HALL OF GEOLOGY 



At present this room contains a case each of birds, 

 fossils, and plants, and two cases each of fish, rep- 

 tiles, crustaceans, etc., and minerals, with some 

 mammals, skeletons, etc. Temporarily at least, it 

 is planned to keep the fish and reptiles in this room, 

 to occupy the cases on the east and north side. The 

 rest of the cases it is planned to devote to geology. As 

 previously stated, this plan does not give case room for 

 all the geological material already on hand, much 

 of which is stored in other parts of the College build- 

 ing. The present plans contemplate the preparation 

 and exhibition of a few picked specimens to illustrate 

 the character of the series, to be shown later when 

 the funds will allow of completing the cases in the 

 gallery. The following series are projected : 



Descriptive mineralogy. This will illustrate the 

 different physical and chemical properties of mine- 

 rals, such as the modes of crystalization, color, 

 cleavage, etc. ; and the different groups according to 

 their chemical composition, the last to be in two series: 

 one of these, illustrated by the case containing minerals 

 with phosphorus, is to show the minerals containing the 

 common metals or other elements of value, as iron, 



