REPORT OF 

 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS 



THE year of 1911 has been one of the most notable in the his- 

 tory of the New York Zoological Society. During the spring 

 the Board of Estimate and Apportionment gave their approval 

 to the plan for the construction of a new Aquarium at Battery 

 Park by granting the initial funds to begin work on the founda- 

 tions. At the same time the City took action on another matter 

 of almost equal importance to the Society, by inaugurating the 

 Bronx River Parkway, which will assure the permanence of the 

 river and lake system of the Zoological Park. 



Before discussing these matters in detail, however, your 

 Committee desire to place on record their deep sense of loss by 

 the death of one of their most prominent members, the late Cap- 

 tain John Sanford Barnes, U. S. N., who passed awav on Novem- 

 ber 22, 1911. 



ENDOWMENT. 



During the year 1911, the Endowment Fund was increased 

 by the following subscriptions : 



James J. Hill $ 10,000 



Lispenard Stewart 10,000 



Mortimer L. Schiff 5,000 



Mrs. Morris K. Jesup 500 



Mrs. A. D. Juilliard 500 



Miss Helen M. Gould 200 



Miscellaneous 100 



Total endowment on December 31, 1911, was $283,062 



The Executive Committee call the attention of the Board of 

 Managers to the importance of increasing this fund to not less 

 than one-half million dollars, so as to provide funds for the ex- 

 tension of the work of the Society. The income of the Society 



