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^[[note in left margin]] Ethnology [[/note in left margin]]

Cliff-dweller collections at Chicago, examples of puebloe life and others, unmistakably belonging to the ancient city of Mexico, which Lewis H. Morgan has defined to be only an enormous pueblo. This work was only undertaken at the latter part of the fiscal year, when Professor Holmes, who formerly had charge of all the collections of pottery, was made director of the Ethnological department at the Field Columbian Museum, Chicago.

4. The west hall has been for a long time given up to ethnology of the Eastern Hemisphere. It will continue to perform this function with this exception--that a portion of the eastern end of this hall has been set apart for the exhibition of the great religions of the world.

5. The eastern hall, devoted hitherto to the elaboration of different arts among uncivilized peoples, will continue to be used for this purpose with many changes and a portion near the rotunda will be devoted to eccleastical archaeology.

6. The east-north range and the northeast range continue to be the receptacle of specimens connected with navigation and the fisheries. In this space aboriginal material relating to these arts is installed. So much for the installation of the material: As to its preservation the curator has to report that the entire office and storage space of the west balcony has been lately assigned to him for storage pur-