Jan. 1935 Annual Report of the Director 223 



Twenty programs in all were offered to the children of the city 

 and suburbs. The total attendance at these entertainments was 

 27,653, of which 13,549 came to the spring course, 8,549 to the 

 autumn course, and 5,555 to the special programs. 



The following newspapers gave publicity to the programs: 

 Chicago Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Herald and Examiner, 

 Chicago Evening American, and Chicago Daily Illustrated Times. 



An expression of appreciation for films loaned for the programs 

 is due to the Department of the Interior of the Dominion of Canada, 

 National Museum of Canada, Atlas Educational Films, Dynamic 

 Pictures of New York, Canadian National Railways, Chicago Rapid 

 Transit Company, and the Department of Conservation of Michigan. 



MUSEUM stories FOR CHILDREN — RAYMOND FOUNDATION 



Two series of Museum Stories for Children were written by 

 members of the Raymond Foundation staff. These were published 

 and copies were handed to all in attendance at the entertainments. 

 The material of the stories correlated with certain films shown on 

 the programs or with talks given by staff members who used colored 

 slides to illustrate the topics presented. The list of stories follows: 



Series XXII — The Builders of Mexico City; Sugars of Many Kinds; New Zealand 

 and the Maoris; The Story of Tea; The Sloths and Their Cousins; The Pow- 

 hatan Indians; Tapioca; Some Interesting Beach and Sea Animals; The Giraffe. 



Series XXIII — How Seeds Travel; American Snake Myths; The Story of Coffee; 

 The Hippopotamuses; The Bella Coola Indians; Snails of Land and Water; 

 The Pearl of the Orient; The Owls; Skis and Snowshoes. 



During the summer, accumulated stories were placed in a holder 

 at the North Door to be taken by visitors. The total distribution 

 of Museum Stories for Children during the year was 42,500 copies. 



LECTURE TOURS FOR CHILDREN — RAYMOND FOUNDATION 



Classwork in the exhibition halls was extended to the following 

 groups: ^^^^ 



of groups Attendance 



Tours for children of Chicago schools 



Chicago public schools 204 7,752 



Chicago parochial schools 19 615 



Chicago private schools 12 259 



Tours for children of suburban schools 



Suburban public schools 121 3,878 



Suburban parochial schools 3 113 



Suburban private schools 10 167 



Tours for special groups from clubs 



and other organizations 35 1,975 



In all, 404 groups were given guide-lecture service and the attend- 

 ance was 14,759. 



