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It has given curators of the Department much pleasure to aid post- 

 graduate students, journalists, teachers with their classes, public lec- 

 turers, and specialists in all branches of anthropology. The collections 

 have been made available to the fullest extent to all students. 



The following objects from the marine architecture collection were 

 lent for exhibition at the Pan-American Exposition: The original 

 Francis life-saving car. to the U. S. Life-Saving- Service, and seven 

 boat models to the U. S. Fish Commission. 



The specimens of earliest electrical apparatus belonging to the 

 American Institute of Electrical Engineers and to Miss Sarah J. 

 Farmer, and deposited in the Museum, were forwarded, at the request 

 of the owners, to Mr. Francis E. Drake for exhibition at the Paris 

 Exposition, They have been returned, but many of the objects are in 

 such a badly damaged condition as to be entirely unsuited for further 

 exhibition. 



A series of spindle whorls was lent to Miss H. Newall Wardle, 

 Acadenvv of Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia, Pa. , at the request of 

 Dr. Dixon, for purposes of study. 



The demand for collections for exposition display has been unusu- 

 ally great, and objects aggregating in value many thousands of dollars 

 are now installed in the Government building at Buffalo. The wear 

 and tear upon many of these specimens is serious, and it may seem 

 wise in future for the Museum authorities to take steps toward coun- 

 teracting the deterioration that comes from exposure, use, and the 

 vicissitudes of shipment and reshipment. 



