Julius Friesser, pensioner, staff taxidermist for forty-four years; 

 the death on October 31 of Martin Marx, a guard; the death on 

 December 19 of Edward McCue, a guard ; the death on October 5 of 

 Timothy Reidy, pensioner, former Sergeant of the Guard; and the 

 death on October 18 of Adelbert L. Stebbins, pensioner, former 

 Auditor in the Division of Accounting. 



The Museum thanks its volunteer workers for help during the 

 year. Some of them, designated as Research Associates and Asso- 

 ciates, are included in the List of Staff at the beginning of this 

 Report. Other volunteers are: Howard Anderson, James Bacon, 

 Miss Lynn Beach, Walther H. Buchen, David Collier, Stephen 

 Collings, Teddy Czyzewicz, Miss Margot Donald, Michael Duever, 

 Mrs. Patricia R. Falkenburg, John Gedgaudas, Mrs. Dorothy Gould, 

 William Herbert, Charles Knowles, Mrs. Judith Lownes, Mrs. Glen 

 Nellis, Stirling Nellis, Thomas Olechowski, Philip Porzel, Miss Grace 

 Ramke, Richard Saunders, Wayne Serven, Miss Mimi Simons, and 

 Mrs. Adele Woods. 



The University of Cincinnati at its annual commencement held 

 on June 6 conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on 

 Clifford C. Gregg, Director of the Museum. Dr. Gregg received 

 the degree of Bachelor of Science from that university in 1917. 



THE BOOK SHOP 



This has been the best year for the Museum's Book Shop since its 

 beginning in 1938. It was possible, because of enlarged and remod- 

 eled quarters, to offer more efficient service as well as a wider selec- 

 tion of books and other merchandise. Sales were $196,890.10, a 

 marked increase over sales of $141,109.36 in 1957, which was a record 

 year. The highest sales for a single day and for a single week were 

 . also achieved in 1958, when sales of $2,024.44 on Saturday, May 3, 

 brought total sales for the week to $6,307.27. It is to be noted 

 that much of the success of the Book Shop is the result of unusual 

 items that often are available through the creativeness of the 

 Museum staff. At the end of the year eight more of the popular 

 Museum Storybooks (see page 102), written for children by members 

 of Raymond Foundation staff, were on sale. The Museum is happy 

 to express its appreciation to the William Wrigley Company for 

 continued co-operation through its program of educational adver- 

 tising of books and other natural-history material that are for sale 

 in the Book Shop. This year "Bird Fun Mobile" was advertised, 

 resulting in sales of more than 30,000 units. 



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