416 REPORT OK NATIONAL MUSP:UM, 1903. 



The "C'()r[)()iiitioii of the Field Colunibiaii Museunr' ha.s also the 

 following members: 



1. Corporate members, at present 65, who pay $'2() entrance fee and 

 $5 annuall3\ 



2. Patrons, now numberino- 5, who have rendered some special 

 service to the museum. 



3. Ilonorar}' members, at present -1, who have distinguished them- 

 selves in science, art, or mechanics. 



4. Life members, now 81, who have contributed $500 at one time. 



5. Annual members, now 415, who pay $10 a year." 



The expenses of the museum from October 1, 1898, to September 

 30, 1899, were, approximately, $129,000,^ divided as follows: Salaries, 

 163,570; heating and lighting, $8,102; repairs and alterations, $10,560; 

 furniture and fixtures, $17,485; books, binding, etc., $734;'" collec- 

 tions, etc., purchased, $14,703; installation expenses, $3,792; publica- 

 tions, $1,683; general expenses, $5,460; tire protection, $2,836. 



The receipts were as follows: 



From South Park commissioners |15, 000 



Interest on investments, etc 21 , 589 



Gifts 6, 750 



Members' dues 3, 830 



Checkroom fees (5 cents each) 1, 082 



Admissions ( 25 cents each ) 5, 192 



Sale of guide books 358 



Cash on hand at beginning of year 5, 185 



Securities sold 71 , (525 



In 1899-1900 the total receipts were $125,052, of which $85,000 was 

 obtained from the sale of securities. The interest on investments had 

 dropped from $21,589 in the previous year to $8,034. 



The rich merchants of Chicago would do well to so endow the Field 

 Colum])ian Museum that it would not be necessary to encroach upon 

 its capital for its ordinary running expenses, but if not the cit}^ fathers 

 will certainly undertake this duty. I do not in any case doubt, how- 

 ever, but that the finances of the museum will be put on a sound basis 

 through the generosity of Chicago millionaires. 



The museum is open to the public from 9 a. m. to 4, or until 6 p. m. in 

 June, July, and August. On Saturdaj^s and Sundays admission is 



f'Only 415 members in the city having a population of 1,700,000, while the museum 

 of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences has, as already mentioned, 6,000 

 members paying $5 each, in a population of 1,250,000, and the American Museum of 

 Natural History in New^ York, with a population of 2,200,000, has 752 members 

 paying $10 each. 



6This is more than the yearly expenses for the entire 11 royal collections for arts 

 and sciences in Dresden. In 1899-1900 the expenditures of the Columbian Museum 

 reached $120,861. 



cThis is proportionately but very little, hut 2,348 books or periodicals were 

 received ni exchange for museum publications. 



