$101.10 in 1911. The income of the Society is devoted to the 

 maintenance of its educational work as a part of the department 

 of public instruction and the surplus is applied to the general work 

 of the Museum. 



A fund of $51 has been obtained for the planting of the Se- 

 cessionville Heronry, $50 of this amount being contributed by the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies. 



ADMINISTRATION 



The general plan of administration, which was put into opera- 

 tion in 1910 and 1911, has been carried through the past year 

 with most satisfactory results. Departments are co-ordinated 

 so as to secure maximum efficiency with a small staff, and the 

 system of accounts is such that the actual cost of every piece of 

 shop work and a classified list of all expenditures appear in the 

 annual summary. 



To acquaint the public with the progress in equipment and in- 

 stallation and with the general activities of the Museum, the even- 

 ings of February 20 and 26 were devoted to conducting a series 

 of parties, numbering about twenty persons each, through the 

 offices, library, study and storage collections, carpenter and print- 

 ing shops, laboratories and lecture rooms, and the main exhibi- 

 tion hall. Each of these departments was in full operation and 

 members of the staff and a number of volunteer assistants de- 

 monstrated their work. Many of our visitors said that these oc- 

 casions were a revelation to them of the scope of our work, and 

 many evidences of increased public appreciation have been noted. 

 It is desirable to repeat these exhibitions during the coming year. 



Miss Laura L. Weeks, secretary to the director, resigned in 

 April on account of illness. Her work was taken temporarily by 

 Miss Amy Woods and in September Miss Rena Rowell was ap- 

 pointed to the position. 



Mr. L. Wm. McGrath was advanced in September from as- 

 sistant in zoology to instructor in physiology and zoology. There 

 has been no other change in the staff. 



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