J'isitois to the Mkscidu. 

 TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 



It ha.s been cu.stoniar}- to close the Museum on Public Holi- 

 days, but the Tru.stees voted shortly before the end of the year to 

 keep the Museum open on all holidays except Thanksgiving and 

 Christmas. On two holidays thus open a solitary \-isitor came in 

 for a few minutes. 



Classes from the Government Normal School have spent some 

 time at the Museum making drawings of native implements. The 

 attendance of visitors has Ijcen most satisfactory considering the dis- 

 tance from town, the bad road, and unsatisfacl;or\- tram car s\'Steni. 



At the beginning of the year the Dire(5f:or was without assist- 

 ance in the Museum work owing to the resignation of the Curator 

 Mr. Acland Wansey. February 15 Mr. John h\ G. Stokes, who 

 had been appointed Assistant r.ome time before, arrived from the 

 Colonies and at once took hold of his work with vigor and interest. 

 During the year in addition to his duties as ailing general Curator 

 he has filled the post of Librarian. Mr. Allen M. Walcott had 

 been appointed Assistant while as a member of the First Colorado 

 regiment in service in Manila, and he arrived August 14 and he 

 has since been bus}- in the general care of specimens. The Museum 

 had long been without a Taxidermist and much material in this 

 department had accumulated. The delay in filling the vacancy 



