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tho ohjoct>< of natural history in our vicinity, not only for the 

 instruction of tho puhlic, but also to furnish lists of local floras 

 and faunas, and of niincralo^ical and geological localities, which 

 may help to establish their geographical distribution. Besides 

 the local collections, we should have a collection fully illustrat- 

 ing the more prominent divisions of the animal, vegetable and 

 miru^al kingdoms. These should be so arranged as to exhibit 

 the princijiles of cla.'^sification, the relation of the organs to each 

 other, the various stages of development, and all peculiarities 

 relating to their habits and their places in the economy of na- 

 ture. Kveiy specimen should be distinctly labeled, so that the 

 \nsitor, who comes to the museum for knowledge and improve- 

 ment, may gain all the information possible. 



Respectfully submitted, 



G. Hambach, 

 Frank Schwarz, 

 Julius Hurter, 



Curators. 



