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curator-in-chief to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation and he has 

 been in charge of the museum since January i, 1914. 



By resolution of the Board, and taking effect on January i, 1914, Miss 

 Agnes L. Pollard, museum assistant, and Mr. Howard H. Cleaves, assist- 

 ant curator, were each advanced to the rank of curator. 



On January i Mr. David M. Van Name was appointed museum guard 

 in place of Mr. George W. Elliot, resigned. Mr. Van Name was subse- 

 quently incapacitated for work by reason of sudden and severe illness, and 

 on March 23 Mr. WilHam L. Snow was appointed in his place. 



The Board desires to place upon record its appreciation of the assistance 

 in the activities and work of the museum rendered by members of the 

 museum troop of Boy Scouts, in running the lantern at many of the school 

 lectures and at several of the meetings of the Association : in acting as 

 ushers and assistants when called upon on certain occasions, and in doing, 

 without charge, several jobs of printing, on the museum press, which 

 otherwise would have necessitated an expenditure of Association funds. 

 To the women's auxiliary committee the Board also takes advantage of 

 this occasion to tender, on behalf of the Association, its thanks for the 

 admirable manner in which the social features of the meetings of the 

 Association throughout the year were conducted. 



During the absence of the secretary, from April i to May 15, Dr. John 

 Q. Adams was secretary pro tern. 



Submitted on behalf of the Board, 



Arthur Hollick, 

 Secretary. 



Report of the Curator-in-Chief 



To THE Board of Trustees, 



Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences. 

 Sirs: I have the honor to submit the following report as curator- in- 

 chief upon the museum activities and business transactions incidental 

 thereto which have received my attention since January i, 1914, and that 

 of my predecessor, Mr. Charles L. Pollard, and of Miss Agnes L. Pollard 

 as acting curator-in-chief during my absence on leave from April i to 

 May 15, for the fiscal year ending May 16, 1914. 



Museum Collections and Library 



The original general scheme of museum arrangement on the two exhi- 

 bition floors has not been changed, but several changes in the exhibits were 

 made in order to display new accessions or to replace certain specimens 

 with others from the material held in storage. The amount of such mate- 

 rial in the possession of the museum is largely in excess of the facilities 

 available for displaying it, and at least four times the area of the presetit 



