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Metal insect-proof cases have been obtained for the study collection of 

 birds and birds' eggs, which are now systematically arranged; and more 

 recently for the herbarium, which will be installed therein during the com- 

 ing summer. 



Library 



Accessions to the library have included the usual number of exchanges, 

 a list of which is appended, and many gifts of official reports and volumes 

 relating to civics from the president of the Association. 



It is hoped to complete arrangements during the summer for bindmg 

 sets of the more important periodicals, as already authorized by the 

 Board. There is a Library Fund of $84.75 available for this purpose. 



Attendance 



Following is a tabular statement of the attendance record for the year, 

 exclusive of lectures : 



Month Visitors Daily average 



May, 1912 602 22 



June 661 26 



July 591 22 



August 80s 30 



September 5~o 23 



October 1,123 42 



November i,i75 45 



December 868 33 



January, 1913 ^'^"^ '^•^ 



February 1,010 42 



March i,02S 39 



April 847 32 



Total 10,448 Monthly average 871 



Highest attendance 172, on February 28, 1913; lowest 5, on May 6, 1912, 



Approximately 65 of our members have visited the museum during the 

 year at other times than at the monthly meetings. This fact is of interest 

 in view of the assertion recently made by an anonymous correspondent of 

 the Staten Islander that the bulk of the attendance is made up of members. 



Among distinguished visitors from a distance may be noted Dr. T. S. 

 Palmer, ornithologist and assistant chief of the U. S. Biological Survey; 

 Dr. Forbes, entomologist from Cambridge; Professor Tyler, of Columbia 

 University, and Miss Draper, Librarian of the Children's Museum. 



Several classes and teachers have visited the museum, as follows : Port 

 Richmond, teacher and 10 children; P. S. 20, teacher and 15 children; 

 P. S. 16, teacher and 8 children ; P. S. 7, N. Y. City, teacher and 14 chil- 

 dren; Staten Island Academy, teacher and 14 children. 



