26 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
WHAT IS NEEDED. 
There should be a new building built especially for the State 
Museum, Geological Survey and kindred departments. At one 
of the meetings of the Museum Commission it was voted to ask 
the State House Commission to consider this proposition. ‘The 
building of the new wing to the State House, which was greatly 
needed for offices, of course deferred building a new Museum 
wing or building, but we trust the State House Commission will 
give favorable consideration to our request at as early a date as 
possible. The Museum Commission are anxious to add a his- 
torical department to the Museum, now that a large part of the 
historical exhibit prepared by Hon. Francis B. Lee for the James- 
town Exposition has been given to the Museum Commission by 
the New Jersey Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition Commis- 
sion. 
There are many rich and valuable historical relics in the State 
that would be gladly given to the State if it had a safe and con- — 
venient place to keep and display them. This should be provided. 
The work for the past year has required much time, patience 
and labor. To arrange, plan, pack, ship, unpack and instate so 
many exhibits in so successful a manner is no small job. Then 
to repack, ship, unload and reinstate them in the State Museum 
can only be appreciated by doing it. 
As a whole, little damage was done to the exhibits sent to the 
Jamestown Exposition. 
When everything is arranged in the Museum, although our 
space is limited, it will be more attractive than ever before. 
In closing, we must again thank the members of the State 
Museum Commission and the State House Commission for the 
uniform courtesy we have received from them. We also wish to 
express our thanks to the New Jersey Ter-Centennial Commis- 
sion, its President, Hon Clarence E. Breckenridge, and its Secre- 
tary, Col. Lewis T. Bryant, for the kind treatment received at 
their hands. 
