1921] THAL^ THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM. 11 



in which the Museum is interested, these being adapted to various classes 

 of audiences from the adult to the child. Also an extensive loan service 

 to schools and others is maintained, which furnishes lantern slides, mo- 

 tion picture films, and numerous classes of specimens for use outside 

 the Museum. 



The Director and the Board of Trustees have not lost sight of the 

 younger children and in 1921, there was established a Children's Room, 

 which is located in the southwest corner of the first floor, and is in 

 charge of a trained docent. Through this room, with its children's 

 exhibits and activities, the younger visitors to the Museum are brought 

 into closer contact with the treasures of na ure, and their minds are 

 cultivated to better understand, in later life, the high educational value 

 of museums. 



