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PUBLICATION FUND. 



The balance on hand on January 1, 1921, was $1,896.02. 

 The enormous cost of printing has checked the publication of 

 the Society during the year, but a new Aquarium Guide Book 

 was made available. It was prepared by the Director of the 

 Aquarium after years of study, and contains 170 pages of text 

 and 160 pages of illustrations. 



The regular publications of the Society, while somewhat de- 

 layed, appeared during the year as follows : 



The Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Society for the 

 year 1919. 



The six Bulletins for the months of January, March, May, 

 July, September and November. One of these Bulletins was 

 the White Rhinoceros number, containing an article by Herbert 

 Lang, Assistant Curator of Mammalogy, American Museum of 

 Natural History, which virtually forms a popular monograph 

 on the White Rhinoceros and is of great Zoological value. 



Of Zoologica Vol. II, Nos. 10 and 11 were published. 



LIBRARY FUND. 



While the Library Fund is able to purchase from time lo 

 time the new zoological publications that are most important to 

 the practical work of the Zoological Park, it is highly desirable 

 that as soon as funds become available, extensive purchases of 

 books may be made to bring the Library up to a standard that 

 will be in keeping with the general work of the Society. 



A special appeal has been made to the members of the 

 Society for books or for money to purchase books for this pur- 

 pose. The Fund requires at least $5,000 in order that the 

 Society's Library may be brought up to date. 



IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS. 



The difficulty of obtaining labor and the necessity for econ- 

 omizing during the war led to the accumulation of many needed 

 repairs both to buildings and to walks and roads. 



