departments in v/hich the curator was most interested and 

 learned prospered at the expense of the others. Since the 

 inauguration of the new policy at the Museum, exactly one 

 year ago, it has become increasingly evident that the time 

 and energy of the curator could not possibly be extended to 

 cover the necessary accessioning and revision of each de- 

 partment, and provide for its care and growth, and also 

 attend to the increasing opportunities for forwarding the 

 educational side of modern museum management. The ar- 

 rangement, catalogueing and providing for the increase of 

 the valuable library of scientific books, the provision for 

 public lectures, the preparation of special instructive ex- 

 hibits, the publication of the Bulletin, the preparation for 

 active co-operation in the work of the school children— all 

 these, and other manifold duties, both administrative and 

 curatorial, have made necessary the help and advice of as- 

 sociates. The title of the curator was accordingly changed 

 to Director, and the advice and help of experts enlisted by 

 the appointment of honorary curators, specialists in the de- 

 partments which they serve. 



Another reason for gratification in securing the interest 

 and aid of these scientists, lies in the hope, thus strength- 

 ened, that the College of Charleston Museum may once more 

 become the rallying point for scientific men of the genera- 

 tion, and thus renew the brightness of its name, which She- 

 cut, Elliott, Holbrook, Audubon, Bachrnan, and Agassiz 

 made famous. 



THE ELLIOTT HERBARIUH 



The Stephen Elliott herbarium, one of the most valuable 

 single collections in the Museum has been sojourning for two 

 years at Biltmore, undergoing thorough cleaning and re- 

 vision at the hands of the director and staff of the Biltmore 

 Herbarium. A report upon its present condition is now in 



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