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many papers of recognized scientific value. The exchange list 

 includes over 500 names of societies and libraries. 



The Academy is now installed in the north wing of the 

 capitol building, at Topeka, in rooms on the fourth floor. It 

 has two connecting rooms, used for office and library, and the 

 museum is in the adjacent corridor. 



The museum has been greatly increased by the gift of the 

 state mineral display erected at the St. Louis Exposition, and 

 given suitable cases to hold this large amount of material. 

 It thus has the finest economic collection of the Kansas min- 

 eral industries in the state — an exhibit which received two 

 gold medals, twenty-two silver medals, and fourteen bronze 

 medals. 



