. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history -- California. Editorial The illustration forming the frontis-piece, represents the beautiful and extensive Structure, at this time nearly under roof, in the newly christened Exposition Park, the right wing of which has been assigned to this Academy. On December 17, 1910, in the presence of about five thou- sand residents of Los Angeles, the Corner Stone was laid by the Grand Master of the Free-Masons of California, with the very impressive ceremonies of the Order. Particulars of that function
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history -- California. Editorial The illustration forming the frontis-piece, represents the beautiful and extensive Structure, at this time nearly under roof, in the newly christened Exposition Park, the right wing of which has been assigned to this Academy. On December 17, 1910, in the presence of about five thou- sand residents of Los Angeles, the Corner Stone was laid by the Grand Master of the Free-Masons of California, with the very impressive ceremonies of the Order. Particulars of that function are given on another page of this Bulletin in the record of the Transactions of the Academy. The Directors are particularly gratified in being able, at this early date, to inform our members that immediately upon the completion of that Building, most valuable, interesting, beautiful and, in some respects, unique collections in Geology, Ichtheology, Conchology, P]thnology, Ornithology, Botany, Entomology and Zoology will be speedily placed in position in the large exhibition room, for inspection by the curious and examination by the student. Some of these collections have been purchased, some have been gathered at the expense of the Academy, some have been presented and a few have been loaned. Professor Gilbert has been most assiduous in his labor of cleaning and mounting the fossils from Rancho la Brea, and he reports that he now has enough skeletons to occupy the space of one side of the hall. Among them are two complete giant ground-sloths, several sabre-tooth tigers, a lion, giant wolf, foxes, coyotes, probably a complete mastodon and camel, a turtle, deer, the giant ox; and, of the creatures of the air, numerous skeletons of the giant condor, vultures, hawks, eagles, owls, herons, geese, peacocks and an innumerable quan- tity of creeping, crawling, walking and flying smaller fry, which possessed this region at least two hundred thousands of years ago, and which nature has e
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