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is filled with old boxes and rubbish with the result that there is barely light in the room on many days during the middle of the day to do the work required of the occupants, while in dark weather work is nearly impossible.  To prosecute scientific research, or even to understand the required identifications of the specimens, which often necessitates the use of the magnifying glass is mostly out of question, while even under the most favorable circumstances in the present quarters it is ruinous to the eyes.  Under these unhealthy and unfavorable conditions the work of the department cannot be what it