SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 93 
of a reasonable sum for Sunday concerts, and we hope the time 
is not far distant when such an allowance will be made. 
Bureau of Information—The bureau of information, opened 
last season in the alcove in the Lion House, was continued again 
this year in charge of Miss Newman, who, with the thorough 
knowledge of the Park, gained by her year’s experience, was of 
great assistance to visitors in directing them to exhibits of 
special interest, and answering queries carefully and _ intelli- 
gently. The sales of publications at this Bureau made a very 
satisfactory gain during the year. 
Audit of Privilege Accounts.—The volume of business and 
the funds handled in the Chief Clerk’s office annually in con- 
nection with the privileges alone has grown to such proportions 
that it has been decided to have a semi-annual audit of these ac- 
counts made by some firm selected by the proper officers of the 
Society. Two such audits were made, covering the year 1911, 
and the accounts certified to as correct. Some changes were 
suggested in regard to the system of bookkeeping in this depart- 
ment, which are now under consideration, and may be put into 
effect another season. 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY 
Elwin R. Sanborn, Iditor and Photographer 
Bulletin.—That the Bulletin performs a useful function is 
proven by the constantly increasing demand for it. So numerous 
have been the calls that several numbers are now entirely out 
of print, and other issues are threatened. The fact that the 
entire issues of Numbers 1, 6 and 35 have become exhausted, and 
other numbers nearly so, has made it necessary to increase the 
bi-monthly edition, 500 copies. In order that future editions 
shall not be entirely depleted, fifty copies from each will be 
stored in the Library at the Administration Building. The same 
provision will be made with other publications. The article en- 
titled, ““The Society’s Expedition for Pheasants,” was reprinted 
to supply the demand for it; and several copies of the Bulletin 
were increased from sixteen to twenty pages. The March and 
November numbers, devoted to the Aquarium, were unusually 
interesting. 
An attractive cover will be provided for the July and subse- 
quent numbers of the Bulletin. 
Guide Book.—Having been printed for several seasons with- 
out material changes, the Guide Book was completely revised, 
extended down to date, reset, new plates were made and the 
volume was freshly illustrated from cover to cover. The problem 
