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system of niuscinn oxtciisiou for the |)ul)lie schools of Chicago. 

 Not only were traveling collections provided, but the necessary 

 auto truck service to keep them in circulation. 



The large sums of money spent for nuiseums in some of 

 our cities may be discouraging. It should be remembered 

 that these are for cosmopolitan institutions. In such institu- 

 tions exploration and research are important and expensive. 

 In the local or sectional museum a few thousand dollars goes 

 a long way. Aside from the upkeep of a suitable building and 

 the cost of cases, the salary of a single taxidermist would give 

 Cincinnati a renowned collection of birds and animals in 

 twenty-five years. Almost the same is true of fossils, if the 

 beginning were made before any more breaks occur. Archeology 

 woidd make a good showing on the same terms. Some lines 

 would depend on purchase, but in the course of twenty-five 

 years, the really valuable donations from a half million people 

 would be very large. 



