234 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4th Ser. 



Albert Kellogg the botanist and one of the founders of the 

 Academy. 



Dr. Evermann spoke in part as follows : 



In the few minutes allotted to me I shall be able to speak briefly of only 

 one or two of the museum's activities and aims. 



The California Academy of Sciences is a scientific, educational institu- 

 tion. As a scientific, educational institution, the Academy, through its 

 museum, has two important functions. The first of these is that of scientific 

 research. The museum must furnish men and materials and facilities for 

 scientific investigation. Through its research collections and its field in- 

 vestigations, it must study and solve its share of the multitude of scientific 

 and economic problems which the physical and biological sciences present 

 to us, particularly those presented by the zoology, botany and geology of 

 western America and the broad Pacific. We must do our share in study- 

 ing and investigating and making known the natural resources of our 

 country. The Academy must contribute its share to the world's contribu- 

 tions to human knowledge. 



The second important function of the Academy is educational. The 

 Academy must do what it can within its means to be of real service in an 

 educational way, not only to the general public, but also to the public and 

 private schools. 



One of the ways in which it is endeavoring to render educational service 

 is by installing in this museum habitat groups of California mammals and 

 birds and other exhibits that possess real educational value and which show 

 the natural resources of the state. 



Scientific research requires money and men. Habitat groups such as we 

 are able to show you today also cost money. 



The income of the Academy is limited; it is not sufficient to enable the 

 museum to carry on the scientific work which it should do and also build 

 up popular educational exhibits. 



We have been able to prepare the splendid exhibits which we have to 

 show you today because of the generosity of a number of public-spirited 

 citizens of San Francisco and by curtailing somewhat for the time being 

 the scientific activities of the Academy. Without the help of these friends 

 of the Academy the valuable and attractive exhibits we have now installed 

 would have been fewer in number. Nor would there have been so many if 

 we had not drawn upon the Academy's funds for scientific research. 



We have planned for several additional large habitat groups. We even 

 have the animals on hand for a number of them. I may mention the very 

 interesting elephant seal, a remarkable species of large marine mammal 

 now nearly extinct. We have the animals for the group, but need funds 

 for installing them. We have also the animals for two or three deer 

 groups, a gigantic tortoise group, and a large iguana group. We have 

 planned also for 22 groups of small California mammals, a dozen small bird 

 groups similar to the very beautiful California quail group which you will 

 see in the bird hall, and an indefinite number of small portable habitat 

 groups such as that of the western meadowlark, which may be seen in the 



