time develop an interest similar to that aroused by the Natural 

 History Society. It is unfortunate that Charleston is so far re- 

 moved from centers of scientific activity that it is seldom possi- 

 ble to obtain out-of-town lecturers. 



AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS 



The classroom, laboratory, and collections have continued to 

 be used by the department of biology and geology of the College 

 of Charleston and by the department of embryology and physi- 

 ology of the Medical College of South Carolina. A new labora- 

 tory course in physiology was introduced in the fall and in this 

 connection the Medical College has supplied new apparatus and 

 equipment. 



From January to June a class in botany came to the Museum 

 from Ashley Hall for instruction by Miss Bragg. 



The relation of the Museum with the public schools has been 

 described on a previous page. 



Affiliation with the institutions mentioned is of advantage to 

 the Museum in making it the center of a larger amount of scien- 

 tific work and in providing better equipment for the laboratory 

 than would be possible otherwise, while to the other institutions 

 the relation is of advantage in affording the use of the Museum 

 collections and library and a better equipment of the laboratory 

 than any one of them could afford alone. 



CONCLUSION 



In conclusion, it may be said that the efficiency of all depart- 

 ments is greater than ever before, that the scope of the work is 

 broadened in a wholesome manner, and that the coming year 

 should show a further increase in the service of the Museum to 

 the people and to science. 



Paul M. Re a, Director. 



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