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BUILDING. The collections occupy the north pavilion of the 

 main building, to which has been given the name, Coleman Hall; 

 2440 square feet of floor space is available for exhibition. 



SCOPE. Research, college teaching, and instruction of the general 

 public. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public daily from 9 to 5. The 

 number of visitors is estimated at 5000 annually. 



GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL. 



The Medical School now has, in charge of F. F. Russell, professor 

 of pathology and bacteriology, the teaching collection of human 

 pathology which formerly belonged to the Columbian University. 



HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 



The department of biology and geology possesses teaching col- 

 lections including a phanerogamic herbarium of about 7500 speci- 

 mens, chiefly flora of the District of Columbia, with a general collection 

 of about 2000 plants from the United States and Mexico, and 23 

 fascicles of native plants issued by the United States department of 

 agriculture; about 1200 minerals and rocks; about 2000 invertebrates; 

 and about 500 vertebrates, including 12 groups mounted in natural 

 surroundings, and a good collection of skeletons in comparative anat- 

 omy. These collections are maintained from the general appropria- 

 tion for the department, are used for teaching purposes, and are in 

 charge of R. E. Schuh, professor of biology and geology. 



UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



STAFF. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, keeper ex officio 

 Charles D. Walcott; Assistant secretary, in charge of the museum, 

 Richard Rathbun ; Administrative assistant, W. de C. Ravenel. Depart- 

 ment of anthropology: Head curator, William H. Holmes; Curators, 

 Walter Hough (ethnology), Ales Hrdlicka (physical anthropology), 

 William H. Holmes (prehistoric archeology), J. M. Flint (medicine), A. 

 Howard Clark (history); Assistant curators, I. M. Casanowicz (his- 

 toric archeology), George C. Maynard (technology), T. T. Belote 

 (history) ; Custodians, Paul Brockett (graphic arts), T. W. Smillie (pho- 

 tography); Collaborators, J. W. Fewkes (ethnology), J. D. McGuire 

 (prehistoric archeology); Aids, T. F. Lane (physical anthropology), 

 E. P. Upham (prehistoric archeology); Associates, Paul Haupt and 

 Cyrus Adler (historic archeology) . Department of biology: Head cura- 

 tor, Frederick W. True; Chief of exhibits, James E. Benedict; Cura- 

 tors, Gerrit S. Miller, Jr. (mammals), Robert Ridgway (birds), 



