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Ita Welsh, Mr. W. E. G. Evans and Dr. E. C. Bollard, 

 under the direction of Mr. J. Phippen, jr., curator of 

 music. 2nd, Monday, Dec. 8, 1879, Mr. W. H. Sher- 

 wood, pianist, M'me Luisa Cappiani, soprano, Miss Julia 

 A. Wells, contralto, and Dr. Albion M. Dudley, tenor. 

 3d, Monday, Feb. 2, 1880, by Miss Fannie Levering, 

 soprano, Mr. Bernhard Listemann, violin, Mr. Alex. 

 Heindl, violoncello, Mr. J. Phippen, jr., piano-forte. 4th, 

 Monday, Feb. 23, 1880, Piano-forte Recital by Mr. John 

 A. Preston, assisted by Miss Sara W. Barton, soprano. 

 5th, an operetta, "The Crimson Scarf," Friday, April 9, 

 1880. 



Mr. Joshua Phippen, jr., the Curator, gave in October 

 three piano-forte recitals ; these were quite successful and 

 drew together cultivated audiences. 



LIBRARY. The additions to the Library for the year 

 May, 1879 -May, 1880, have been as follows : 



By Donation. 



Folios 27 



Quartos,.- .- 94 



Octavos 483 



Duodecimos 415 



Sexdecimos 301 



Octodecimos 52 



Total of bound volumes 1,372 



Pamphlets and Serials 6,494 



Total of Donations ^.. 7,866 



By Exchange. 



Quartos 10 



Octavos 103 



Duodecimos 10 



Sexdecimcs 2 



Octodecimos . 2 



Total of bound volumes 126 



Pamphlets and Serials 1,881 



Total of Exchanges 2,007 



