FINANCES 



The City appropriation for the maintenance expenses of the 

 Museum was $4000, the same amount as in 1911. Of this sum 

 $3112.50 was expended for the salaries of the director, curator of 

 books and pubhc instruction, secretary to the director, assistant 

 in the library, janitor, and three months services of the curator 

 of the geological department. The remaining $1201 was applied 

 to the maintenance of the various departments in nearly the same 

 proportion as in 1911. It is extremely difficult to carry on the 

 work of the Museum with so small a staff and many very desir- 

 able lines of work cannot be undertaken, yet very real progress 

 has been made in almost every department. Too much cannot 

 be said in appreciation of the co-operation and financial support 

 given by City Council to the re-organization of the Museum thus 

 making possible the perpetuation of the oldest American museum 

 and giving to the community a public institution of recreation 

 and instruction and to the schools facilities which few cities pos- 

 sess. 



The General Account, which includes the contributions of 

 members and other funds available for general purposes, has re- 

 ceived this year, $1152 from 54 members and $216 from rents. 

 The number of members is increased by 42 over last year and is 

 nearly double the largest number of any previous year. A list 

 of the members is appended to this report. There are included 

 two members who contributed for the year 1912 since the books 

 were closed. 



Special accounts for the year include the money derived from 

 the College of Charleston for the maintenance of its department 

 of biology and geology and from the Medical College of South 

 Carolina for the maintenance of its department of embryology 

 and physiology. Both of these colleges are affiliated with the 

 Museum and the work of the departments mentioned is conducted 

 in the Museum laboratory and classroom. 



The Charleston Natural History Society, organized under the 

 auspices of the Museum, has received $118.25 in 1912 as against 



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