Special Nu7nbe7~ 

 For the Visit of the Seventh International Zoological Congress, 1 907* 



ZOOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY BULLETIN 



No. 27 



Published by the New York Zoological Society August, 1907 



ZOOLOGY IN NEW YORK. 



SCIENCE follows in the wake of Com- 

 merce. Having long ago reached commer- 

 cial supremacy in the western hemisphere, 

 the City of New York is now developing as a 

 scientific center. Its progress in the last fifteen 

 years has been remarkable. In respect to its 

 enlightened and liberal system of support of 

 public institutions of science and art it is now 

 one of the leading cities of the world. Al- 

 though supported by the city alone, its institu- 

 tions begin to compare favorably with the 



great state institutions of Great Britain, 

 France, Germany and Belgium. 



There has been especially developed here a 

 system with four great features, namely : 

 maintenance by taxation, free admission of 

 the public, management by committees of citi- 

 zens entirely independent of the politics of 

 city government, and munificent private gifts. 



The Museums of Art and of Natural His- 

 torv, the Zoological Park and the Aquarium 

 are all built and maintained at public expense. 



POLAR BEAR DHM I\ THK XEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



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