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accidentally 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. 
z i a z 
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1917 | ee = Ey Zt ia ae © £ =z 
= Es 2 = Bye sees x q 3S 
= 3 ete) a Se eure (PY ved a = S 
= = = S aly eS a < = 
al I ea a (ES SS | oe ee Sahar a ee 
SN AIMAY: recs ie ese <i | 1116 228 89 99 GG |e Ls 22 78.2 1,719 
BIGOEUETY, ccs. or): | 1523 | 199 122 | 193 288 | 27 Ze eu 2e ee e2; 302 
| | | 
INIGHUGIE aeeepesOeHee | 1394 61 51 | 53 203 Sib |S oF 78. 1,793 
| 
Syoml Sooeacangraase | 643 71 12 | 63 115 36 21 44.9 940 
| 
MIBVA costes sco ee ct: 391 94 27 120 240 | 38 29 41.4 910 
WT. eeqon6e GOBER 528 148 6S S6 344 66 22 dT 1,240 
NE Volare etecia caro: e161 6 688 95 60 75 207 | 6 2 51.5 1,131 
PALO bitefavel a) s!sie’s <\o<¢5 693 79 =| 48 77 226 28 22) || 52:4 1,151 
September ........ 519 141 4 179 | 313 30m eens | 58.3 1,223 
Mcrobere nesses ec 475 175 | 43 73 171 30 22 | 18.6 | 967 
November ........ 690 ot weasel) Corb le ctzd 19 21 | 60.3 | 1,269 
| | 
December........-. [if Ber |) 98 | 68 53 144 27 21 | 45.4 952 
Gotelavee ees ee 9227 1610 713 1142 2599 366 260 | 60.8 15,657 
| | | | 
Among the more distinguished visitors in 1917 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- 
museum van het kolonial Institut, Amsterdam; Hon. E. Mitchelson, 
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