On September 1, 1900, Dr. George^Hall Ashley>as elected 

 to succeed Dr. Manigault as Professor '[of Natural Sciences 

 and Curator of the Museum. '::^While no extensive" additions 

 were made to the collection during his administration, to such 

 an extent did he arouse a wider and»more intelligent interest 

 in the Museum, through a series af illustrated lectures and 

 the publication of a ''Guide to the Museum," as to have 

 merited the following commendationaOf„;his work in the An- 

 nual Report of the President of the College, submitted to the 

 Board of Trustees, June 25, 1902: "It would thus seem that 

 these collections, which represent half a century and more 

 of thought and labor on the part of "the distinguished scien- 

 tists who have contributed to the upbuilding of the Museum, 

 are to-day to a greater extent, available to the public 

 for study and investigation, and that the Museum, therefore, 

 is likely more than ever to enter actively and usefully into 

 the educational work of the City." 



Prof. Ashley, having accepted a position as geologist with 

 the United States Geological Survey, resigned May 28, 1903, 

 and Professor Paul M. Rea was elected his successor on June 

 15 following. 



Prof. Rea soon recognized the absolute necessity for pro- 

 curing, not only additional room for the accommodation of 

 the Museum, but the assistance of students in special lines 

 for the care of the several Departments of the great collec- 

 tion which long ago had outgrown the reasonable capacity of 

 any one invividual, especially if he was to be burdened be- 

 sides with the exacting duties of the class room or labora- 

 tory. This latter point he earnestly brought to the atten- 

 tion of the Trustees, and, as strongly recommended by him. 

 "as a means of associating scientific men of Charleston with 

 the Museum and of securing expert advice on technical 

 questions, " at their "Meeting held March 31, 1906, the fol- 

 lowing gentlemen were elected Honorary Curators in the 

 Museum:* 



*Bull. Coll. Mus. Vol. 2. No. 4, Apr., 1906, p. 32. 



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