8 FiEi.i> Coi-iMiiiAN Museum Rri'orts, Vol. II. 



those thiit most i-nf^aK' '"• ••'»• ni'"" ■■' il»«' ofTi* < •- >■; tht- Institution. 

 As a naturnl constqurnc«-, thi- K»n»ral ap|Maranci- o! the Museum is 

 n«'vrr thr saiur. constant a«ltlitions, chann^s and rt-ntwals, olc, nuik- 

 inn th«- rxhil»ition halls always (rrsh and inviting. 



Staff of the Museum. Th<- following changes and additions in 

 the Slat( may In- nottd: Mr. Charles L. Owen was appointed .\ssi5t- 

 ant Curator of ,\rch.Tology, and Mr. \V. J. (iirhard .\ssistant Curator 

 of ICntomoIogy. Thi services of Mr. J W. Hudson as Field Ethnol- 

 ogist were secured, and Mr. Edmun«l Heller succeeded Mr. Surber 

 as Collector of Mammals. Professor Merton L. Miller of the Uni- 

 versity of Chicago acceptetl an assignment to collect ethnological 

 material for the Museum in the States of Washington and Oregon 

 during the summer months. an<l th«- services of Mr. C. F. Newcombe 

 were obtained to represent the Museum as Field Ethnologist in the 

 ^uein Charlott»- Islands. The Executive Committee sanctioned dur- 

 ing the year the appointment of an artist, and the scn'ices of Mr. 

 Ernest St. John were secured. 



Income and Maintenance. The budget authorized by the Execu- 

 tive Committee provitled the sum of $102,000.00 for the maintenance 

 of the Museum for the year ending September 30, 1901. The amount 

 ex|H>nded was 5108,220.00, showing a balance in excess of the esti- 

 mated expenses of 56,220.00. in addition to this amount. 552«325'00 

 was expended by authority of the Executiv*- Committee for collec- 

 tions, expeditions, etc.. bringing the total expenditure for the year to 

 5 1 60, 545. (XI. In explanation of the excess in maintenance, it should 

 Ik- borne in mind that the Executive Committee has during the year 

 increased the stipend of a number of individuals in the employ of the 

 Museum and has also added several assistants to the working^ force. 

 There is also a large increase this year in the amount expended for 

 repairs and alterations to the building. While last year the amount 

 spent for cases was 5 10, 180.00, this year the figures show 521,505.00, an 

 amount more than double. The Trustees having arrived at the con- 

 clusion that thv Columbus Caravels were not in sympathy with the 

 collections in the Museum, jt was decided to dispose of them if possi- 

 ble, and with this end in view the Board of South Park Commission- 

 ers was approached, and they agreed to accept the title to these inter- 

 esting objects, releasing the Museum from all liability, for a consid- 

 eration of 53,000.00. 



The Memberships. — There still has to be recorded a decrease in 

 the annual memberships, due, as has been previously reported, to the 

 fact that no effort is made to increase the list. 



