while maximum and minimum, wet and dry bulb thermometers, 

 and a thermograph for making a continuous record of tempera- 

 ture are installed in an out-door shelter at the right of the 

 entrance to the Museum. 



The instmmental exhibit is supplemented by the Charleston 

 and Washington daily weather maps, and by a series of charts in 

 swinging frames, illustrating the progress of storms across the 

 country and the character of the climate throughout the I 'nited 

 States. 



Public lectures will be gi^'en by Professor Rea on November 

 loth and 22nd, in which the instruments enumerated above will 

 be explained with the aid of lantern slides, and the principles of 

 weather forecasting discussed. The Museum will also make 

 special arrangements to demonstrate the instruments and ex- 

 plain their use to classes from the public and private schools. 



The Museum librarj'- is preparing special lists of books and 

 papers on meteorology for use in connection with this exhibit. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



The fall woi'k of the Charleston Natural History Society be- 

 gan with a meeting on Thursday afternoon, October 21st, at 

 which a revision of the coUvStitution, authorized last spring, was 

 presented by the executive committee and laid on the table 

 for consideration at the November meeting. The revised con- 

 stitution provides for the organization of two sections, A and B 

 respectively, the former to include honorary members and all 

 active members over fifteen yeai's of age, the latter to include 

 all active members under fifteen years of age. The Society 

 decided to devote special attention during the fall and winter 

 to the study of trees, and authorized the appointment of a com- 



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