The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-03-29
THE ACADEMY MUSEUM.
ESTABLISHED ABOUT THREE
YEARS AGO.
It is Not so ancient as the Salem
Museum but it Contains Many Rel
les of a III istoric Nature
From the Marca Academy

les Oh d II 1stOflc nature.
From the Marca Academia
During the past year we have been
gradually gathering the materials for
the Museum, and adding them to
those already in.the possession of the
school. When Society Hall was built
the story Immediately above the
Euterpean and HeSperian Halls was
devoted to the use of the collection:
cases were made, and the articles
gradually conveyed to their future
home The floor space is about 3Ox4O
feet, and is lighted by five dormer
windows.
AT present there are seven large
cases, including more than 1 200 speci-
| mems, and number of articles, his
torical and otherwise, occupying the
! room. The object of the Museum is
twO-fold one,-first to preserve his
tOrical articles, and second, to gather
collection of articles to aid in the
Natural Science studies. and in the
| classroom work in general. Among
| the historic collection are such ar
ticles as the old fire engine Q1s4);
pewter plates, dating from the begin
| mems of embroidery and painting,
| so. 60 and more years old; stools used
| when the present dining room was
| built and other similar articles con-
| nected with the early life of the
| school,
| So, too, there are number of relics
connected with the Indian life OF
| bowls, arrows, spears, sc. War
| relics, such as shells and balls fired on
historic battlefields, and we may add
! here the portraits Of the Principals of
| the School from 1902 to the present
| time,-though these will be deposited
| in the Academy Office till such time as
| the Institution has a fire-proof muse
um and archive building.
In the museum proper we will first
glance for moment at the general
| plan, and then from month to month
| devote d column or two to the publ
| cation of the present catalogue, and
| later acknowledge the donations
! which we feel certain friends will frlm
| time to time favor US with. We
note the cases:
Case L. is devoted to shells, and con-
tains between 300 and 400 specimens,
more than 200 varieties.
Case IL. contains about 125 speci-
mems of fossils, and several hundred
| specimens of minerals, running
through the list of well-known rocks
| and minerals, and containing very
many that are rare
| Case III. contains a large collection
| of ores and stones, marbles, crys-
tails and gems gathered by Miss
Lehman, and deposited in the mu-
scum for the use of the school. In
this case also are deposited coliee-
tion of coins, donated by DR.. Peschau,
| recently of Wilmington
| Case ~. contains the Anna l.. Og-
burn collection of sponges, shells,
corals, etc, from the Bermuda
| Islands.
| Case V. contains the W. II. Hall
| collection of Sea animals, crea-
lures of the crab, star-fsh, shell and
| other families; also a large and val
liable collection of birds nests and
eggs, with perhaps three dozen speci
| mems of fish, reptiles and insects pre-
served in alcohol.
Case VI. is OF a general nature. At
| present there are specimens donated
| by Rev. r. z. Lineback, Prof. e. w.
Lineback, and also donations from
Sue Winston, Hattie Ellison and He
| en- Dunn, pupils. Among the general
list we note donations from Misses
| Lou and Sallie Shaffner and Lizzie
| fIeisler, and others, whose names will
appear as the list is published.
| Case |. is largely composed of the
| IIartwig collection, purchased years
ago. Mrs. kilbuck, on the occasion
| of her recent visit, took with her
| goods to be used in the purchase Of
| articles in Alaska, and we expect ii
box from that distant land this fall.