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or woman will come forward — I wish it might be today — and, out of his 

 abundance, endow a Children's Room in this museum, and thus make it 

 possible for the California Academy of Sciences to do this splendid work 

 for the children of California, not only of today but for those of the years 

 to come. 



At the close of the formal dedicatory exercises a private view 

 of the exhibits thus far installed v^as afforded the museum's 

 guests, of whom nearly one thousand were present in response 

 to the special invitation. 



MUSEUM HOURS 



The Museum has been open to the public every day since the 

 formal opening, September 22, 1916. The hours for the public 

 are from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. on week days and from 10 A. M. 

 to 5 P. M. on holidays, including Sundays. 



VISITORS AT THE MUSEUM 



Attendance at the Museum has been very satisfactory. The 

 number of daily visitors has varied on Vk^eek days from fewer 

 than one hundred on rainy, stormy days to more than 2,200, 

 and on Sundays from 1,600 to 10,000. 



Totals by months are as follows : 



September (9 days) 16,448 



October 36,933 



November 27,718 



December 15,002 



January 23,170 



Total to February 1. 1917 119,271 



THE MUSEUM AND THE SCHOOLS 



One very gratifying feature is the interest which the public 

 and private schools are taking in the Museum. A large number 

 of teachers have brought their entire schools to the Museum. 

 Whenever possible the Director has accompanied the school 

 about the halls, explaining briefly to the children the various 

 exhibits. When the time of the school would permit the chil- 



