Two catalogues of this collection have been published, one 

 in 1834, interesting as being the first catalogue of its kind 

 published in America, and the other in 1874, since when the 

 collection has been packed away in several cases at Dr. 

 Ravenel's late home, and only now has it been possible to 

 make arrangements by which it may become accessible to 

 students. The collection will be classified, arranged, and 

 prepared for exhibition by Mr. William G. Mazyck, our Hon- 

 orary Curator of Recent Shells, whose early studies were 

 encouraged and stimulated by Dr. Ravenel. The collection 

 will be kept intact and, as memorial of its distinguished col- 

 lector, will be known as the ' ' Dr. Edmund Ravekel Con- 



CHOLOGICAL COLLECTION." 



NOTES FROM THE MUSEUM 



983 visitors were recorded at the Museum in March, an in 

 crease of 135 over the February attendance, and at least 400 

 over the March attendance of a year ago. In March, 1905, 

 an attendant had not been provided for the turnstile, and 

 many children repeated a number of times. The real num- 

 ber of visitors was probably less than half of the record for 

 this year. 



Much interest was aroused by the lecture on "The Occur- 

 rence of Precious Stones in the United States," given by 

 Professor Daniel S. Martin, in Manigault Hall, March 27th. 

 Professor Martin is a recognized authority on this subject, 

 and treated his audience to a most interesting account of the 

 diamonds of the glacial drift, the sapphires of Montana, the 

 tourmalines of Maine and California, and the ancient turqu- 

 oise mines of New Mexico and Arizona. 



Mr. A. W. Riecke, of this city, recently presented to the 

 Museum a number of minerals, rocks, and fossils, which 

 have been added to the exhibition collection. 



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