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and B are in accordance with the books and correct to the best 

 of our knowledge and belief. 



Very respectfully, 



HARVEY S. CHASE & Co., 



Certified Public Accountants. 



V. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 



AUGUST 14, 1917 



The continued growth of the library is shown by the following 

 figures: 



Total accessions 14,269 



Previously noted 12,615 



Journals, serials, etc 334 



Books 356 



Reprints 964 



1.654 



This shows the greatest gain, as compared with last year, in 

 new books and reprints; about four times as many books and 

 one third more reprints. More individuals have demonstrated 

 interest in the library this year. The following must be noted 

 especially: 



Books have been received from authors as follows: Raymond 

 Pearl. A. Petrunkevitch, W. E. Castle, James G. Needham, 

 A. M. Reese, W. B. Scott, J. B. Henderson, Jacques Loeb, R. 

 Goldschmidt, H. S. Pratt, A. S. & P. P. Calvert, A. H. R. Buller 

 and J. E. Peabody. 



The University of Chicago Press has given 6 volumes and the 

 Cambridge Press I volume. 



Miss Mathilde Koch presented 30 bound volumes and a collec- 

 tion of miscellaneous material, not yet catalogued; Dr. Knower 

 13 bound volumes and a series of reprints; Prof. S. F. Clarke 

 his collection of papers on hydroids consisting of 10 bound 

 volumes and over 300 reprints; Miss Alice W. Wilcox a file of 

 Science and one of the Popular Science Monthly. Dr. W. B. 

 Cannon sent 40 reprints of his own papers and those of his 

 students; and Dr. Wagner two more installments of duplicates 



