Stoux City Academy of Science and Letters. 27 
CURATOR’S REPORT 
To the Officers and Members of the Sioux City Academy of Science 
and Letters: 
As Acting Curator I offer the following report for the past year: 
Soon after the organization of the Sioux City Academy of Science 
and Letters, Dr. W. S. Lewis, President of Morningside College, offered 
for our use aS museum and library a very fine room in the new 
college building. To this room our collection of specimens, as well as 
those in our care but not belonging to us, together with our books, 
were moved during the close of last year. Since then there have been 
made three large glass-topped cases to hold the specimens, and the 
small case that formerly held the Brown collection in this room, has 
been changed to a book case, in which are the larger part of our 
books. The natural history specimens have been placed in the cases 
made for them, but are not yet properly named and classified. There 
should be provided labels for these specimens, so that name, number, 
and where they came from could be plainly shown. 
There have been accessions to our collection since its removal, 
from different persons as donations. We are also promised more speci- 
mens from the Chicago Academy of Science and from the Smithsonian 
Institute at Washington. 
When our collection is properly named and arranged it will make 
a very creditable showing as to size and variety, and can easily be 
increased very much. There are many specimens of minerals, fossils 
and shells in the homes of Sioux City and vicinity whose owners 
might feel disposed to donate to our collection if they knew they 
would be preserved and cared for. 
I hope that before the end of another year we shall build up the 
museum far beyond its present size so that it may become a source 
of pleasure and profit, not only to the members of the Academy, but 
to all the citizens of our city, and especially to the students who come 
to us from all directions. 
H. C. POWERS, Acting Curator. 
Sioux City, Ia., April 19, 1904. 
