XXXIV REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST. 



cation of the Principal, approved by the School Board, the only requirement 

 being that a suitable case be provided for their preservation. 



An ordinary show case, eight feet in length, with locks on the doors, will 

 answer admirably ; or, if an upright case be preferred, a book case with glass 

 doors will answer. 



Similar collections of the characteristic fossils of the different geologic 

 periods will be prepared for the fall term. 



Yours, very truly, 



E. T. DUMBLE, State Geologist. 



This was published in the Texas School Journal and other papers, 

 and the consequent demand for the collections has been far beyond our 

 ability to supply. Forty-one sets, more or less complete, were fur- 

 nished, and since their shipment we have had applications for something 

 over twenty more. During the last field season attention was given to 

 securing the materials needed for supplying the specimens lacking in 

 some of the collections sent out, and for furnishing complete collections 

 to the other applicants. 



It is proposed to follow these collections of rocks and minerals with 

 others giving the characteristic fossils of our various geological forma- 

 tions, and it is hoped that each High School in the State will sooner or 

 later have both these collections as a help in teaching Geology and in- 

 teresting the young people of the State in the study of the natural 

 features around them. 



Collections were furnished the following schools and institutions : 



Atlanta Male Institute, J. B. Madden, President. 



University of Texas, Prof. F. W. Simonds. 



Agricultural and Mechanical College, College. 



Austin High School, I. H. Bryant, Principal. 



Austin Colored High School, H. T. Kealing, Principal. 



Abilene Public Schools, Geo. W. Roach, Superintendent. 



Chappell Hill Female College, F. W. Tarrant, President. 



Cisco Public Schools, C. G. Faust, Superintendent. 



Colorado Public Schools, Jacob J. Hill, Superintendent. 



Comanche High School, C. O. Smith, Superintendent. 



Calvert High School, A. W. Kinnard, Principal. 



Corsicana High School, Chas. J. Alexander, Superintendent. 



Crockett Academy, E. A. Pace, Principal. 



Dallas High School, T. G. Harris, Principal. 



Denton High School, E. B. Keyte, Principal. 



