The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
RARE SPECIMENS
TO BE SENT THE
STATE UNIVERSITY.
PelyDtesos Material FFea the ses6
Biological ExDeAitiea of 1s0S TO
- ExehaAgeA fer Insects Col.
lecte1 ~ Mr. TreveR Kincaia.

The University Of Washington Ii about
to receive some rare material Of great in
ferest TO naturaliSts. Trevor kincaid has
JUN received q letter from Nathan Har-
rington. OF the Sen6 geological expedition
OF lSSS. OF Columbia university, New York
city. asking IL Mr.. Ksncaid would nc; like
to exchange some insects for some polyp
terus material to be obtained on this new
expedition. The insects are 10 20 into the
Columbia University museum. Mr.. Kin
caid al once replied that he would be CAD
to exchange . fun series OF tbe insects
ne has thus far collected. This would be
no small matter for the Columbia univer-
sity. for Mr.. Kincaid has collected insects
by the thousands during the past few
years. And - he always donated TO the
University Of Washington all the specimens
he collects, 30 these new materials Will be
pi1ssd IL the university museum
the bony fishes. the sharks and the siur-
geons. II u one OF the only two existing
representatives. OF the oldest fishes on earth.
Fossil specimens Of It's ancient ancestors
are found In the silurian period OF the
It viii be remembered that the Columbia
sound in the summers Of 1855 and 1881.
One who was . member OF both parties
WA Nathan r. Harrington. who formed
history work being done by Mr.. Kincaid.
Al the head Of these expeditions was
Prof Bashford Dean. Phi. b.. who La the
author OF very valuable book entitled
'.Flshes, Living and Fossil" published In
1859 by Macmillan 4 Co. On page 1Ss OF
this book u found this refesence TO poiyp-
terus:
TT seems evsden. 10 the writer. from re-
suits Of his collecting trip from Cairo to
Assuan, April and May 1892. that abundant
material OF polyptsrus is not readily Sc
cured below the Second Cataract Until,
therefore, the interior OF Egypt Is made
more accessible 70 foreigners developmental
stages can hardly be hoped for"
the great victories OF Lord Kitchener in
Upper Egypt. and the coveted biological
material is now almost within his grasp.
The University OF Washington IL very
fortunate In being permitted TO share in
the results OF this great undertaking
The university was well represented a.
the recent meeting OF the State Teachers
Association at olympia. A part OF the
the question. What Acquisitions Are OF
the Most values" The Sneakers we're as
follows: Frank Pierrepore Graves. presi-
dent OF the University OF Washington:
W. Z. Wilson, principal Of the Ei.ensburg
Normal school; w. b. Turner. principal
Of the Cheney normal school. and Eaoch
A. Bryan pressden, OF the Washington
agricultural college. Prot. A. b. Corey
was made vice president and he partsei-
pated In the various discussions. Prof.
Charles F. Reeves was made president OF
the council. Besides these. the university
faculty vas also represented by Prof ]
b. Walker. Prot. Coffev was given one Of
the iatorsng oars al the successful teach
ers' institute IN Spokane recently.
All members OF thu university faculty
express themselves "a ready and willing
10 render every possible assistance to the
general cause OF education throughout the
state They say that every request for
aid frem the county Institutes will bs
promptly met.