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tion as preparator in the section of zoology at the beginning of May. 

 The resignation was accepted by the Director to take effect as of the 

 first of September. During his connection of nearly ten years with 

 the Museum Mr. Webster has accomplished much excellent work, and 

 the best wishes of the Director and of his colleagues on the staff of the 

 Museum accompany Mr. Webster as he embarks upon a new and' 

 untried field of activity, for which, however, his qualifications are 

 undoubted, as he takes great pleasure in the society of the young. 



One of the pleasant incidents in connection with the late dedicatory 

 services was the offer by Mr. Carnegie as a gift to the German Emperor 

 and to the President of the French Republic of replicas of the colossal 

 Diplodocus similar to the one which was presented to the British 

 Museum about two years ago. The German Emperor who was 

 promptly notified by cable of Mr. Carnegie's generous purpose, sent 

 the following cablegram to General Alfred von Loewenfeld, his per- 

 sonal representative, who had dispatched the message to His Majesty : 



" Sprechen Sie Mr. Carnegie fiir seine Darbietung die ich gerne 

 annehmen will und fiir die mir durch das Geschenk erwiesene Auf- 

 merksamkeit meinen Warmsten Dank aus. 



W1LHELM." 



The telegram was read by General von Loewenfeld, on the occasion 

 of the presentation of the Emperor's gift to the Institute, and every- 

 one who was present noted the tone of profound reverence and deep 

 respect with which the General, who possesses a noble voice, uttered 

 the name appended to the telegram — " Wilhelm." 



