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BULLETIN 



OF THE 



COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Edited by PAUL M. REA 



DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM AND PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY 



Vol. 2 Charleston, S. C, January, 1906 No. l 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF THE MUSEUM 

 FOR THE YEAR 1905 



To the President of the College of Charleston: 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the follov/ing report 

 upon the work of the Museum for the year 1905. 



Appropriation 



The past year has been marked by the resumption of 

 active work at the Museum. In 1904 the annual appropria- 

 tion of City Council for the Museum was entirely inadequate 

 even to prevent deterioration of the collections. In my report 

 for that year I discused the grave danger of allowing the ap- 

 propriation to fall at any time below the amount necessary 

 to prevent such deterioration of collections which are the ac- 

 cumulation of more than half a century and in which the City 

 has invested a large amount of money. I also pointed out 



