38 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



The membership as of January 1, 1915, is as follows : 



January 1, 1914 January 1, 1915- 



Benefactors 6 7 



Founders in Perpetuity 16 14 



Founders 20 20 



Associate Founders 8 8 



Patrons 36 35 



Life Members 278 285 



Annual Members 1,648 1,746 



Honorary and Corresponding 



Members 14 15 



2,026 2,130 



Members are entitled to free admission to the Zoological 

 Park on pay days (Mondays and Thursdays), when the collec- 

 tions can be seen to the best advantage, to the privileges of the 

 Administration Building, which is reserved for members, and 

 especially for ladies and children, and also to the Annual Re- 

 ports; the bi-monthly Bulletin; copies of Zoologica, and com- 

 plimentary tickets of admission, for all lectures, receptions and 

 special exhibitions. Such tickets are available for distribution 

 among friends. 



ATTENDANCE, PARK AND AQUARIUM. 



The attendance at the Park and Aquarium has been as. 

 follows : 



Park Aquarium 



1914 2,020,433 2,029,707 



1913 1,943,683 2,205,729 



Increase, Park 76,750 



Decrease, Aquarium 176,022 



In spite of the disturbance and changes caused by the Eu- 

 ropean war, the attendance at the Park has not only been main- 

 tained, but shows a most gratifying increase of 76,750. 



The attendance at the Aquarium shows a decrease of 176,022 

 due to the slack business conditions in the lower part of the city 

 and the falling off of transatlantic travel. 



The total annual cost to the City for the maintenance of 

 these two institutions for the year 1914 is 5.8 cents per visitor. 



