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This is the highest record of attendance yet reached during a fiscal year, 

 the previous highest record having been for the year 1913-14, when the total 

 attendance was 12,830. The highest record for attendance during any one 

 month was also reached this year, in March, when 1,836 persons visited the 

 Museum. 



The average monthly attendance was 1,204. 



The highest daily attendance during the year was 197, on February II, 

 1916. This figure does not break the record for daily attendance, but we 

 have had during this fiscal year 28 days when the attendance ran over 100, 

 which is the greatest number ot such days j^et recorded. 



The lowest attendance was 2, on December 13, 19 15. 



The holiday attendance was as follows, exceeding that of 1914-15 by no; 



Decoration Day 1 03 



Independence Day 24 



Labor Day 25 



Columbus Day no 



Election Day 81 



Thanksgiving Day 35 



Christmas Day 16 



New Year's Day 35 



Lincoln's Birthday 22 



Washington's Birthday 77 



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The number of holiday visitors seems to increase very slowly from year to 

 year, in which respect our museum is unlike others that are open on holidays. 



Ninety-seven visits from members were recorded, but it should again be 

 noted that others of our members probably visited the Museum without 

 making themselves known to the staff. However, these figures serve to em- 

 phasize that this museum does not exist for the benefit of the members alone, 

 as has been said by certain persons, but that it is in reality a public museum. 



The Bird House exhibit, consisting of houses built by Staten Island school 

 children in competition for prizes offered by the Bird Lovers' Club, was held in 

 the Museum from May 3 to May 24, and brought out a total attendance of 

 668 children and adults. 



No separate record could be kept of the attendance at the sculpture exhibit 

 held during the summer of 1915, since the pieces were shown in the Art and 

 Archeology room on the main floor, and all persons visiting the Museum natur- 

 ally viewed this exhibit. 



Classes from Public Schools No. 7, No. 19, No. 24; from Mrs. White's 

 school for girls; from Mr. Sindall's boys' school; from the Curtis High School 

 and the Staten Island Academy, as well as from several Manhattan schools, 

 have visited the Museum at various times during the year with their teachers 

 — some coming for a general inspection of the collections, others especially to 

 see the birdhouse exhibit, and some for the special purpose of studying our 

 geological, entomological, or ornithological material. 



