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SCOPE. The collections are intended chiefly for use by the col- 

 lege classes but some emphasis is placed upon instruction of the general 

 public, attendants being present each day to give assistance in the 

 examination of specimens, and classes from the public schools, in 

 charge of their teachers, are made welcome at the museum. 



LIBRARY. The library of the museum is merged with the library 

 of the college. 



ATTENDANCE. Open free to the public on week-days from 8 to 

 12 and from i to 5. The attendance in 1908 was 3612. 



SOUTH BEND: 



NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



This society was incorporated in 1896 and maintains a museum 

 of ethnological, historical, and pioneer objects, and a library of 8222 

 volumes, in charge of George A. Baker, secretary, and occupying 

 9600 square feet of floor space in a stone building owned by the county. 

 The library and museum are open free to the public daily from 9 to 5. 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



The city maintains a zoological park of 25 acres, established in 

 1901, containing 26 reptiles, 35 birds, and 33 mammals. 



UPLAND: 



TAYLOR UNIVERSITY. Walker Museum. 



No reply has been received from this museum, which is said by 

 Merrill to comprise 500 fossils, 1000 minerals, 100 mounted birds and 

 mammals, a collection of local plants and wood specimens, 300 Indian 

 relics, and a collection of coins and postage stamps. 



IOWA 



CEDAR FALLS: 



IOWA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE. 



The college maintains a museum representing the natural history 

 of Iowa., The most important collections consist of implements of the 

 stone age gathered from mounds in the vicinity. The museum is 

 used primarily for instruction of public school teachers. A building 

 is now being erected at a cost of $175,000 to house the museum and 

 the college library. 



CEDAR RAPIDS: 



IOWA MASONIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. 



This is said to be the only library building ever erected by a 

 Grand Lodge, and in addition to a very extensive Masonic library 



