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enthusiastic scicntiiic workers — with changing personnel — who stood ever 

 ready to make, and did make, the sacrifices and put forth the personal 

 effort which made the work of the Academy worth while. 



In the matter of publications, as in the case of its other activities, the 

 Academy has had to accept the limitation upon its output made necessary 

 by the lack of adequate funds. Much has been left undone which ought to 

 be done. Time will not, however, permit me to take up this matter for 

 full presentation. Let me call attention merely to one fact which will be 

 patent to all who look carefully into the affairs of the Academy. The field 

 in which the Academy is active is but imperfectly covered ; nor can it be 

 covered as it should be without adequate support from those of means 

 who, in furthering the aims of the Academy, will not alone be benefiting 

 our city and commonwealth, but will be contributing to the sum of human 

 knowledge. 



The building which has here been erected and is today being dedicated 

 is located upon public ground. The Academy has invested in it $183,000. 

 Yet this building, while it is an earnest of what the Academy is w^illing 

 to do for the public, represents, in area occupied, only about one-third of 

 that of the museum building which we hope some day in the near future 

 will be completed on this site. , 



To accomplish the incomplete work with which we desire you to become 

 better acquainted, the Academy has taxed its resources as far as seemed 

 wise and has made it possible to open to the public, housed in the first 

 unit of its museum building, certain exhibits which will forecast what it is 

 hoped may ultimately be adequately accomplished. There should be here 

 assembled material from the Pacific Ocean and its shores representative 

 of all the natural sciences, more complete than can be found elsewhere. 

 It can be done and will be done, but not without outside aid. The resources 

 of the Academy, chiefly the result of bequests and endowments that will 

 be referred to later, are limited and our installations and facilities for 

 housing material always obtainable in abundance must progress slowly 

 unless the Academy can count on the generous assistance of those who 

 have the means. 



We can not at this time announce when our building will be extended. 

 More material for research and exhibition has already been collected than 

 we can properly display. Some of the most striking habitat groups that 

 should be at once installed must wait until more funds are provided and 

 in some cases until the time has come when we can add to the building. 



It has been suggested that the Academy should extend its activities by 

 assuming the management of an aquarium. I think I speak for every mem- 

 ber when I say that the Academy is ready to do this. But even though 

 there are those of our citizens who may be willing to erect and equip the 

 necessary buildings the Academy is not so circumstanced that it can 

 provide the funds for maintenance and operation. But its staff and its or- 

 ganization including the services of its Director of the Museum, Dr. Ever- 

 mann, an expert in matters relating to fishes and the fisheries, are ready 

 to help and will help. San Francisco should have an aquarium filled with 



