University of Virginia Library

Gifts Received During the Year

(To April, 1898).

FOR THE RESTORATION FUND.

         

From Mr. Charles B. Rouss (for the completion of the Rouss Physical Laboratory),	$10,000
Hon. Thomas J. Coolidge,	5,000
Mr. J. R. Coolidge,	5,000
Mr. A. Hemenway,	1,000
An unknown friend (through Mrs. Wm. M. Thornton), for the restoration of "The School of Athens,"	2,500

Other contributions to the restoration fund have been acknowledged by the
Rector.

THE BRYAN MEDAL FUND.

The sum of $250 was given in July last by the Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan as a
fund, whose proceeds should be applied annually for the purchase of a medal to be
given in open competition (among students of the University) for the best article
on the theory of government (decision to be made by the Faculty). The Visitors
have ordered that the medal so given shall be known as the Bryan Medal.

FOR THE LIBRARY.

Gifts to the Library have been made during the year 1897 by the following
institutions, persons, and companies:

                                                                                                           

Academy of Science,	St. Louis, Mo.
American Forestry Association,	Washington, D. C.
American Philosophical Society,	Philadelphia, Pa.
Boston Book Company,	Boston, Mass.
Commonwealth of Virginia,	Richmond, Va.
Cambridge University,	England.
Departments of U. S. Government,	Washington, D. C.
Doane, Dr. L. G.	New York, N. Y.
DuBose, Prof. W. P.	Sewanee, Tenn.
Duke, Judge R. T. W.	Charlottesville, Va.
Field Columbia Museum,	Chicago, Ill.
Harvard University Library,	Cambridge, Mass.
Hogue, Prof. Addison	Lexington, Va.
Holliday, Ex.-Gov. F. W. M.	Winchester, Va.
Hotchkiss, Jed, Esq.	Staunton, Va.
International Arbitration Committee,	Washington, D. C.
James, Prof. E. J.	Philadelphia, Pa.
Johnston, Dr. Geo. Ben	Richmond, Va.
Lewis, Mrs. Carvill	London, England.
McGrorty, Rev. J.	Coleraine, Ireland.
Mallet, Professor J. W.	University of Virginia.
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology,	Boston, Mass.
Meade, Professor R. K.	Easton, Pa.
Minister of Education,	Toronto, Canada.
Moore, Professor J. B.	New York, N. Y.
New Jersey, State of	Trenton, N. J.
New York State University,	Albany, N. Y.
Oxford University,	England.
Payne, J. M., Esq.	Lynchburg, Va.
Peabody Institute Library,	Baltimore, Md.
Princeton University,	Princeton, N. J.
Rea, Geo. B., Esq.	New York, N. Y.
Rogers, Mrs. Wm. D.	Boston, Mass.
Ruffner, Dr. Wm. H.	Lexington, Va.
Scott, Col. John	Warrenton, Va.
See, Professor T. J. J.	Lynn, Mass.
Smith, Professor R. M.	Bethel Academy, Va.
Snyder, Dr. A. A.	Washington, D. C.
Society of Arts,	London, England.
South Carolina,	Columbia, S. C.
Speed, J. Gilmer, Esq.	New York, N. Y.
Sterrett, J. D., Esq.	Bell's Valley, Va.
Stubbs, Professor W. C.	New Orleans, La.
Tarry, Geo. P., Esq.	Tarry's Mill, Va.
Thomson, Edward, Co.	Northport, N. Y.
Thornton, Judge J. D.	San Francisco, Cal.
Topliff, John A., Esq.	Atlanta, Ga.
Vass, Mrs. L. C.	Spartansburg, S. C.
Virginia State Bar Association,	Richmond, Va.
Waller, Dr. Elwyn	New York, N. Y.
Werner Company,	Akron, Ohio.
Winthrop, Hon. R. C., Jr.	Boston, Mass.
Wisconsin, University of	Madison, Wis.
Wise, Hon. John S.	New York, N. Y.

TO THE OBSERVATORY LIBRARY.

                                                 

Observatory, Carlsruhe, Germany.	Observatory, Mauritius.
Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Africa.	Observatory, Milan, Italy.
Observatory, Cent. Meteorological, Mex.	Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.
Observatory, Columbia Universty, N. Y.	Observatory, Naples, Italy.
Observatory, Florence, Italy.	Observatory, Nice, France.
Observatory, Greenwich, England.	Observatory, Poulkova, Russia.
Observatory, Hamburg, Germany.	Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Observatory, Harvard College, Mass.	Observatory, Tacubaya, Mexico.
Observatory, Hong Kong, China.	Observatory, Vienna, Austria.
Observatory, Leiden, Holland.	Observatory, Washington, D. C.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, Mass.	Nova Scotian Institute of Sciences, Halifax, Canada.
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.	Oberhessische Gesellschaft für Natur und Heilkunde, Giessen, Germany.
Association Géodesique Internationale.	Royal Astronomical Society, London, England.
Astronomical and Physical Society, Toronto, Canada.	Dr. T. J. J. See, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Heinrick Bode, Hessen i. Br., Germany.	Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Francesco Contarino, Turin, Italy.
Dr. B. A. Gould, Cambridge, Mass.	Società degli Spettroscopisti Italiani, Rome, Italy.
Government Astronomer, Natal, Africa.
Prof. Dr. Hugo Gyldén, Stockhold, Sweden.	Società Meteorologica Italiana, Turin, Italy.
Königliches Astronomische Rechnen Institut, Berlin, Germany.	Socíetas Scientarum Fennicæ, Helsingfors.
Prof. A. O. Leuschner, Berkeley, Cal.	Mr. R. B. Swift, Chicago, Ill.
Hans Ludendorff, Köslin, Germany.	Mr. John Tebbutt, New South Wales.
Natursforschende Gesellschaft, Danzig, Germany.	University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, D. C.	United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C.
Dr. A. A. Nijland, Utrecht, Holland.	Dr. Karl Zelber, Breslau, Germany.

Mr. Geo. N. Saegmuller, of Washington, D. C., has presented a new regulator,
made by himself, for the driving clock of the 26-inch equatorial.

TO THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY.

From Mr. Joseph Wharton, Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian and Pennsylvanian
nickel ore; Austrian coin of pure nickel, and blank for U. S. coin of
same metal.

Messrs. R. W. Phair & Company, New York City, N. Y. Specimen of
"Euquinine."

Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company, Piedmont, W. Va. Series of specimens
illustrating the manufacture of "sulphite" pulp for paper
making.

Messrs. Twindell & Co., Baltimore. Specimens of pot-glass.

TO THE MUSEUM.

From J. G. Taylor, Jr., Ownesboro, Ky. Tooth of mastodon.

U. S. Geological Survey. Educational series of rocks.