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tinctly seen, but in several cases there is in the center of this 
crow’s nest a prominent boss, symmetrical in form and conical in 
shape, which appears to be the terminal bud, which was petrified 
entire after it had been developed at the apex of the trunk. 
It is fitting for many reasons that this event be made known 
to the scientific public. It is not necessary, of course, to dwell 
upon its scientific importance, but not only should the great sef- 
vice which Mr. Bibbins and the Woman’s College have rendered 
to paleobotany be publicly recognized, but the manner and 
method by which this result has been accomplished should be set 
forth as an example of what a correct method is capable of 
accomplishing, and as a hint to others who may be engaged in 
similar lines of research. 
The collection is primarily the result of the policy of the 
Woman’s College in seeking to supply its students with scientific 
material to work upon. The Woman’s College is a young insti- 
tution founded some six years ago, but it is one which is rapidly 
coming to the front and cannot fail to take a place among the 
first of its class in the country. Its president and founder, Dy: 
John F. Goucher, to whose efforts its success is so largely due, 1° 
a man who possesses all the qualifications for the position he 
holds. The standard which he has set up is that of the highest 
excellence, and visitors to that college have only to look around 
to see that nothing has been left undone to place it in the front 
rank of institutions for the higher education of women. Its scien- 
tific departments are strong, being largely officered by graduates 
of Johns Hopkins and other leading universities. A museum has 
been established in connection with the scientific instruction, and 
an effort is being made to equip it with everything necessary for 
the successful study of nature, and Dr. Goucher does not believe, 
as so many seem to do, that nothing has value in a museum whi 
has not been brought from some remote region. : 
In appointing Mr. Bibbins curator of the college the right 
step has been taken to further these ends. A post-graduate 
Johns Hopkins at the time of his appointment, Mr. Bibbins has 
been trained to the best scientific work. He is naturally endow 
in a high degree with true scientific instincts as well as with Pra 
tical judgment and good sense. It is these qualities which bare La 
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