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Pennsylvania Meadow Vole Group — showing adults, nest, and ycung. ]n the Room of 

 "Animal Homes" arranged for young children. 



firmity made necessary. Repeated and prolonged visits demonstrated 

 the sincerety of his statement that he felt as though he had come 

 into a new world with '* all these animals." 



Every September children returning from country outings hasten 

 to tell us of their holiday pleasures, not the least of which is the deeper 

 appreciation of this world of nature of which the museum has given 

 them broader knowledge. Examples of the quickening and stimulating 

 influence of the museum in individual cases could be multiplied in- 

 definitely, and to these could be added the appreciative testimony of 

 parents and teachers, were it necessary to prove by argument its real 

 value to the community. But, happily, the day is passed when its 

 excuse for existence is questioned, or when the Children's Museum is 

 regarded as an extravagant investment yielding small returns. On 

 the contrary, the returns would warrant an increased expenditure, and 

 this seems to be a necessity of the near future. 



The present Children's Museum has long since outgrown its 

 quarters. Its exhibition halls, its lecture room and its library are 

 often so over-crowded with eager children as to defeat the objects 

 of their visits. The New York legislature, however, has recently 



Permanent Dwelling of the Northwestern Eskimo. In the Geography Room. 



