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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1903. 



on whicn acc^ount it was necessary to make the building smaller than 

 was originally planni^l and demanded by the extent of the collections, 

 therefore it became impossible to install the natural science collections 

 according to modern requirements. Besides, the form of the entire 

 structure admits of no extension. Though the building is onl}' just 

 completed, the builder already calls attention, in his description, 

 to the fact that the natural-history collections must have a separate 

 building! No provision has l)een made for the introduction of dust- 

 free air into the museum, therefore the most recent important 

 improvements in this direction have not been considered. As the 

 museum, when I inspected it, was not entirely completed, 1 am not in 



Fii,. IJii— I'rnviiii'ial ^lu^rimi. Hani )Aer. Germany. A room on the second story. 



a position to express a tinal opinion regarding it, though I l)elieve that 

 here, in conjunction with some undesirable features, nnich that is 

 good is to be found. 



45. VETERINARY HIGH 8CH00L : TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. 



The Veterinary High School (Tierarztliche Hochschule) is a large, 

 onh" recently completed building in a group of single houses. The 

 annual expenditui'es are $32,500. There are about 300 students and 

 IT teachers. I confined my attention to the anatomical institute, where 

 there is a miiseiun which is good but offers nothing extraordinary, as 

 there was only a limited sum available for the building and as there 



