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January 22.— J. W. Fairbank. ‘‘Ramona and the Land of Sunshine.” 
January 29.— George Wharton James. “‘ Primitive Inventions. What We 
Owe to the Indian Inventor.” 
February 5.— ‘‘The Religion of the Southwest Indians.” 
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Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock. 
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A course of lectures by Professor H. E. Crampton, Columbia University. 
January 5.— ‘Principles of Organic Evolution.” 
January 12.— ‘‘The Anatomical Evidence of Evolution.” 
January 19.— ‘‘ Development as Evidence of Evolution.” 
January 26.— ‘The Evidence of Fossils.” 
These lectures are given in codperation with the Department of Educa- 
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tion of the City of New York. They are open free to the public and no 
tickets are required for admittance, except in the case of children, who, 
on account of the regulations of the Department of Education, will be 
admitted only on presentation of the ticket of a Member of the Museum. 
The doors open at 7: 30 o'clock and close when the lectures begin. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Meetings of the New York Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies 
are held at the Museum according to the following schedule: 
On Monday evenings, ‘The New York Academy of Sciences: 
First Mondays, Section of Geology and Mineralogy. 
Second Mondays, Section of Biology. 
Third Mondays, Section of Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry. 
Fourth Mondays, Section of Anthropology and Psychology. 
On ‘Tuesday evenings, as announced: 
The Linnean Society, The New York Entomological Society and 
the Torrey Botanical Club. 
On Wednesday evenings, as announced: 
The New York Mineralogical Club. 
The programme of meetings of the respective organizations is issued in 
the weekly ‘‘ Bulletin” of the New York Academy of Sciences and sent to 
the members of the several societies. Members of the Museum on making 
request of the Director will be provided with these circulars as they are 
published, 
The following lectures have been given at the Museum recently through 
coéperation with the Academy: 
October  29.— Dr. F. A. Lueas, “ Elephants, Past and Present.” 
November 19.— Professor C. L. Poor, ‘The Proposed Astronomical 
and Nautical Museum for New York City.” 
December —5.— Charles Truax, “* The Yellowstone National Park.” 
