THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM. 7 



Vienna before a full organization of the committee on the affairs of the 

 Museum had been effected. The first act of the Board was to pur- 

 chase from his widow the beautiful collection of minerals which he 

 had made, and which had been one of the attractive features of the 

 opening exhibition of the Museum, 



W. N. FiiEw, President of the Boaed of Trustees. 



C. C. Mellor, A.m., Chairman of the 

 Committee on the Museum. 



H. Church, Litt. D., Secretary of the 

 Board of Trustees. 



After several experiments in administrative arrangement, which 

 were not wholly satisfactory, in the spring of 1898 Dr. W. J. Holland 

 was elected as the Director of the Museum. This relationship still 

 continues. 



The Museum at present occupies six halls, which are devoted to 



