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assumed position in the college were Professors 

 Brackett, McCloskie, and Cornwall, for it was 

 not until some time later that Professor Charles 

 A. Young became one of the Faculty. The total 

 number of students at this time was four hundred 

 and eight, twenty-five of the number being in the 

 School of Science. 



The museum with which I became connected 

 occupied, as it does to-day, the upper story of the 

 main part of the School of Science — three large 

 rooms. The cases for the reception of specimens, 

 designed by the architect of the building, were 

 nearly completed ; and even then it was apparent 

 to me at a glance that they were not well adapted 

 for educational or exhibition purposes. The pre- 

 ponderance of wood over glass was noticeable, and 

 the dark coloring of the shelves and background 

 was not calculated to aid the observer in seeing 

 the specimens. 



Besides the E. M. Geological Museum, which 

 was already a flourishing part of the college, the 

 natural history collections at Princeton consisted 

 of a considerable number of badly stuffed native 

 and foreign birds, a few animals, and some of the 

 commoner reptiles of the immediate vicinity. 

 These were all mounted collections, and of no value 

 from an esthetic or educational point of view. 



The courage of youth is traditional, and looking 

 back I believe that without it I would never have 



