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Museum should be lighted from above,, in order to have as much 
room as possible on the walls for cases. I think the plan of cases for 
the exhibition of geological specimens as adopted at York a very good 
one. Care should be taken that the cases are not too lofty, for it is 
desirable that the upper row of shelves should be of such a height 
that the specimens placed therein may be readily seen and reached. 
I think 8 feet a convenient height for the cases, immediately resting 
upon these cases a light gallery can be placed, containing cases 8 feet 
high, and again another gallery with cases if necessary. This plan 
secures the greatest economy of wall room, and the area of the 
museum can be left open for large specimens, which may be either 
grouped on the floor or on tables. This plan is adopted in the museum 
at Guy's Hospital, which is the best arranged of any museum I know." 
Active preparations were made for the third quarterly meeting 
of the members, held at Wakefield, in the Music Saloon, on September 
6th, 1838. Several committee meetings were held and invitations 
were forwarded by the President, Earl Fitzwilliam, to Professors 
Buckland, Sedgwick, and G. B. Greenough, Esq. , the latter of whom 
attended. The question of the museum occupied much attention, 
and the of&cers of the Society having made unavailing efforts to 
obtain funds necessary to erect a new building adapted for the pur- 
pose, at length decided on the 31st August to instruct two of their 
number, Messrs. Sharp and Holt, to seek out a room which could be 
used temporarily for a museum. During succeeding weeks several 
properties were visited, all more or less unsuitable, and those which 
might have served the purpose were too expensive. Eventually a 
warehouse in Westgate, Wakefield, was fixed upon and an engage- 
ment entered into to rent it. The property has since been adapted 
for a dwelling, and it is at present occupied by Dr. Wright. 
Mr. G. B. Greenough was elected an honorary member of the 
Society. He was one of the founders and the first President of the 
Geological Society of London. His amiable disposition and genial 
liospitality did much towards rendering the newly organised Society 
so successful and popular as it has since been. 
At the meeting referred to above, in reply to a question from one 
of the members, Mr. Greenough said, "since Mr. Morton has thought 
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