Director's Report for igij. 



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accidental!}^ met in the galleries and have conversed with. In ex- 

 plaining or directing their attention to particular objects I have 

 found a much greater interest and intelligence than in the average 

 visitor. I have seldom conducted a party of these young men from 

 case to case without feeling myself refreshed instead of wearied: if 

 all the American soldiers could prove as bright, clean, vigorous and 

 receptive as those I have met by chance in the Museum halls, there 

 would be a bright augury for the triumph of the American troops. 



TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 



.lanuary . 

 February 

 March ... 



April 



May 



.Tune 



.July 



.August . . . 

 Sejjteniber 

 (Jctober . 

 November 

 December. 



me 



1523 

 i:!'.i4 

 H4:{ 

 :!!n 



Totals 9227 



78.2 

 112. 

 78. 

 44.9 

 41.4 

 57. 

 .51.5 

 52.4 

 58.3 

 48.6 

 60.3 

 45.4 



60.3 



1,719 

 2,3.52 

 1,793 



940 



910 

 1,240 

 1,131 

 1,151 

 1,223 



967 

 1,269 



952 



Among the more distinguished visitors in 191 7 we may record 

 George Shiras III; Frederick J. Koster, Chamber of Commerce, 

 San Francisco; Dr. A. H. Sayce, Oxford; President Reinhardt, 

 Mills College; Drs. Alfred G. Mayer and Lewis R. Cary, Carnegie 

 Institution; Carl Lumholtz, Christiania, Norway; S. H. Ball, Min- 

 ing Engineer, New York; Dr. L- P. de Bussy, Director Handels- 

 niuseum van hetkolonial Institut, x\msterdam; Hon. E. Mitchelson, 



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