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Council of Education and by the R.C.A. F. The other was a collection 
of oil paintings of the wild flowers of British Columbia, by Mrs. A. E. 
Planta, of Nanaimo. The third was a collection of paintings by Mr. 
Coverley Price, made during the expedition to Peru in 1933, when Pro- 
fessor J. W. Gregory, of Glasgow University, was drowned. This exhibit 
was made in conjunction with the Canadian Geographical Society. 
GEOGRAPHY 
Geographical work for the Museum is carried on by Mr. D. A. Nichols 
of the Topographical Division, Geological Survey, and by Mr. Rene 
Ouimet, relief-map maker. 
Over a period of about five years Mr. Nichols has made an excellent 
contribution to the educational work of the Museum by selecting from our 
own records and those of other Government departments, particularly the 
Topographical Survey of Canada, photographs exemplifying the physical 
geography of Canada, and having sets of photographic prints, enlarge- 
ments, and lantern slides made for loan or sale to schools and individuals. 
Geographical exhibits, comprising relief maps, topographical maps, 
photographs, etc., are confined as yet to the hallway in the west wing, fourth 
floor of the building. 
Under the supervision of Mr. Nichols, Mr. Ouimet has now nearly 
completed a great relief map of Canada, constructed on the true curved 
form of the earth. This model, on a horizontal scale of 1:1,500,000, and 
the vertical scale exaggerated 10 times, will be about 5 feet high, and have 
a radius of about 11 feet. 
GEOLOGY 
Up to the present time geological museum work also has been per- 
formed by the Geological Survey. 
No study collections exist. Exhibition work has been confined so far 
to displays of some of the chief economic minerals of Canada, their geo- 
logical relationships and their commercial products. Only a small part of 
one exhibition hall is available for display. In the absence of organized 
work in this subject some attention has been given by the Division of 
Palaeontology to the geological phenomena of stratified rocks. 
EDUCATIONAL WORK 
This is the sole phase of museum work that has not unduly suffered 
through restrictions imposed by shortage of money or lack of space. 
It is also one of the most valuable services that can be rendered by 
museums and one that reaches persons at a distance from the museum 
almost as readily as those living in its immediate vicinity. 
MOVING PICTURE FILMS 
Some additions, by purchase and by direct composition by Harlan I. 
Smith, were made to the steadily growing collection of moving pictures. 
These films, besides being used in lectures and other activities of the 
Museum, are loaned to schools, scientific societies, and other organiza- 
tions interested in natural history. Except costs of transportation no 
charge is made. A catalogue of pictures available is provided to inquirers. 
