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together have not been fully rewarded, as indeed was not expected, 

 although a saving has been made in the budget, of $14,5311. By 

 estimating the income and expenses of the four months to January 

 1st, the deficit for maintenance, it is found, will approximate $15,000; 

 i. e., income %j 1,250, expenditures $86,690. It will be borne in mind 

 in this connection, as was the case in the last report, that these fig- 

 ures do not include special cash donations, nor special appropriations, 

 made by the Executive Committee, for material and permanent 

 improvements. 



The Memberships. — Nominations for Annual Membership were 

 made in very large numbers at the beginning of this year, and the 

 total membership of this class now registered is 610. A large pro- 

 portion of the old Annual Members are found upon this year's list, but 

 the number of new names cannot be said to be very gratifying, 

 although every effort has been made to secure an increased member- 

 ship. Several Honorary Life Members have been elected by the Trus- 

 tees: Mary D. Sturges, Harlow N. Higinbotham, George M. 

 Pullman, and Edward E. Ayer. Frederick J. V. Skiff, Willard A. 

 Smith and W. I. Buchanan have been elected Patrons. 



Lecture Course. — Two series of lectures have been given since 

 the last Annual Report, most of them being illustrated with stereop- 

 ticon views. The fourth course comprised nine lectures: 



Oct. 5. — "Cats and the Lands they Inhabit."* 



D. G. Elliot, Curator of Zoology, Field Columbian 

 Museum. 

 Oct. 12. — " Living Pictures of Invertebrate Animals." 



A. H. Cole, University of Chicago. 



Oct. 19. — "Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms." 



C. F. Millspaugh, Curator of Botany, Field Colum- 

 bian Museum. 

 Oct. 26. — "A Chapter in the Early History of Chicago." 



O. C. Farrington, Curator of Geology, Field Colum- 

 bian Museum. 



Nov. 2. — "Structure and Natural History of Sharks." 



O. P. Hay, Asst. Curator of Ichthyology, Field 

 Columbian Museum. 



Nov. 9. — "On the Origin of Coal." 



H. W. Nichols, Curator of Economic Geology, Field 

 Columbian Museum. 



* Repeated by request. 



