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CLEMSON COLLEGE: 



CLEMSON COLLEGE. Natural History Museum. 



Botany. Cryptogams, 800; Phanerogams, 4600; Special col- 

 lections, ioo± preserved specimens of local fungi and a collection 

 of parasitic fungi of economic importance, together with the host 

 plants. 



Geology. Minerals, on exhibition, 1500, in storage, 2000; Rocks, 

 on exhibition, 1000. in storage, 1000; Dynamic geology, relief maps, 

 models, etc., 10. ' There is also a collection of the rocks and minerals 

 of the state. 



Paleontology. Invertebrates, on exhibition, 500, in storage, 

 250; Vertebrates, 50; Plants, 50. 



Zoology. Shells, 40; Insects, on exhibition, 5000, in storage, 

 5000; Other invertebrates, 100; Fishes, 20; Batrachians, 20; Reptiles, 

 100; Birds, 200; Mammals, 20. Special collections include injurious 

 insects in all stages of their life history, with methods of combating 

 them. 



The museum was established in 1904 as an aid to classroom work, 

 the first cases being installed in 1906. It is supported by appropria- 

 tions from the college, varying from $200 to $500 a year, and is in 

 charge of a committee of the faculty, with F. H. H. Calhoun, professor 

 of geology and mineralogy, as chairman and curator. 



COLUMBIA: 



UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



The college maintains museum collections, primarily for purposes 

 of instruction, as follows: The Babcock collection of about 30,000 

 Indian relics from South Carolina and neighboring states; 2 2oo± 

 minerals and 700 rocks; several rare pieces of old furniture; a miscel- 

 laneous collection of fossils; and a zoological collection including the 

 Taylor and Heyward collection of bird eggs, a small series of mounted 

 birds, and the Gibbes collection of shells and crustaceans. The Bab- 

 cock collection is the largest of its kind extant. The nucleus of the 

 collection of minerals and fossils consists of material gathered by Cooper 

 in Europe and in this country, enlarged and arranged by Brumby 

 and added to from various sources. There is a somewhat extensive 

 collection of fossils of the coastal plain of the state which were probably 

 garnered by Professor Tuomey. The Babcock collection is housed in 

 the library and is open to public inspection; the other collections are 

 in charge of the professors of the related departments and are used 

 mainly for teaching purposes. 



