raont collection, the precious and ornamental stones, and the 

 series of Tertiary coastal plain fossils. 



The carbon exhibit was installed in the main exhibition hall 

 in 1912, and comprises an unusually complete series illustrating 

 the formation of lignites and coals; petroleum, asphalts, and min- 

 eral oils; and amber, copal, and other fossil resins. The exhibit 

 is of the greatest educational value and has been extensively used 

 by schools and colleges. 



The Piedmont collection is designed to illustrate the distri- 

 bution of mineral species along the belt of crystalline rock which 

 extends through the middle and southern Atlantic states from 

 Virginia to Alabama. Characteristic material from most of the 

 important localities in this region has been assembled, and it is 

 important that this should be prepared for exhibition and that 

 its significance should be discussed in a comprehensive paper 

 suitable for pubhcation in the Contributions from the Museum. 



The series of precious and ornamental stones, which has been 

 gathered by Dr. Martin during many years, and which he has 

 presented to the Museum, will make a very attractive exhibit 

 and should be installed at an early date. 



It is important that provision be made for the arrangement of 

 both the Sloan and the Museum collections of South Carolina 

 and coastal plain minerals and fossils to show the geological 

 history of this region. 



In addition to these special projects, it is essential that the 

 installation of the general series of minerals should be completed. 

 This work was begun in 1912 and the style of labeling adopted is 

 so simple, and at the same time so instructive, that the exhibit 

 has attracted the interest of visitors and favorable comment 

 from museum workers. The uninterrupted time required for 

 study in preparing this type of installation makes the problem 

 difficult of solution with so small a staff as that of the Museum. 



CoNCHOLOGY. The honorary curator of recent shells, Mr. W. 

 G. Mazyck, has rearranged the specimens in the shell exhibit to 

 conform to the order of his recently published catalog, and has 

 added duplicates from his private collection to fill gaps in our 

 series. It will require some time to complete the installation 

 of this exhibit. 



Mr. Mazyck has also nearly completed the arrangement of the 

 shells of the Edmund Ravenel collection. These are now in tem- 

 porary exhibition cases in the main hall. 



Archeology. Gifts to this department have been received 



