). They will be getting money for a new