Annual Reports 



Report of the Board of Trustees 



The Board of Trustees held five stated meetings, as follows : May 27, 

 'October 7, December 2, 191 1, and February 3 and April 6, 1912. 



At the annual meeting of the board the officers of the preceding year 

 were unanimously reelected. 



The following active members were elected by the Board during 

 the year : A. C. Baldwin, Werner Boecklin, Eleanor S. Bowers, Abram 

 L. Burbank, Robert W. Gardner, John B. Golden, Lyman M. Greenman, 

 John A. Grossbeck, William R. Hayward, Ernst Heinemann, Leonal W. 

 Hoffmeyer, George M. Lillie, Mrs. George M. Lillie, Charles J. Mc- 

 Cormack, Charles E. Pearson, A. L. Schwab, S. D. Scudder, Mrs. S. D. 

 Scudder, R. N. Severance, J. Harry Tiernan, Frances M. ToUett, F. Win- 

 throp White, A. Trechard Wood, Ralph Woodend. 



John A. Grossbeck qualified as a life member; and Charles P. Benedict, 

 William T. Davis, Wallace MacDonald and William G. Willcox qualified 

 -and were elected patrons. 



; The following budget, prepared under the direction of the trustees, was 

 submitted to and adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment : . 



Salaries $6,390.00 



Supplies and Materials 212.50 



Alterations and Repairs SSO-OO 



Puel 121.00 



Rental 1,500.00 



Lighting 120.00 



Telephone i 48.00 



Furniture and Fittings 467.50 



Contingencies 71.00 



^,480.00 



The sum of $500, appropriated for alterations to the stable, having proved 

 insufficient to convert that building into a janitor's residence, and the 

 owner being unwilling to contribute the further amount necessary, it has 

 been decided by the Board to make such repairs as may be necessary to 

 equip the building for use as a workshop and to provide storage space 

 for part of the collections. 



The Board has added to the list of standing committees a Finance Com- 



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