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At the same time, the College of Science begs to express the hope 

 tliat the future of the Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark may 

 be even more brilliant and distinguished than its past. 



November 5th 1912. Joji Sakurai 



Tokyo. Direktor, College of Science. 



Ti'orasö, Museums natu r bist. Avdeling. 

 Turin, R. rausei di Zoologia e di Anatomia 

 c m p a r a t a d i Törin o. 



Urbana (Illinois). University of Illinois. 



Urban a-Champaign, September 25, 1912. 

 To tlie President, Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark, Graz. 



M y d e a r Sir, 

 I desire to express the thanks of the University of Illinois for the 

 kind invitation which the Natural Science Society of Steiermark lias sent 

 to the University of Illinois to be represented at the exercises connected 

 with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation. 



I sliould be greatly pleased if we could send a delegate, but regret 

 to State that this will be impossible. On behalf of my colleagues in the 

 faculties of the University of Illinois. I extend to the Naturwissenschaftlicher 

 Verein für Steiermark our most hearty congratulations and oui earnest wish 

 that its fature may be still more prosperous than its past. 



Faithfully yours 

 Edmund J. James, President of the University. 



Wasbington, United States Geological Survey. 



The Director of the United States Geological Survey has the honor 

 to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation of Naturwissenschaf tlicher Verein 

 für Steiermark to the celebration of its fiftieth Anniversary, and to present 

 the good wishes of himself and of the United States Geological Survey to 

 the Verein on the occasion. 



Washington D. C, October 19, 1912. 



Wasbington, S ra i t b s o n i a n Institution. 



October 4, 1912. 

 Sir, 

 The Smithsonian Institution is in receipt of the invitation of the 

 Natural History Society of Steiermark to be represented on the occasion of 

 the Fiftieth Anniversary of its foundation, to be celebrated on November 10, 1912. 

 The Institution extends its congratulations to the Society, but regrets 

 that it will not be able to send a representative to the celebration. 

 Very respectfully yours, 



Charles D. Walcott, Secretary. 

 Prof. Dr. L. v. Graff, 

 Picsident. Natural History Society of Steiermark, 

 Graz. 



