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VIII. A BACTERIOLOGICAL MUSEUM 



The American Museum of Natural History in New York has 

 maintained a bacteriological museum under the skilled super- 

 vision of Prof. C.-E. A. Winslow. This has been a valuable 

 asset to members of the Society, and should have support. 

 Some of the older members may remember the Museum which 

 Krai maintained in Prag, and the fine series of museum speci- 

 mens and photographs he used to prepare. Krai's collection was 

 very helpful to teachers and investigators, and has now been 

 moved to Vienna. 



The Society should have a museum, which should serve as a 

 repository for all type species of organism descriljed in our 

 literature; further, I suggest that part of the work of such a 

 museum would be to keep up the pathogenicity of organisms 

 of economic importance, or those used for teaching. For several 

 3''ears I have sought plant pathogens of knowii Wrulence, for class 

 work, but have received organisms devoid of pathogenicity, to the 

 disappointment of the classes, and the possible loss of faith in one's 

 veracity. 



If the American Natural History Museum will undertake this 

 work, nothing more need be done by the Society, save to let aU 

 members know what services the museum can render. If, how- 

 ever, some measure of support is necessary, I trust that the Society 

 will investigate in what way the interests of its members can best 

 be served, and make proper business arrangements with the 

 Museum. 



I suggest also another function for a museum, that of a 



IX. BACTERIOLOGICAL CLEARING HOUSE 



You are all aware of the fimctions of a clearing house in a large 

 city, an organization the members of which meet daily and pass 

 through the various cheques and transactions of many banks. 



Something similar would be valuable to the bacteriologist. 

 I presume that many of you have had similar experiences to my 

 own. Working on a particular problem, or doing some routine 

 work, such as water or milk analysis, you find occasionally an 



