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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 171 
sity, Mitchell, S. Dak.; Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, 
_Mass.; Nebraska Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Omaha, Nebr.; 
—§t. John’s College, Annapolis, Md.; Pennsylvania State College, Centre 
. County, Pa.; Brooklyn Training School, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mount Vernon 
Seminary, Washington, D. C.; High School, Bridgton, Me.; Missouri 
Valley College, Marshall, Mo.; Columbia College, New York, N. X33 
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 
- Baton Rouge, La.; State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis.; High School, 
Springfield, Mass.; K.K. Naturhistorisches Hof-Museum, Vienna, Aus- 
tria; British Museum, London, England. 
A scheme of exhibits to illustrate the objects and work of this divi- 
sion at the World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago has been pre- 
pared in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner. It is 
proposed to use in this connection actual specimens and appliances 
where they will serve appropriately, and also models, relief maps, charts, 
and drawings. The principal subjects to be represented are the follow- 
ing: The economic features of the fauna and flora of the seacoasts and 
of the lakes and rivers, including the embryology and life history of 
the more important food-fishes; the general hydrography of the Atlan- 
tic and Pacific coasts, and the location, configuration, and principal 
characteristics of the oceanic fishing-grounds; the lake and river basins, 
and the distribution, past and present, of fresh-water fishes; the vessels 
and apparatus used in the investigation of fishing-grounds; laboratories 
for the study of aquatic life and of fishery problems; temperature, and 
other physical conditions and variations affecting the distribution of 
fishery products, and publications bearing upon these different topics. 
