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Caption: Course Catalog - 1891-1892
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14 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. geological formations, illustrating the general progress of life in the mollusks, fishes, reptiles, and mammals, from the oldest paleozoic time to the present. A fine set of fossils from Germany, aud collections suitably arranged for practical study, from this and other states, illustrate the different formations. There is a good collection of foot-prints from the Connecticut river sand-stones. Lithology.—This collection embraces the principal kinds of metamorphic and volcanic rocks; examples of stratification in the limestone and fragmental kinds, with many samples of such rocks as are found most valuable for building purposes. Mineralogy.—The specimens of minerals show all the groups, and all the important and typical species. All the metals are represented; also many of their most important combinations. Many of the specimens are finely crystalized; these, with a complete set of imported models, fully illustrate crystalography. Agriculture.—A collection of soils from different portions of Illinois and other states ; many varieties of corn, wheat, and other cereals and seeds ; specimens illustrating the official state inspection of grains at Chicago, showing the quality of the different grades recognized; models of agricultural inventions; models illustrating modes and materials fojjdrains ; casts of ancient plows ; engravings, lithographs, and photographs of typical animals of noted breeds. The farms give good illustrations of farm buildings, implements, machinery^ modes of culture, and of domestic animals of various classes. Physics.—The cabinets of the physical laboratory contain a collection of apparatus from the most .elebrated European and American makers, illustrating the subjects of mechanics, pneumatics, optics, and electricity. A series of standard weights and measures from the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey of the United States may be consulted at the physical laboratory. ART GALLERY. The University art gallery was the gift of citizens of Champaign and Urbana. It occupies a beautiful hall, 61 by 79 feet, and the large display of art objects has surprised and delighted all visitors. In sculpture it embraces thirteen full-size casts of celebrated statues, including the Laocoon group, the Venus of Milo, etc., forty
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