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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 19 3 8 



VISITORS FOR THE YEAR 



There were substantial increases in the attendance for the year, 

 both in individuals and in groups. 



February 105, 100 



March 200, 000 



April 313, 100 



May 359, 700 



June 225, 500 



July 313, 700 



August 227, 000 



September 280, 400 



October 408, 300 



November 289, 500 



December 123, 050 



January 132, 300 Total 3,127, 650 



The attendance of organizations, mainly classes of students, of 

 which there is definite record, was 70,371 from 1,374 different schools 

 in 23 States and the District of Columbia, as follows: 



State 



Alabama 



Connecticut 



Delaware. 



District of Columbia 



Florida 



Georgia 



Indiana.. 



Kentucky 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts 



Michigan 



Missouri 



State 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



New York 



North Carolina- 

 Ohio 



Pennsylvania 



Rhode Island—. 

 South Carolina- 

 Tennessee 



Virginia 



West Virginia... 



Total 



Number 



of 

 persons 



72 



5,768 



3,252 



2,507 



1,813 



15, 408 



75 



609 



202 



9,695 



1,052 



70, 371 



Number 



of 

 parties 



38 



73 



51 



308 



2 



18 



6 



209 



22 



1,374 



About 3 o'clock every afternoon, except Sundays and holidays, a 

 census is made of the cars parked on the Zoo grounds. During the 

 year, 31,159 were so listed, representing every State in the Union, 

 Canada, Mexico, Canal Zone, Alaska, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, and 

 Puerto Rico. Since the total number is merely a record of those 

 actually parked at one time, it is not of value as indicating a total 

 attendance but is of importance as showing the percentage attendance 

 by States, Territories, and countries. The District of Columbia com- 

 prised slightly over 51 percent; Maryland, 19 percent; Virginia, 11 

 percent; and the remaining cars were from other States, Territories, 

 and countries. During years in which counts have been made on 

 Sunday as well as during the week it has been found that the per- 

 centage of cars from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Vir- 

 ginia is less, and the percentage of the more distant States is corre- 

 spondingly increased. This is brought about by tourists coming to 

 the Zoo on Sundays when other points of interest are closed to them. 



ACCESSIONS 



Gifts. — A number of specimens were received as gifts during the 

 year. Among the most interesting additions were two East African 



