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A prospectus will soon be issued by the College, giving the details 
of the regulations finally adopted by the Board of Control—FRanNcEs 
H. Scorr. 
In addition to the excursions already proposed for the geologist mem- 
bers of the coming International Geological Congress the Committee of 
Organization finds itself in position to propose a visit to the glacier 
Tséisky, which will have for its starting point the station Darg-Kokh 
of the railway Rostow-Wladikavkaz. The trip will occupy two days, 
Sept. 4th (16th)—Sept. 8th (18th), and will be made under the direc- 
tion of K. Rossikow. The expense is estimated at 20 francs in addition 
to that of the principal excursion. 
As has been stated before in the NATURALIST, arrangements have 
been made for excursions to the Urals, to Esthonia, to Finnland, to the 
Crimea, and to the Dnieper. As the number of participants in these 
excursions is necessarily limited, geologists who are expecting to take 
advantage of these opportunities for research are advised to communi- 
cate their wishes to the Committee.on Organization at an early date. 
On April 14th the Zoological Station at Naples celebrated the 
twenty-fifth anniversary of its foundation. The German government 
has recognized the value of the station by voting, in 1880, to contribute 
$7,500 a year to it, which sum was increased in 1890 to $10,000. For 
$500 a year anyone can secure a “ table” in the laboratory with all the 
privileges and conveniences it affords. Germany and her universities 
have 10 tables, Italy 9, Austria and Russia 2 each, Holland, Belgium, 
Hungary, Switzerland, Roumania, Bulgaria, 1 each, while others are 
held by the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, the British 
Association, and Smithsonian Institution. The only state which ever 
gave up its table was Spain, which no longer felt able to pay for it. 
Work will soon be in full progress on the erection of a portion of the 
new Museum of Archeology and Paleontology, for the University of 
Pennsylvania. The architecture will be simple and of Italian renais- 
sance style. Salmon brick will be the main feature in the building, 
although there will be plenty of stone trimming. A botanical garden, 
covering ten acres, will be laid out around the museum. The site of 
the structure was ceded to the University by the city on condition that 
a museum of art and science, surrounded by a botanical garden, be 
erected on it. The portion to be erected immediately will cost not less 
than $500,000, while the cost of the whole building will foot up to 
$4,000,000. 
