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his own funds, more than ten thousand dollars in making and 

 preserving these collections. The letter making this donation 

 was referred to a committee, who, January 25, 1860, reported 

 the form of a letter to Professor Agassiz, which was signed by 

 the members of the Board individually, and transmitted to him 

 by the President. Copies of the letters, with the report of the 

 Committee, are annexed, marked B. 



On January 25, 1860, Professor Agassiz submitted his first 

 Annual Eeport, which is annexed, marked C. 



The Trustees, on October 31, 1860, received a communication 

 from the Faculty, that one thousand dollars a year, for three 

 years, had been offered to them to form a part of the salary of 

 an agent of the Museum, provided five hundred dollars annually, 

 for the same term, were added, and Alexander Agassiz appointed. 

 This Board placed the requisite amount at the disposal of the 

 Faculty, with an express declaration that no agent or officer of 

 this corporation is authorized to incur any debt. 



The Committee on the Museum made a report on October 31, 

 1860, which is annexed, marked D. 



On November 13, 1860, the inauguration of the Museum took 

 place in Cambridge. The Trustees, with their invited guests, 

 proceeded to the First Church, where prayer was offered by the 

 Eev. Dr. Walker, and addresses were made by Dr. Jacob Bigelow, 

 chairman of the Building Committee, President Felton, Professor 

 Agassiz, and Governor Banks. 



On January 30, 1861, Professor Agassiz submitted his Second 

 Annual Eeport, which is annexed, marked E. The annexed paper, 

 marked F, contains the names of the trustees, officers, and mem- 

 bers of the standing committees for the year 1861. 



The last Annual Eeport of Professor Agassiz shows that an • 

 average of one hundred and twenty teachers of the State, of both 

 sexes, has been present at the course of lectures on Geology, just 

 concluded. 



It appears by the first Eesolve annexed to the report of the 

 Committee on the Museum, marked D, passed October 31, 1-860, 



