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Hall have not yet been provided witli quarters in the New Capitol. 

 In consequence of this, additional rooms for the use of the 

 Museum have not been available. Mention should be made, how- 

 ever, of the introduction of steam-heating in the various rooms of 

 the State HaU. This has been done by Superintendent Andrews, 

 and will greatly add to the comfort and convenience of the rooms. 

 Previous to this time the several rooms have been heated by the 

 use of stoves, which, of course, greatly inconvenienced the occu- 

 pants. Another step in the preparation of the rooms for the use 

 of the Museum has been made by the erection of an elevator. In 

 view of the amount of work conducted in the upper story of the 

 hall, the addition of an elevator has proved of great utility. The 

 work of introducing this elevator has been conducted by Superin- 

 tendent Andrews, but paid for by the Trustees of the Museum 

 from the appropriation made by the Legislature for the fitting up 

 of the State Hall for the use of the State Museum. 



The Legislature entrusted to the Trustees of the Museum the 

 work of publishing the Palaeontology of the State. Another 

 volume has been issued during the past year. This was on the 

 subject of Corals and Bryozoa. There still remain the volumes 

 upon Crustacea and Brachiopoda. The first of these is in a good 

 condition of forwardness, and will be published early in the 

 year 1888.* 



The work of the Museum has been conducted by the usual 

 scientific staff. Professor Hall has continued as Director of the 

 Museum ; but he has devoted the chief part of his time to the pub- 

 lication of the Palaeontology. The principal work of the Museum 

 has been under the care of Assistant Smock, who has been denom- 

 inated by the Trustees as Assistant-in-charge. 



Assistant Beecher has notified the Trustees of his acceptance of 

 a position in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, in New 

 Haven. He will leave the service of the Trustees about January first. 

 The Trustees desire to express their special commendation of his 

 earnest and intelligent activity during the time spent in their ser- 

 vice. They part with him with great regret and with an earnest 

 wish that he n>ay succeed in the position to which he has been 

 called. 



The Trustees desire to mention in this report the death of Mr. 

 John Gebhard, in the eighty -fifth year of his age. In his earlier 



* Published in May, 1888. 



