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The cup is the work of Tiffany & Co., from designs indicating 

 the principal branches of science which have been developed in 

 the Museum and is commemorative particularly of the work in 

 which Mr. Jesup has chiefly interested himself. The precious 

 metal selected for the cup is gold from Alaska in reference to 

 the President's interest in the North Pacific explorations. 

 Around the base is a beautiful ornamental design taken from 

 the work of the Amur River tribes, as shown in Volume VII 

 of the Jesup North Pacific Reports. At the summits of the 

 handles the gold relief work of pine leaves and pine cones and 

 oak leaves and acorns is in reference to the collection of North 

 American woods and forestry presented to the Museum by Presi- 

 dent Jesup. 



The center of the cup is divided into four panels, the first 

 of which contains the inscription above quoted. The second 

 panel bears at the top the words GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, 

 beneath which is a design representing the cone of Mt. Pele. 

 The third panel bears at the top the words ANTHROPOLOGY, 

 FORESTRY, and the design represents a Siberian native riding a 

 reindeer with the words "North Pacific Expedition" beneath. 

 The fourth panel is inscribed to ZOOLOGY, PAL/EONTOLOGY, 

 with a design beneath composed of two of the fin-back Permian 

 lizards, having under it the inscription "Cope Collection of 

 Dinosaurs," in reference to the collection presented by Mr. Jesup. 



Among the many changes marking the development of the 

 Museum during the quarter of a century since Mr. Jesup was 

 elected to the presidency the following may be mentioned as 

 strikingly indicative of the feeling entertained by the President 

 and heartily endorsed by the Board of Trustees that the 

 museum which does not grow must cease to exist. 



In 1881 there were only 54,500 sq. feet of floor space; 

 now there are 570,158. 



Then the building represented a cost of approximately half 

 a million ; now of approximately four millions of dollars. 



In 1 88 1 the city appropriated $10,000 for maintenance. 

 It now appropriates $170,000. 



Then there were twelve officers and employes ; now there 

 are one hundred and eighty-five. 



