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MUSEUM.

The arrangement and classification of the museum is now in progress. A number of new cases have been added, and while the room designed for museum purposes is not large enough to make a complete display of the collections of the Survey, typical collections can be shown which will not only be of interest to the observer and of great educational value, but at the same time impress upon all who see them the fact of our varied mineral and agricultural wealth.

During this year we have added to the great number of ores, rocks, minerals and fossils of the geological collections proper, a series of birds and birds’ eggs of North Texas, collected by Mr. G. H. Ragsdale, and a similar series of those from the coast country, collected by Mr. J. A. Singley during the intervals of work in the Galveston deep well, which he has been watching.

Mr. Singley has also made collections of the land, freshwater and Gulf shells of Texas, which are arranged in the cases in connection with a loan collection from him of foreign shells.

CO-OPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

In continuation of the plans described in the Second Annual Report I have had a large amount of material collected for the purpose of supplying the Public High Schools of the State with collections of typical specimens of rock materials, ores and fossils representing the geology of Texas, for the purpose of assisting them in the study of geology and mineralogy. We have now on hand sufficient material to supply every High School in the State, but the press of work in other directions and the small force at my disposal have prevented the preparation of the collections as rapidly as I wished. The collections sent out embraced only rocks and minerals. The collection of fossils made for the purpose will be arranged as soon as possible.

During the year the followirg schools were supplied:

• Sulphur Springs High School. Professor B. R. Morrison, Principal.
• Gordonsville High School, Professor B. F. Holcomb, Principal.
• Mexia High School, Professor R. B. Cousins, Principal.
• Blanco High School, Professor W. H. Bruce, Principal.
• Elgin High School, Professor W. H. Stevenson, Principal.
• Eddy High School, Mrs. Bedichek, Principal.
• Van Alstyne High School, Professor H. L. Finer, Principal.
• North Texas Female College, Sherman, Mrs. L. A. Kidd, Principal.