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V. REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



The Library has enjoyed a steady growth since the previous 

 report, the total number of books added to the Library being 929. 

 Of these 78 volumes were received by purchase, 293 by binding of 

 periodicals, 105 as gifts, and 26 as permanent loans from the 

 American Museum of Natural History. To these should be added 

 427 reprints, mostly in pamphlet form. During the year the num- 

 ber of periodicals received has been 260 titles, of which 97 are 

 received by subscription, 52 b'y exchange for the BIOLOGICAL BUL- 

 LETIN, 99 are gifts, one is received by advertising, and n periodi- 

 cals are sent to us from the duplicates of the American Museum 

 of Natural History as loan. At the end of the year the total con- 

 tents of the Library is 10,663 volumes and 8,959 pamphlets. 



The Library has been fortunate in receiving a number of valu- 

 able gifts of books and of money. We may mention especially a 

 gift of $50 from Miss Anna E. Lagemann, of $88 from Dr. Frank 

 R. Lillie for the purchase of certain sets of journals, and $10 from 

 Dr. Alfred G. Mayor for subscriptions to periodicals. Of books, 

 we have received from the authors 



" The Nature of Animal Light," E. Newton Harvey. 

 " The Grand Strategy of Evolution," William Patten. 

 " Physiological Chemistry," 3d edition, Albert P. Matthews. 

 " Human Behavior," Stewart Paton. 



From Messrs. Squibbs we have received their " Materia Medica," 

 and from Messrs. Merck & Co., Benjamin L. Murray's " Standard 

 Tests for Reagent Chemicals, 1920." An especially interesting 

 gift is a volume of "Ramblers of a Naturalist, 1857," by de- 

 Quatrefages. This book is given by Mr. William Beer, Librarian 

 of the Howard Memorial Library of New Orleans. Mr. Beer 

 visited Wood's Hole in the summer of 1920, was much interested 

 in our Library, and has sent this book in recognition of the friend- 

 ships then established. Dr. H. H. Donaldson has very kindly 

 given us a copy of Cattell's "American Men of Science," edition 3, 

 and from the Rev. Mr. Tingley we have received a copy of Porter, 

 " The Human Intellect," and Barrett, " Threshold of the Unseen." 

 The Librarian also wishes to express thanks for friendly sugges- 



