Calendar of the Natural history Society 

 January 7th, Thursday. Regular monthly meeting of the 



Society at the Museum at 4 ;30 p. m. Lecture by Professor 



Re A on "Bird Skeletons." Visitors welcome. 

 January 16th, Saturday. Field trip to St. Andrews Parish. 



Mrs. Rea. Party will meet at the Neiv Bridge at 9:15 a. m. 

 January 30th, Saturday. Field trip to the Navy Yard. Mrs. 



Rea. 8:Ji-5 a. m. car ^rom the Battery; 9:00 car from Line St. 



NOTES FROn THE MUSEUM 



The library and reading room of the Museum are open to the 

 public on Saturdays, from 10 till 7. No exhibits are yet open 

 except the collection of living snakes, which is temporarily in- 

 stalled in the entrance hall and may be seen on Saturdays. 

 The larger specimens are still in the old museum at the College, 

 but are closed to the public. 



The Museum has received as the gift of Mr. W. G. Mazyck, a 

 very interesting specimen of petrified wood found at a depth of 

 twelve feet below the surface, on the corner of Boyce's Wharf 

 and East Bay. Mr. Mazyck received the specimen from Mr. 

 Momer Goldsmith. It is about twenty inches long and shows 

 knot-holes and the structure of the wood, but it is especially 

 interesting because of clear marks of fire and a possible axe 

 wound. 



Several volumes of the National Geographic Magazine and a 

 subscription for the coming year have been given to the library 

 by Miss Henrietta Murdoch. 



The travelling collection illustrating the iron and steel indus- 

 try has been recently used in Miss Taylor's class in the Mem- 

 minger school. 



The Museum adopted the plan of the Children's Museum in 



Brooklyn of placing books suitable for gifts on a special 



"Christmas book shelf." 



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