The sun., 1919-05-11

side by side with man IN his ascent
toward civilization. Some Of them like
the mammoth and the mastodon. fell
by the wayside, and their huge bones
petrified were reclaimed from the
mari. But in this great hall that chief
friend of man in the animal world
the horse. has gone with him on the
great highway. and has grown from
creature not much larger than q
bull terrier to the broadbreasted crea-
ture, graceful of form and feet OF
limb. which represents one Of the
highest TYPES OF the brute world
Mounted with thews of shining metal
we see here the skeleton OF slender
Sysonsby, the famous race horse, AND
tho Arabian stallion Nimu.
Across the way from the Hall Of
Man are by far the most spectacular
exhibits in the entire museum. Dino
saur Hall with it's fossil reptiles, am
phibia.ns and fishes which were sup
posed to have lived from three mil
lion to ten million years ago, contains
the remains of animals SO large that
they persisted from the earth because
of their very unwieldiness. Here Is
t1lS bTOllluShuTuS, ttlt Iloulllcu
specimen OF its kind known, which Is
sixty-seva feet in length and sixteen
feet i'll height and Is estimated to
have weighed, when alive. thirty
tons. Here too looms the framework
OF the huge carnivorous reptile, the
Tyrannosaurus, the last and mos;
powerful of his race. We may sea
also the mummy OF the Trachodon. II
which the texture of the original skill
is preserved to this day although mil
lions of years have passed since ho
met his death III the shifting shoals Of
some prehistoric stream.
The J. l.. Morgan Gems.
We have not had time to take even
a look at that famous collection OF
gems and precious stones and golc
work given to the institution by the
late ]. Pierpont Morgan.
Those who would know the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History can
wander at will through II and read the
labels on its specimens or chart the.r
way with the general guide book. or
by using the manuals describing spe-
in the visitors room or on the publ!os-
ton stand on the various floors
Such is the institution which Dr..
Henry Fairfield Osborn presents for
the attention Of the public IN the
fiftieth annual report which a few days
since came from the press Had L no.
been for the disturbed conditions
brought about by the European war
the close of the first half century o.
| usefulness and inspiration passed By
the American Museum OF Natural Hts.
tory would have been celebrated In
manner worthy of the service It has
rendered his city. II has become
necessary to postpone that celebration
for five years.
In the meantime the city and state
Of New York have the opportunity 10
erect the main central building Of the
facade facing Central Park rs ne
mortal TO Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
This would he most appropriate. a A.S
father IN 1869 brought together the
group of men who founded the mt
scum. The Colonel himself spent
hours Of his boyhood in roaming
among its collections and In the clos
ing years OF his life led the museums
expedition to South America and made
important contributions not only TO
| its collections but 10 its srirrt!t pls-
LEGATIONS. Such a memorial, in ne
opinion Of the trustees, would inspire
the youth OF America with the e~ea.
/ example of one who rs lover ~ tha
great world OF the out Of doors and as
| field naturalist and explorer was The
exponent of the great lessons which
| nature has to teach us all.