Yale Educator Urges $1,000,000 Museum for Texas Dr. Charles Churchert Points Out Need for Such Institu- tion at University. In the preliminary steps which have been taken toward the estab- lishment of a museum at the Uni-versity of Texas, consideration has been given of the great service that it would render not only to the stu- dents of the university, but people generally of Texas. Men of science are especially interested in the ac-complishment of the project. Dr. Charles Schuchert, professor emeritus of paleontology at Yale university, who is conducting a special course of lectures at the University of Texas, is regarded as an authori- ty on museums. He was formerly administrative officer of the Pea-body museum of natural history at that school and he has direct personal knowledge of benefits which are to be obtained from such an institution. He has evidenced much interest in the movement, to bring about the establishment of a museum at the University of Texas. Museum Needed "The people of this state need at the University of Texas a first-class museum to show the vast natural resources of the state," he said. "Not only its mineral and agricultural wealth, but as well to show the animals common to the region and the archaeology of the peoples who once lived in Texas. It should not be merely a place where these things are shown visitors, but above all to also be an educational center for the students at the university studying natural history. It should also be the place from which are loaned collections and books to the high schools of the state and even something of this sort may be sent out to the public school. This last has been done by museums of some states. Its doors should be open to the pub. every day in the year, including Sunday afternoons. Tells of Other Institutions "The natural history museum of Harvard university has cost more than $1,250,000 and has an endowment of about $300,000 and its floor space covers about two acres. It is primarily for research. The Peabody museum at Yale university, starting out with a gift of $150,000, has now a new building costing over $900,000 and a floor space of about 75,000 feet. It is also primarily a research museum, but is now co-operating with the schools of New Haven and of Connecticut and soon is to have another building wholly devoted to a children's museum. Million-Dollar Museum Urged "The University of Texas needs a natural history museum building costing about $1,000,000 and so designed that additions can be built to it as time requires. A museum, like a library, constantly grows through new acquisitions but little of its materials can be thrown away or is lost through the year of time. Let us hope that the people of the great state of Texas will see to it that such a building will be forthcoming. On the other hand, the history of other museums has demonstrated over and over again that the lovers of nature will do their share in building up the collection through specimens and collections, while various individuals of means will come forward with an endowment to stimulate research through the appointment of professorships at the building of special collections."