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4. SCHOOL MUSEUMS. Suggestions for the formation and 

 arrangement of a Museum of Natural History in connection 



with a Public School. Nature, 26th December 1889 . 58 



Subjects best adapted for School Museums Zoology, Botany, 

 Mineralogy and Geology What kind of specimens are desirable- 

 Every collection or series should be kept perfectly distinct A 

 permanent curator necessary. 



5. BOYS' MUSEUMS. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, April 



1897 ....... 63 



Natural History an absorbing passion with many boys Often 

 a passing phase, sometimes permanent Natural History as a 

 vocation Love of collecting Value as a means of education 

 Hints to beginners in forming museums Personal experiences of 

 the author. 



6. THE BOOTH MUSEUM. Address at the opening of the Booth 



Museum, Brighton. 3rd November 1890 . . 70 



Formation and object of the Museum The art of Taxidermy 

 Observation of bird life an unfailing source of pleasure, increas- 

 ing with increase of knowledge Such museums promote this 

 knowledge and add to human happiness. 



7. THE MUSEUM OF THE EOYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF 

 ENGLAND. Presidential Address to the Anatomical 

 Section of the International Medical Congress. London 

 Meeting, 4th August 1881 . . . . 74 



John Hunter, the founder of the Museum His collection 

 purchased by Government and placed in the custody of the Eoyal 

 College of Surgeons under certain conditions Branches of Biology 

 represented in the Museum Foundation and present condition of 

 each section Value of the Museum to the surgical profession and 

 the country Its future maintenance assured by the munificent 

 bequest of Sir Erasmus "Wilson. 



GENEKAL BIOLOGY 



INTRODUCTORY LECTURE TO THE COURSE OF COMPARATIVE 

 ANATOMY. Eoyal College of Surgeons of England, 14th 

 February 1870 ...... 97 



The course intended to illustrate the Museum John Hunter's 

 work as a comparative anatomist The Museum teaches morpho- 

 logy The study of morphology has led in succession to the ideas 



