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VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM 



On account of the prevalence of Influenza in San Francisco 

 the Museum was closed to the public from Saturday, October 

 19, to Saturda}^ November 16, both inclusive. With the ex- 

 ception of this period of 29 days, the Museum has been open 

 to visitors every day. 



Although the attendance has been large it has, of course, 

 suffered somewhat on account of war conditions and especially 

 the Influenza. The daily visitors have varied from a few 

 hundred on stormy days to more than 9000 on favorable days. 



The public and private schools not only of San Francisco 

 but of the transbay cities continue to visit the Museum, the 

 teachers bring-ing the entire school to study the habitat groups 

 and other educational exhibits. The Director endeavors, 

 whenever possible, to conduct the classes about the Museum 

 and explain the various exhibits. When time permits the 

 schools are taken into the lecture hall where a special lesson 

 is given with stereopticon slides and moving pictures on some 

 one of the groups. The children thus leave the Museum with 

 at least one lesson clearly impressed on their minds. 



The attendance by month during the year 1918, was as 

 follows : 



January 25.260 



February 2.3,698 



March ' 26,810 



April 23,274 



May 26,391 



June 29.843 



July 31,420 



August 31,137 . 



September 29,847 



October 14,743 



November 8,531 



December 19,588 



Total 290,542 



LECTURES 



A course of free popular lectures on scientific subjects has 

 been maintained throughout the year, on the third Wednes- 



