edly new and different display techniques have been employed; 

 some additions to the Chinese archaeological exhibits in George 

 T. and Frances Gaylord Smith Hall (Hall 24); a habitat group of 

 giant South American aquatic plants, added to Martin A. and Carrie 

 Ryerson Hall (Hall 29); two additional large mural paintings of 

 plant life by Staff Artist Arthur G. Rueckert, added to the series 

 begun by the late artist, Charles A. Corwin, in Hall 29; several 

 exhibits and a new "subjective" series illustrating subjects in 

 paleontology, installed in Ernest R. Graham Hall (Hall 38); a habi- 

 tat group of the interesting man-like apes known as gibbons, 

 installed in William V. Kelley Hall (Hall 17; see Fig. 2) ; an exhibit of 

 the manta, largest species of ray, added to the Hall of Fishes (Hall 

 0); a subjective exhibit, "What Is a Bat?", added to the systematic 

 series of mammal exhibits in Hall 15, and an exhibit of the principal 

 kinds of mammals that inhabit Illinois, added to George M. Pullman 

 Hall (Hall 13). 



A new special exhibit, "Theatres of the War," consisting of 

 selected material representing phases of native life in various parts 

 of the world currently prominent in the news, was added to James 

 Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Hall (Hall 4). This exhibit, to 

 be maintained for the duration of the war, will be changed from time 

 to time to keep pace with the progress of events. The other 

 special wartime exhibit of strategical, critical, and essential materials, 

 installed in 1942, continued to attract much attention, and will also 

 be maintained for the duration. 



Special temporary exhibits of 1943 included one pertaining to 

 the history of the Museum during its first half century, displayed 

 from September 15 to November 15 in connection with the cele- 

 bration of the institution's fiftieth anniversary; "Lenses on Nature," 

 the first international photographic exhibit of the Museum, which 

 was also displayed during the anniversary celebration; an exhibit of 

 United States Marine Corps' official photographs from the South 

 Pacific; and, during May and June, an exhibit of selected chalk 

 drawings and ceramics, with natural history motifs, produced by 

 students of the Saturday Junior Classes of the Art Institute from 

 studies conducted under supervision of their instructors at this 

 Museum. 



Attendance . . . 



The number of visitors received at the Museum during 1943 

 declined slightly compared to 1942, 1,021,289 persons coming into 



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