EDITORIAL 76 
collection, but they constitute only a small portion of the whole. 
The entire collection is estimated to contain 15,000 species and 
several hundred thousand specimens- 
Through the generosity of Mr. Gurley himself, this collection 
has recently become the property of the University of Chicago. 
It will be installed in Walker Museum as rapidly as possible and 
will constitute the nucleus of still further growth. It will be the 
policy of the University to make this collection, and the future 
additions to it, not merely an exhibition of rare and choice 
fossils, but a basis of research which will be open to competent 
students under approved conditions. It will, beyond question, 
prove to be eminently serviceable in promoting appropriate lines 
of investigation and will thereby constitute a notable contribu- 
tion to the progress of historical geology. 
STUART WELLER. 
