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ventilation has also been improved. The large number of dried sponges heretofore stored there, together with some additional specimens not requiring immediate attention, have been removed to two small rooms on the fourth floor of the south tower where, although inconvenient of access, they are safe from injury. All other material has been placed in storage cases on the main floor. This readjustment of the collections has made room for seven unit cases in the gallery, affording the means for disposing of most of the