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Mr. Hemphill during practically all the years of his long and useful life, 

 and which contains between 60,000 and 70,000 specimens representing more 

 than 12,000 species, has been donated to the Academy by Mrs. Charlotte 

 Hosmer, daughter of Mr. Hemphill. The Academy feels grateful to Mrs. 

 Hosmer for this most generous gift. 



The installation of the bird-habitat groups which are today being opened 

 to your inspection and which will contribute much to the education and 

 enjoyment of the public has been made possible by the liberaHty of three 

 other San Franciscans as follows : 



Mr. Wm. H. Crocker has presented to the Academy the Farallon Islands 

 bird group. 



Mr. J. D. Grant has presented to the Academy the San Joaquin Valley 

 bird group. 



Mr. W. B. Bourn has presented to the Academy the Desert bird group. 



It is their wish, as it is the wish of every one in any way connected with 

 Academy activities, that these exhibits, and the others, now to be opened 

 to public view, may prove instructive and inspiring and a source of lasting 

 enjoyment to all of those who care to avail themselves of the privilege, 

 open to all, of visiting the museum. 



To these donors and to all who have contributed to the service value of 

 the Academy, the Academy, through its President, expresses its sincere 

 appreciation and gratitude. 



The Academy welcgmes such aid in the accomplishment of its aims and 

 will ever be ready to accept and manage any trust having in view the ad- 

 vancement of science. 



Mr. Rainey, representing the Mayor, and Mr. Barron on be- 

 half of the Board of Park Commissioners, spoke of the great 

 benefit which the Museum of the CaHfornia Academy of 

 Sciences will be to the people of San Francisco. The location 

 of the Museum in Golden Gate Park, the most beautiful "peo- 

 ple's playground" in the world, is a guarantee that it will be 

 visited not only by our own people, but by all who come to San 

 Francisco. 



Dr. Jordan spoke of the value to general education and to 

 science of natural-history museums. He called attention to the 

 eminent position already attained in the field of scientific re- 

 search by the California Academy of Sciences, and the prom- 

 inent place the Academy is destined to fill as a scientific educa- 

 tional institution. 



In a reminiscent way, he told of his many years' connection 

 with the Academy, as President in 1896 and 1897, and again in 

 1900 to 1902, of his first visit to the Academy in 1879, and his 

 pleasant meeting at that time with W. G. W. Harford and Dr. 



