NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 171 



Mineralogy. 1000 specimens: Dr F. Kantz collection of 200 

 specimens from Europe; college collection of 400 typical speci- 

 mens from the United States; A. F. Oilman collection of 450 

 New England typical specimens; all classified according to 

 Dana. About 100 duplicates for exchange. 



Historic and economic geology and litliology. 200 specimens: 

 United States government collection of 150 specimens of rocks 

 of the United States; Keefe collection of choice specimens of 

 Tennessee and Vermont marbles. 



Zoology. 300 specimens: 100 birds eggs; Fisher collection of 

 150 alcoholic fishes of the United States; 100 dried specimens of 

 echinoderms, corals, sponges, etc. 



Botany. 478 specimens: Caulkins collection of 400 choice 

 specimens of lichens of Tennessee; M. C. dendrology club's col- 

 lection of 78 specimens of woods of natural growth on the 

 campus. 



Ethnology. 410 specimens: M. C. club of Japan collection of 

 150 specimens of Japanese books, weapons, garments, armor, 

 household utensils, coins etc.; 20 Chinese articles, 50 Indian; 

 30 Persian; 150 Mound Builders relics; 10 American Indian 

 specimens. 



The museum also contains class flags, foreign flags and ban- 

 ners, some of the original scientific apparatus of the college, 

 the first communion set brought into east Tennessee, the spin- 

 ning wheel of the wife of the founder of the college, and a series 

 of ancient books and manuscripts. 



Milligan college, Milligan. No report. 



Southern normal university, Huntingdon. No report. 



Southwestern baptist university, Jackson. No report. 



Southwestern presbyterian university, Clarksville. S. R. McKee, 

 professor of chemistry, in charge. 



Mimeralogy. 6000 specimens prepared for inspection and istudy. 



Lithology and paleontology. A large collection of rocks and 

 fossils. 



Zoology. 16,000 shells; on exhibition in the Stewart Cabinet 

 building. 



Botany. 500 mounted specimens. - • 



