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this work. Hall 78, salts, asbestos, etc., has been completely 

 re-arranged and the collections placed in logical order, while a col- 

 lection illustrating the manufacture of soda has been added from 

 storage. Hall 77, clays, sands, cements, etc., has also been com- 

 pletely re-arranged, while some of the inappropriate material such as 

 tiling, etc., has been transferred to the Department of Industrial 

 Arts. Hall 76, the metallurgy of iron, has received attention, and 

 when the collections of test specimens is completed, the collection of 

 malleable castings now in storage added, etc., the Hall will be in 

 excellent shape. A large geological section of the oil fields has been 

 added to the wall of Hall 71, Petroleum. The Department of Indus- 

 trial Arts has made noticeable progress and improvements through 

 re-arrangement and new material installed, transfers from other 

 departments, etc. Two cases for knitting machines have been 

 installed in the alcove of Hall 30; coin cases have been added to the 

 installation of the alcove of Hall 33, while Higinbotham Hall has 

 been practically re-installed, much interesting and valuable material 

 added, new wall and upright cases provided, etc. In Ceramic Hall, 

 several new cases have been added, one striking collection of old 

 Sevres porcelain being provided with a large case for the center of 

 the room. Additions have been made to the Division of Agricultural 

 Implements in the alcove of Hall 31. In the Division of Transpor- 

 tation, Boat Hall and Hall 40 (Pack Animals) have been thoroughly 

 overhauled, the models repaired and improved, and new models pro- 

 vided, while the original locomotives in the extreme East Annex have 

 been cleaned, and a suitable preparation applied to all of the metal 

 work. The Egyptian boat, presented by Mrs. McCormick, has been 

 installed in the extreme end of the East Court, and surrounded by an 

 iron railing, mounted upon ways, etc. The Department of Zoology 

 has been entirely re-modeled during the year, Hall 20 being provided 

 with a new set of cases of mahogany and plate # glass, and the Depart- 

 ment extended into the West Court. In the center of this Court has 

 been placed groups, and the sides occupied by molluscan collections. 

 A new wall case has been provide^ in Hall 21 for the butterflies which 

 have been re-mounted and to accommodate the Ryerson Himalayan 

 collection now being worked over. All of the birch cases in this 

 Department have been stained to conform in color with the new 

 mahogany cases, and a vastly improved appearance is the result. 

 The working rooms of the Department in the second South gallery 

 have been re-furnished with storage shelves, poisoning boxes, chests, 

 etc. The growing collection in the Department of Ornithology 

 necessitated the provision of more space, which was accomplished in 



