Charleston, and he will esteem it a great favor if the owners 

 of private libraries having in their possession old or modern 

 scientific books of value or interest will communicate with 

 him to this end. The library is open to all properly qualified 

 persons upon application to the curator. 



The lecture on Parasites, Mosquitoes, and Disease was il- 

 lustrated by lantern slides and at the close of the hour living 

 mosquito larvae and pupae were projected upon the screen. 

 The Museum expects to receive in a few days a collection of 

 mounted mosquitoes of the United States which will be es- 

 pecially attractive to those who attended the lecture on Oc- 

 tober 30th. 



Temporary electric lighting was provided for the ap- 

 proaches to Manigault Hall for the lecture on Monday even- 

 ing, October 30th. In order that evening lectures may be 

 given at the Museum during the fall and winter, this tem- 

 porary installation will be retained until funds are available 

 for a permanent equipment. 



Three important departments of the Museum are undergoing 

 revision and rearrangement this fall. Special attention will 

 be devoted to the birds of Charleston and vicinity and the 

 collections in Agassiz Hall are being arranged to assist the 

 field study of our local birds which has been undertaken by 

 the Charleston Natural History Society, as described on 

 page 26 of the Bulletin. In addition a systematic revision 

 of the collection is in progress and will be reported from time 

 to time in the Bulletin. 



The gallery of Holmes Hall is being prepared for 

 the exhibition of the extensive osteological collection 

 which is now scattered throughout the Museum and 

 when all the skeletons have been put in order a series of 

 special studies will be undertaken which will serve as a guide 

 to the exhibit. The synoptic collection of invertebrates is 

 being entirely revised and much material which is now in 

 storage will be prepared for exhibition. 



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