ANNALS 



OF THE 



CARNEGIE MUSEUM 



Vol. X, Nos. i and 2. 



Editorial Notes. 



The month of May and the first two weeks in June were spent by 

 the Director on the Pacific coast, whither he had gone at the invitation 

 of the authorities of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 

 to act as a member of the International Jury in the Department of 

 Education. The work of the Jury was more or less exacting, so that 

 little time could be devoted to anything else. Nevertheless a visit 

 to the University of California on Commencement Day, and a visit to 

 Leland Stanford University on Baccalaureate Sunday, permitted the 

 Director to renew his acquaintance with Professor J. C. Merriam at 

 Berkeley and to inspect the wonderful paleontological collections 

 which he has acquired, and to enjoy the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. 

 D. Starr Jordan at Palo Alto, and to glance at the ichthyological 

 treasures in the Museum of the University. 



After his work as a member of the Jury had been completed, the 

 Director was able to find time to view the Yosemite, where he spent a 

 couple of days, and then to repair to Los Angeles and San Diego 

 Near Los Angeles the remarkable deposit at Rancho la Brea was 

 inspected. The kindness of Dr. Frank S. Daggett, the Director of the 

 beautiful Museum of History, Science, and Art of Los Angeles County, 

 on the occasion of a visit paid to the institution, will never be forgotten. 

 The action of the authorities of Los Angeles County in appropriating 

 a sum of money for the thorough scientific exploitation of the fossil 

 Beds at Rancho la Brea is most gratifying as an illustration of in- 



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