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new quarters, and in 1898 it was provided with an attractive and com- 

 modious building for its own use. 



The general plan and details of the building are made in accord- 

 ance with the recognized needs of the institution, so that without any 

 sacrifice of appearance, the care and supervision of the collections are 

 reduced to lowest terms. The dimensions are: width, fifty feet; length, 

 one hundred and fifty feet. In the front portion, which contains two 

 stories, there are on the ground floor a library and the curator's office, 

 and up-stairs a small class room and the department of archeology and 

 ethnology. Beyond these apartments, and approached by a wide 

 entrance hall, is the main exhibition room, forty-six feet wide and 



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twenty-two feet high. All the collections are on one floor and are 

 lighted from overhead, a method that has proved most successful. Side 

 windows are used chiefly for ventilation. By an abundant supply of 

 electric lamps in the form of ceiling disks and wall brackets, the room 

 can be brilliantly lighted in the evening. A series of radiators is 

 placed under the side windows, so that there is no loss of wall or floor 

 space. The floor is of selected maple, finished with an oil varnish. A 

 simple and systematic arrangement of the collections is made possible 

 by the size and shape of this room. Especial care has been taken to 

 make the basement suitable for the storage of duplicate material for 

 class and laboratory work. The floor is of Portland cement. At least 



