Show THE UNIVERSITY A l. l FOR the increase of knowledge and for forthe forthe forthe the culture and enlightenment of the Students the Museum should rank along alongside alongside alongside side of the Library In the one objects are preserved which best illustrate the varied phenomena of nature and the works of man In the other is guarded the record of human thought and ity They meet on common ground in specimens specimen adapted for or use in the class room and laboratory to aid the teacher in presenting to the student the principles of art nature and history and to aid the student in acquiring a 1 thorough knowledge of of those principles Our University Museum now possesses possesses possesses pos pos- some four thousand scientific specimens and two hundred curios It contains specimens illustrative o of gen- gen v. v L. L i I e r fi I I I f I I I r I I d 6 9 ill 1 t l i t II I IJ J J i IN THE MUSEI f. Ij the custodianship of learning and in extending extending extending ex ex- tending the boundaries of knowledge Being used by teachers and students as aswell aswell aswell well as by the general public it is readily seen that the Museum is a benefit bene bene- fit to the institution It should be a means of entertainment and instruction to those who enter its portals and study its collections The college Museum 1 usually com- com l 4 i r i J Ii V j l h l 1 t era eral I and economic geology paleontology mineralogy metallurgy zoology zoology zoology zo zo- j botany and archaeology and much miscellaneous material There are thirty-six thirty cases of Utah minerals and a anum number ber of large specimens specimens specimens mens on the floor about the room representing representing representing rep rep- resenting the products of most of the mines and quarries of the State Of these the minerals some minerals some fi fifteen een hunI hun- hun I 1 f t S t dred in number principally ores ores and and the he cases and jars occupying the north 4 central part of the room along with other furniture pedestals photographs etc were presented to the University Museum Museum Museum Mus Mus- eum by the Worlds World's Fair Commission They represent Utah's entire mineral and mining exhibit which had been displayed at the Columbian Exposition and the San Francisco Midwinter Fair The collection of ores is quite complete a i but the lack of space necessitates the f crowding together of specimens ns much to 3 the disadvantage of the display i. i the principal principal milling milling concentrating and 1 smelting operations of Utah Metallurgical cal establishments Two cases are of casts and models of extinct animals four of shells and corals two cases of igneous and metamorphic rocks from various local localities two of American and foreign woods in prepared sections Against the west wall toward the south southend southend southend end is the large case of reptiles amphibian amphibian amphibian bian fishes insects etc prepared in preserving fluids On the lower floor and in the gallery are five cases of Utah birds most of which have been fully fIlly r Ii At ii- ii IJ i j AL ww 1 3 I I I VI YI VIr YIV vV W V VIN IN THE V MUSI ISE UM I. I I The cases to the left of the door along the east wall contain minerals from iF various parts of the state some four t hundred of which were included in the cabinets of Dr John R. R Park donated to the University in 94 The oak cases running across the i center of the room contain minerals arranged for comparative mineralogy according to their heir hardness color etc C Of the sets of cases in in the south end of r li the room the set shown in the lower right light hand corner of Cut 2 illustrates tes i t liI I f fd l k i i a t r r 1 J w 1 I c id and nd lab labeled led One large case 1 of thirds birds and mammals is in the center of the room as shown in the Cut This case and one on the west side near the north end of the room contain mounted skeletons of various animals i. i ie i.e. e. e the fox- fox bat the rattlesnake the sloth the cat and the cotton tail rabbit also a number of human skulls characteristic of different races of people A mounted skeleton of ofa a kangaroo in erect posture occupies a position on the top of this central case A human skeleton mounted on a stand I h I convenient for study and illustration in physiology work overlooks the display of his bony comrades from the west side of the room Besides the collections thus briefly described there are well equipped herbaria herbaria herbaria her her- baria of native and foreign plan plants ts eleven cases cases' of fossils illustrative of life during the different geological ages amongst the contents of which are over one thousand specimens from the rocks of N New ew York Pennsylvania and Illinois presented by Mrs Mary Ailing Alling Aber one case oi of coins two cases of aboriginal nal relics and five cases illustrative of life in the Sandwich Samoan and SouthSea SouthSea South SouthSea Sea Islands The museum is being constantly en en- During the past week a most valuable educational series of rocks comprising upwards of specimens was received from the Un United ted States Geological Survey at Washington The donation was mad made at the solicitation of Dr Talmage and will be a very helpful addition for for- use in geology and miner miner- The last legislature made a liberal appropriation to the University Museum This will be utilized in securing specimens to to fill in where our collections are weak The Museum is thus destined to advance with ith the in institution institution institution in- in and aid in the growth and progress of the classes which depend on it for illustrations in study |