represents one of the later interests of Dr. Gabriel Manigault's 

 curatorship. The arrangement of these collections was 

 seriously disturbed by the conversion of Manigault Hall into 

 a lecture room, and the lack of a curator has prevented their 

 use for public benefit. 



The Director is. therefore, pleased to announce the election 

 of Professor N. W. Stephenson as Honorary Curator of Art. 

 The collections in Manigault Hall are not at present open to 

 the public from the necessity of its use as a work-room, but it 

 is expected that space will be available in the new building for 

 the exhibition of these collections and that the development of 

 the department will be possible. 



In the meantime, those who heard Professor Stephenson's 

 recent lectures on "The Especial Value of Japanese Art" will 

 be pleased to know that he is to give a series of three lectures, 

 late in Lent, to members of the Museum, and also two detach- 

 ed lectures wdiich will be free to the public. Professor Stephen- 

 son also expects to arrange a second exhibit of Japanese en- 

 gravings early in the spring. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



At the December meeting of the Natural History Society, 

 held in Manigault Hall, Thursday, Dec. 6. a number of vis- 

 itors listened to descriptions by Mr. Sass and Mr. Weston of 

 the birds found at this season of the year in the City or at the 

 Navy Yard. A few days later some of the members of the 

 Society visited the Navy Yard with Mr. Weston and found 

 the bird life varied and abundant. 



The Museum announces that it is ready to send out a com- 

 petent guide with irnembers of the Society, in parties of from 

 two to five, for field study of birds. Any person may become 



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