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two surveys was supplemented by the material secured by the Texas 

 World's Fair Commission for the St. Louis Exposition. The museum 

 is confined to Texas material illustrating the economic resources of 

 the state, of which it has the largest and best collection extant. There 

 are 2500 minerals on exhibition and 1500 in storage. There are also 

 300 rocks, and economic material including oil, clays, building stones, 

 salt, cement, ores, and rare minerals. 



The museum is housed in the engineering building of the university 

 which was erected 'n 1904. It has no publications as yet but is arrang- 

 ing for two bulletins each year dealing with the mineral resources 

 of the state. It is open free to the public daily except Sunday from 

 8.30 to i and from 2 to 5.30. There are no statistics of attendance. 



In addition to the collections described above there are extensive 

 teaching collections connected with the science department of the 

 university. There is also the Swenson collection of 3476 coins and 

 1846 medals, many of which are rare. This collection is in charge of 

 the professor of history, Dr. George P. Garrison. 



HOUSTON: 



HOUSTON MUSEUM AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



This society was incorporated in December, 1909, and proposes 

 to establish a museum to be located in the new Auditorium, now being 

 erected by the city at a cost of $250,000. The museum is to be in 

 charge of C. L. Brock, director, and is to include both science and his- 

 tory. 



SAN ANTONIO: 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO. (Stevens Building.) 



The society was organized in 1904, and has a collection including 

 approximately 90 specimens of native archeology, 500 minerals, 30 

 rocks, 150 invertebrate and 20 vertebrate fossils, and a zoological 

 collection comprising 300 shells, 150 insects, 125 fishes, and 12 birds. 

 There are 144 photographs, including micro-photographs, of Texas 

 insects, other invertebrates, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The col- 

 lection is administered by the executive committee of the society, 

 and is open to members and visitors on Friday evenings. There is a 

 library of 700 scientific works. The society publishes an annual report. 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



Two zoological parks are maintained, one established privately 

 in 1887 and the other established by the city in 1902. The area of these 

 parks is 16 acres and they contain 5 reptiles, 293 birds, and 117 mam- 

 mals. 



