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Some thought has been given to combining with the 

 aquarium an auditorium or otherwise bringing under the 

 same roof space that may be used for other purposes, with- 

 out in any sense detracting from the distinctiveness of the 

 Steinhart Aquarium. Nothing along this Hne seems possible 

 of accomphshment. The aquarium once estabhshed will al- 

 ways be the "Steinhart Aquarium." Enlargement or exten- 

 sion by other bequests or endowments is not likely so long 

 as the features added by such bequests or endowments are 

 not sufficiently distinctive to perpetuate the names of those 

 whose generosity prompts their making. Nor does it seem 

 likely that the City, which is the beneficiary, could be pre- 

 vailed on in the near future to increase the initial fund. 

 Nevertheless, before it is too late, this thought is thrown out. 

 It would indeed be a gracious thing if the City which has 

 authorized the Academy to accept the bequest and to take 

 charge of the erection and operation of an aquarium in 

 Golden Gate Park, would add a like amount. It would 

 thereby make possible the erection of a dignified structure 

 adequate for immediate needs and arranged for expansion to 

 meet any future requirements. 



The financial standing of the Academy will appear from 

 the Treasurer's report. The endeavor of the Council and of 

 the Trustees has been to do the utijaost that could be done 

 within our resources as well in the matter of adding to 

 the material in the Academy's collections as in research work 

 and the publication of results. What has been done along 

 these lines will appear more fully from the report of Dr. 

 Evermann, the Director of the Museum, and the reports of 

 the curators of the various departments. 



As you were advised a year ago our floating debt which 

 had been incurred during the erection of the Museum build- 

 ing, had been wiped out in 1919. This year we note with 

 satisfaction that our indebtedness on the Academy's Market 

 Street property has been reduced by $10,000, from $300,000 

 to $290,000. 



For a grizzly bear habitat group, as was noted in the 

 President's last annual report, funds have been provided by 

 Mr. Ogden Mills and the necessary specimens for the group 

 have now been secured from the Yellowstone Park without 



