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Educational Collections 
J. R, Marshall, since he has been lent to the division, has made several 
changes contributing to the facilities for assembling and distributing the 
various collections. 
The following collections of minerals and rocks were distributed during 
the fiscal year: 
Province 
Standard 
Grade 2 
Grade 3 
Grade 4 
Special 
Prospi 
Minerals 
ector’s 
Rocks 
British Columbia 
0 
1 
0 
0 
4 
46 
41 
Alberta 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
51 
51 
Saskatchewan 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
16 
11 
Manitoba 
0 
0 
1 
0 
15 
9 
6 
Ontario 
0 
0 
33 
0 
8 
65 
22 
Quebec 
1 
0 
2 
250 
9 
5 
3 
New Brunswick 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
Nova Scotia 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
10 
0 
Foreign 
0 
0 
0 
0 
9 
4 
3 
No. of specimens 
1 
1 
36 
250 
49 
206 
137 
144 
44 
1,440 
10,000 
1,169 
4,120 
3,288 
Total number of collections distributed 680 
Total number of specimens distributed 20, 205 
In addition to the above three boxes of mineral chips consisting of 120 bags were sent out. 
Standard collection No. 1 comprises 144 specimens of Canadian 
minerals and rocks, size of specimens inches by 2 \ inches, contained in an 
upright, varnished oak cabinet. Price $35. This collection is accompanied 
by a printed list of the minerals and rocks included in the collection and 
the localities where they were obtained, and with a book on mineralogy and 
geology as an aid in teaching these sciences. 
“ No. 2 ” collection comprises 44 specimens of Canadian minerals and 
rocks, size 2 \ inches by 1| inches, contained in a flat, varnished, oak cabinet. 
Price $12. This collection may be carried conveniently from one classroom 
to another. 
“No. 3 ” collection consists of 40 specimens of sedimentary and igneous 
rocks, crystals, and fossils, specially arranged for teaching physiography in 
Collegiate Institutes, High Schools, Continuation Schools, and Normal 
Schools. The size of each specimen is about 3^ inches by 2f inches, and 
they are contained in two unpainted pine trays. Price $6. This collection 
is accompanied by a typewritten descriptive pamphlet. Extra copies of this 
pamphlet may be obtained at the price of 15 cents a copy. 
“ No. 4 ” collection is a special collection prepared for the Quebec 
Bureau of Mines. It consists of 40 specimens of minerals contained in a 
heavy cardboard box. 
In addition to the above collections, prospector’s sets composed of the 
more common minerals and rocks may be obtained at a price of 50 cents a 
set, postage prepaid. 
