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Continuation of measures instituted several years ago to save 

 expense connected with electric lighting again resulted in a worth- 

 while economy during 1934. 



Maintenance of the building was given proper attention by the 

 Superintendent of Maintenance, the Chief Engineer, and the working 

 forces under their supervision. As usual, a number of improvements 

 were made, of which some of the more important are detailed below : 



To provide for the installation of the series of bronze and marble 

 sculptures of British champion domestic animals presented by Mr. 

 Marshall Field, it was necessary to remodel Hall 12 on the first 

 floor com_pletely. Ten walnut cases with individual illumination 

 were built around the room. The floor, both inside and outside 

 the cases, and the bases, were covered with rubber tiles of 

 "Napoleon gray" color. The walls and illuminating hoods were 

 finished in pure white paint, flat finish. The sculptures were installed 

 on their original wooden pedestals. Three walnut benches were 

 provided in the hall. 



To provide additional space and afford a better arrangement of 

 the bird and mammal storage cases in Rooms 76 and 77 on the third 

 floor, the corridor walls formerly separating these two rooms were 

 removed, and rooms and corridor were combined into a single room 

 43 feet wide and 143 feet long, making an area of 6,149 square feet, 

 with better light and air. The total area of the two rooms when 

 separated by the corridor was 5,005 square feet. The increase in area 

 obtained by removal of the corridor is about 23 per cent, and 

 results in much larger increase in storage capacity by making pos- 

 sible rearrangement of storage cases, and due to the fact that the 

 center aisle can now be utilized by the workers both in the Division of 

 Mammals and the Division of Birds. Twelve additional steel storage 

 cabinets, 68 inches high, with removable center partitions, and 600 

 half length trays, were provided for storage of bird specimens. 



At the north entrance to the building a new rack was provided 

 for displaying stereoscopes, and stereoscopic photographs of Museum 

 exhibits, which were placed on sale. 



In Stanley Field Hall the walls, statuarj^ columns, and arches 

 of the colonnades were vacuum cleaned. 



At the east end of Chauncey Keep Memorial Hall (Hall 3) two 

 new cases were built for exhibits pertaining to physical anthropology. 

 In the main part of this hall seven new pedestals were built to provide 

 for the installation of additional bronze figures of racial types received 

 during the year from the sculptor, Miss Malvina Hoffman. 



