The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-08

for the equipment of -a Departing of
Geology, much needed at the Univer.
sity. In the meantime the minerals
have been loaned to the Department
of Chemistry where they are soon to
be placed on exhibit in the new rOtun-
da of the Marquis Maloney Chemical
Laboratory.
Next in order of date is the Oriental
collection OF, DR.. Hyvernat, head of the
Department of Semitic and Egyptian
Languages and Literatures.. It con-
sists chiefly of cuneiform tablets
(private letters and deeds of saIeJ
ranging from 1000 to 500 &c; Baby
lonian seals Of the same period, Silver
and copper coins from the various Mo-
hammedan dynasties; Arabic, Goptic,
Hebrew, Syriac, Persian and Turkish
manuscripts, Coptic and Greek papyri,
Egyptian tapestries of the Coptic and
Arabic periods, and many curios col
lected in the course of DR.. Hyvernat's
travels in Western Asia, India, Egypt
and Soudan.
Third comes the Lindesmith collec-
ton of Indian war relics and in par
ticular relics of General Clusters expe-
dition against the Sioux, which is
unique for the number, variety and
Importance of the articles it includes.
Father E. w. Lindesmith also donated
to the Museum his complete outfit as
an army chaplain and many rare and
valuable relics illustrating the life of
the Indians and American pioneers.
Fourth in order are the rich botani-
cal collections donated by Father A.
B. Langlois, of New Orleans, La, and
Father ]. Herman Wibbe, of Science
tady, N. Y. (Alb), which formerly
were part of the equipment of the De-
partment of Botany. To these were
added four or five years ago the col
lection of mushrooms and plants of
the District of Columbia presented by
Mr.. Fred j. Braendle, all of which are
now under the special care of DR..
Parker, of the Department of Biology,
who has loaned to the Museum his
beautiful collection of birds eggs.
Among the later accessions are sew
eral other collections of no mean in
terest, viz: (a) a collection of Indian
pottery, presented by DR.. John A.
Ouchterlony, of Louisville, KY; (b}
one of roof-tiles from the old Califor-
MIA Missions, each tile being decorat-
ed with an oil painting of the mission
from which it was taken; (c) a collec-
ton of Greek and Roman coins pre-
scented by Mr.. Claudio Janet, Of Paris;
I'D numerous commemorative, medals
of great historical events in the life
of the Catholic Church in America;
(e) small but steadily growing num-
Der of specimens of Christian archae-
ology and ecclesiastical art (chiefly
Italian; reliquaries, chalices, crosses,
ETC.. etc.1; (f) many manuscripts, in
cunabula and other rare prints, both
European and American.
The latest acquisition of thessMuse-
um are the beautiful Basselin collec-
ton of Japanese works of art, and the
Jean Paschal Schisano collection of
Napoleonic relics presented by the late
Mile. Stephanie de Cous Schisano, OF
Norfolk, Va, the collectors daughter.
The scope of this General Museum,
as it is now called, has been still
farther enlarged of late by decision
of the Right Reverend Rector to the
effect that all the works of art--paint
ings, engravings, statues, etc., now
scattered throughout the various build.
ings of the University-$afe TO come
under the supervision of the Director
and the Curators of the Museum pend
ing the organization of a University
Gallery.