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small difference in expense is not to be thought of in such a case. It 

 \yould further be desirable to commence the purchase of the models of an- 

 tiquities, such as model's in cork of some of the houses, temples, theatres, 

 baths, A:c., &.C., in Pompeii and Herculaneum. These can be procured 

 at comparatively small prices. Models of every interesting part of Pompeii 

 which has been excavated, presenting in miniature a perfect view of nearly 

 the whole on the scale of 1 foot to 150, might be procured for about $2,000 .• 

 It might also be well to procure a few Etruscan vases; also a few antique 

 coins and medals, sufficient to convey some illustration of numismatics, as 

 a subsidiary branch of history. The Regents should of course decide 

 what proportion of the appropriation for collections should each year be 

 expended for these purposes. I will merely remark that $1,000, or even 

 $500 at the outset, prudently expended, would procure a very interesting 

 collection. 



I have thus stated cjuite in detail the work which must be done before 

 the library can be ready for use, or rather before any part of it can be placed 

 upon the shelves. Before it can be ready for use, much more is to be done 

 in arranging and cataloguing. To lay properly the foundation of a large 

 library is a slow work, and much time must necessarily be consumed iu 

 producing but small visible results. 



I am;, my dear sir, very truly, your friend and servant, 



C. C. JEWETT.. 

 Professor Henry, LL. D., 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution, 



APPENDIX No. 2. 



Report on the Meteorology of tJie United States: By Professor Loomi.-j. 

 Submitted to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



My dear sir: Believing that the science of meteorology has now ar 

 rived at that stage of advancement in which a more powerful combination 

 of observers is needed to secure any rapid progress, I fully concur in the 

 importance of establishing- an extended system of observations under the 

 direction of the Smithsonian Institution, and propose in this report briefly 

 to inquire, 



I. What advantages society may expect to derive from the study of me- 

 teorology, particularly that branch of it which relates to the phenomena of 

 storms. 



II. What has already been done in this country, 1st, towards making 

 the necessary observations; and, 2d; towards deducing from the obseiTa- 

 tions General laws. 



