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ROCHESTER ALUMNI REVIEW 103
Giant Sloth-a Familiar Friend Already Established in Museum Exhibit.
real things through the senses. That portion
of the student's 'brain which is developed
by observation and comparison may
be well nourished in the work that he
encounters in a museum of natural history.
Some Innovations
One of the innovations in this new museum
will be the exhibits set into the walls.
Visitors may walk about the rooms and
view behind plate glass windows the evolution
of the life of the earth, from the lowest
and smallest types of plants and animals
up to the highest, including man.
There the fish of early ages may not
only be represented by a few bones, but
a reproduction of the live fish of that period
will be seen behind the glass, apparently
swimming in his native waters. In
this same building the botany students will
have ample facilities for experimental studies
of vegetable life. Botanical gardens
under glass will be attached to the building.
A large laboratory will be provided
for the study of insects. In short, all the
sciences in geology and biology will be
studied and demonstrated. Although the
geological, zoological and botanical collections
have been kept distinctly separate in
the past, it is hoped that they will be so
correlated in the new Mu eum of atural
History that they will illustrate eart'h sciences
in 'a logical, comprehensive and easily
understood series of displays.
Oak Hill Exhibits Already Begun
Construction of the Oak Hill exhibits
has already begun. One of the wall models
is completed. This depicts Allen Creek
flowing through Corbett Glen, five miles
east of Rochester. The model was originated
and principally constructed by Mrs.
Harold L. Alling, '21. It shows at lower
and lower levels the terraces, along which
the creek has meandered during the past.
Another model nearing completion is that
of Irondequoit Bay. It shows the depth
of the water in the bay and the glacial deposits,
out of which this wide valley was
carved. These models are to be used each
year in teaching geology.
The construction of the models necessitates
the portrayal of the scenery or habitat
in natural colors. This work is being
done by Marian L. Cook. Harold H.
Millot, '27, has also served skillfully in
the preparation and installation of the exhibits.
Other exhibits 'are in the preliminary
stages of construction. A model of the
Adirondacks will show the geology of
these mountains. The view will be to­
ward the east, with the Green Mountains
rising behind Lake Champlain, which will
be portrayed in the middle foreground.
The Adirondack topo-geologic model was
projected by Professor Harold L. Alling,
whose researches have led him to this re­
gIOn.