REPORT OF 
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS 
HE year of 1911 has been one of the most notable in the his- 
tory of the New York Zoological Society. During the spring 
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment gave their approval 
to the plan for the construction of a new Aquarium at Battery 
Park by granting the initial funds to begin work on the founda- 
tions. At the same time the City took action on another matter 
of almost equal importance to the Society, by inaugurating the 
Bronx River Parkway, which will assure the permanence of the 
river and lake system of the Zoological Park. 
Before discussing these matters in detail, however, your 
Committee desire to place on record their deep sense of loss by 
the death of one of their most prominent members, the late Cap- 
tain John Sanford Barnes, U.S. N., who passed away on Novem- 
ber 22, 19: 
ENDOW MENT. 
During the year 1911, the Endowment Fund was increased 
by the following subscriptions: 
SINC VERS feo 6 Gl Kee ne eee meer meen ae TUecoopier mney $ 10,000 
Mispenards stewWartecc, oar os be =. ook See 10,000 
Mortimercians Clilile.. song eae ee re Ore 5,009 
MirsseMornis 1 Jesup. 0s «see eee 500 
TY Estee ge od Bees (tb Oe Wao Peete ape cea estate Gere 500 
Misssifelens Me Gould so. et ee ene 200 
iMiscellancouS= oes See hin a ee. 100 
Total endowment on December 31, 1911, was $283,062 
The Executive Committee call the attention of the Board of 
Managers to the importance of increasing this fund to not less 
than one-half million dollars, so as to provide funds for the ex- 
tension of the work of the Society. The income of the Society 
