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ST. ANDREWS.—After a delay of more than a quarter of a century, at last, by the munificence of Mrs. Bell Petti-grew, the widow of the late professor of medicine and anatomy, a sum of 6000?. has been generously offered for the new museum of natural history of the University in which her husband laboured so long. The present museum was erected by the Government in 1846, and whilst its exterior is in keeping with the other substantial buildings in the quadrangle, its mode of lighting and its cases arc far behind date. Moreover, its crowded shelves not onh render proper exhibition of the specimens impossible, but interfere with classification. In all probability a new lecture-room, a practical class-room, and rooms for curator and workers will be attached to the museum.
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University and Educational Intelligence . Nature 77, 381–382 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/077381a0
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