New-York tribune., 1876-02-05
AGASSIZ'S MONUMENT.

| ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 70 THE MisSA-
| CuUsErrs LEGIsLArURE-THE CURAToRS REPORT
OF THE WORK or THB YEAK-LARGE AccEssIoNs
To THE MUSEUM.
| IyRox REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRfBUNEl
BOsToN, Feb. 4-The annual report of the
trustees Of Museum OF Comparative Zoology has oech
presented 10 the senate. The repOrs of the emAtof
Alexander Agassi1 Is longer than usual AMI tells or
year fill Of work and of promise for the future TIC
Museum = soon 70 have rs building enlarged and during
tho year has had the promise OF valuable collections
which viii add much 10 its usefulness. The general WORK
OF the Museum assistants, the curator says, has as
usual consisted mainly in preparing material hr exhio
on and packing duplicate collections for exclange
Of collections have been sent to tie schools OF
Ae STATE these will DO supplemented from duplicates rs
rapidly rs possible Fol- the last two years Che reduced
s OF ASSISTANTS has compelled the limitation OF coec-
tons 10 such additions blank III cNhibtOnoaScs or
the need Of fresh material for instruction made 2oces-
sary, the WORKING force being fulY occupied IN
! distributing the porshable material not needed
tor their own or for special study. The
curator spcaks Of the necessity restricting alcoholic
COLLECTIONS far "a possible 10 miunnn; since the
! live economy with which fresh specimens bc
siue superiority Of such work twin proper appii-
bo. o workers able. the seash0re or In he
| frld. to produce results unattain.,ble by musem
! collections must naturally be supplemented ~ 10
ooie, stations THESE, when once established at prop
|
| with nucl tnat ia exceedingly costly They
viii bseone for certain departments at le,st Chiefly de-
pU,itures the record Ot Work done al te ,tohs
the archives OF natural sicnce, 50 TO pt@ae @ & DC
cral instruction OF the pubc ant VI higher iistitu-
ii,ns N not re diminished, they mus h redtef be h'-
| fh to The Original investigator iii sOmoS nat more
! limited ieid.
ADDIuOSs To THE MUSEUM.
The principal additions during the year consist OF the
collections deposited by Harvard COLLEGE AMI of those
made by Mr Asa,sz and Mr. Grgan on tho west coast
! o. South America. lr9m Valparaiso 10 Lima, AMI along
the line Of railroad leading from the coast 10 Lake
Ttcaca They hr,ug.I, together !. fcprcs nta-
an Of the fauna Of tAe high plateau which tao lake
I, situated and though they greatly di,p, outcd
in the variety o animal life found In tie lake and the
surrounding shore, ihy took very inteo,n, deep
/ wafer temperature 90 depth OF lji fa'homsl, ara
| com l.tcd preliminary hydro graphic sketch " LaSc
Tticica which has furnished valuable results. ana done
Iluch TO explain tho poverty Of its original lie.
/ They also made extensive archaeological colirc-
! tipns which have been given to tho Peabody Museum
Every facility was afforded thcm by tne authorities and
| generous aid from The Mc,sft Mclcs - Lima
Tho volunteer of tue hi,cul has. usnal, been
carried by Messrs. l.. r. pourtae,. Theodore Ly-
T. g. Cary, AM Baron o'ten--acFen The ere o.
nrss has been rud rttker s I'm former years by
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