NATURAL HISTOIiY MUSEUMS 147 



All specimens collected by the geologic survey of Ohio are 

 required by law to be placed in the charge of the state university. 



Ohio Wesleyaii university, Delaware. Edward L. Rice, curator 

 and in charge of collections of zoology and anthropologi/ : Lewis G. 

 Westgate, professor of geology, in charge of collections of geologyy 

 mineralogy, paleontology and botany. 



Paleontology. 5000 specimens including casts; the Devonian 

 and Silurian formations are best represented; some good De- 

 vonian fishes; collection of 1000 Ward casts. 



Mineralogy. About 2000 specimens. 



Economic geology and lithology. About 1000 specimens. 



Zoology. General collection, corals specially well represented; 

 about 20,000 specimens of Mollusca, 500 of which are Unionidae. 

 Total number of specimens 25,000. 



Botany. About 300 specimens of woods. 



Ethnology and anthropology. About 1200 specimens, mainly 

 North American stone implements; including 500 choice and well 

 selected specimens of the William Walker collection. 



Lantern slides of geographic and geologic subjects and Ohio 

 Corniferons fossils, specially corals, for exchange. 



Otterbein university, Westerville. W. C. Whitney-, professor of 

 hiohgy and geology, in charge. 



Small working collections, of direct use in teaching, in nearly 

 all lines but not for display. 



Scio college, Scio. J. H. Beal in charge. 



Mineralogy. 2000 to 3000 specimens. 



Historic and ecwiomic geology and lithology. 500 to 800 speci- 

 mens. 



Zoology. 150 specimens. 



Botany. 800 to 1000 specimens of American plants and woods. 



Ethnology and anthropology. Small collection. 



Specimens are distributed throughout the departments and in 

 care of instructors using same. 



University of Wooster, Wooster. No report. 



TIrbana university museum, Urbana. John H. Williams, dean. 

 Good general collections but not at present on exhibition. 



