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Among the special endowments which the Academy would 

 especially commend to those who have prospered in this world 

 and who desire to do something that is worth while, the follow- 

 ing may be mentioned : 



1. Lectures. — Attention has already been called to the need 

 of a small endowment for public lectures (page 337). An en- 

 dowment of $10,000 to $20,000 would meet this need very well. 



2. Publication. — The amount which the Academy can devote 

 to the publication of scientific papers is far from adequate. We 

 are compelled to decline every year to accept for publication 

 important contributions to knowledge, by members or friends 

 of the Academy, the publication of which by the Academy 

 would add materially to its prestige in the scientific world. 

 Fortunately we have the John W. Hendrie endowment of 

 $10,000, the income from which is used in publishing scientific 

 papers. But this fund is not enough. We should have another 

 publication endowment that would yield an annual income of 

 anywhere from $1000 to $3000. 



3. Ornithology. — The problems of scientific and economic 

 interest connected with a study of the ornithology of the coun- 

 tries bordering on the Pacific and the islands in the Pacific are 

 numerous, important and fascinating. No more enticing field 

 exists. Any one who will give to the Department of Orni- 

 thology a small endowment to be used in the scientific and eco- 

 nomic study of our birds will be rendering a real public service. 



4. Mammalogy. — What has been said regarding an endow- 

 ment for the study of birds applies with equal force to mam- 

 mals. A similar endowment for this department is very much 

 needed. 



5. Educational Extension Endozvnicnt. — I have on former 

 occasions called attention to the "N. W. Harris Public School 

 Extension of Field Museum of Natural History" and the splen- 

 did work it is doing for the children of Chicago. Mr. Harris 

 gave to the Field Museum the sum of $250,000, the income 

 from which is devoted to educational work such as only a 

 museum can do. There is no good reason why some public 

 spirited citizen of California who loves children and who wishes 

 to help them should not give the Academy a like sum of 

 $250,000 for the same purpose. 



