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tions include 5oo± specimens in addition to a small collection of 

 G. A. R. relics. There are also specimens of local stalactites and trilo- 

 bites and no polished Unios. There is a library of 10 volumes relat- 

 ing to local history. 



The society receives an annual appropriation of $200 from the 

 county, in addition to th? fees of members, which are 50 cents annually. 

 The museum is administered by an executive committee and is free 

 to the public. No sta tistics of attendance are kept. 



The society has published a sketch of Abe Wood, first permanent 

 settler of Bamboo, bv H. E. Cole. 



BELOIT: 



BELOIT COLLEGE. Museums. 



Anthropology. Logan Museum of Archeology. This museum 

 is in charge of Mr. George L. Collie and 3 student assistants. It 

 derives its name from Mr. F. G. Logan who presented the Rust col- 

 lection of material from Southern California and Arizona, the Perkins, 

 Ellsworth, and Elkey collections of material chiefly from Wisconsin, 

 and who also provided an endowment yielding an annual income of 

 S700. The collection includes 6725 specimens of native archeology 

 and 490 of foreign archeology. It is especially rich in copper and stone 

 artifacts from Wisconsin. The Rust collection includes pueblo pot- 

 tery, mortars, pestles, steatite bowls, etc. There are 180 ethnological 

 specimens from the Dakota and Winnebago tribes. There is a good 

 collection of Porno baskets, and a representative series of artifacts 

 from Scandinavia, France, and Japan. The Logan Museum is housed 

 in Memorial Hall, erected in 1869 by the college at a cost of $22,000 

 and providing 4500 square feet of floor space for exhibition, and 600 

 for storage. - The museum is administered by a curator, responsible 

 to the board of trustees of Beloit College. It is open free to the pub- 

 He daily from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. 



Art. The art museum includes 400 casts of antique and modern 

 sculpture ; 16,000 prints, engravings, and photographs; 75 oil paintings ; 

 25 water colors and pastels; and quite a large collection of ceramics. 

 The collection of Greek casts from the anthropological building 

 at the Columbian Exposition is especially noteworthy. There is an 

 art library of 2000 volumes, including valuable files of art journals. 

 The museum is installed in Art Hall, erected by the college at a cost 

 of $5000 and providing 4500 square feet of exhibition space. It is in 

 charge of Mrs. Helen B. Emerson, curator, and one assistant. The 



