Annual Reports 185 



Dr. Arthur Hollick, Director, 

 Public Museum, 



Staten Island Assocl\tiox of Arts and Sciences. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit the following report for the year 1915-16: 

 In addition to the ordinary museum curatori.il duties, and occa3ional days 

 spent in fieldwork, my most important and difficult task was jjlanning the 

 schedule of the Friday afternoon lectures for children. 



Twenty-three lectures were arranged, which were delivered by twenty- 

 three different lecturers, all of whom gave their services gratuitously. The 

 schedule and attendance records are as follows: 



Children's Lectures, Season of 1915-16 



Date Subject Lecturer Atten- 



dance 



Oct. 29 The Bird and the Bird House Mr. Cleaves (lecture given 



twice) 154 



Nov. 5 Our South American Neighbors. . .Mr. C. H. Rogers 130 



12 Haiti — the Black Republic. ...... .Mr. Norman Taylor 132 



19 Whales and Other Sea Animals. . . .Mr. R. C. Murphy 138 



26 Six Months in the Arizona Desert. .Mr. Dwight Franklin 86 



Dec. 3 A Visit to the Bahama Islands. . . .Mr. G. P. Engelhardt .... 138 



10 A Seashore Walk with a Naturalist . Mr. John J. Schoonhoven . 115 



17 Studying Birds with the Camera. . Mr. B. S. Bowdish 22 



24 Christmas Folk Mr. J. L. G. McMahon ... 68 



31 A Boy's First Trip on the New 



York Ferry Mr. David Varon 68 



1916 



Jan. 7 A Visit to the Wisconsin Indians. . . Mr. C. R. Tucker 100 



14 A Little Journey through Holland 



to Switzerland Mrs. F. W. Skinner 80 



21 The Story of the Telephone Mr. G. F. Hafstrom 115 



28 The Statue of Liberty Mr. C. E. Tefft 89 



Feb. 4 The Relationship of the Police to 



the Children Sergeant George Ferre. ... 43 



11 Fire Prevention Inspector James O'Conncll 105 



18 The City Clean, Healthful and 



Beautiful Mr. Joseph R. Buchanan . 107 



25 Tramping and Canoeing in the 



Adirondacks Mr. J. W. Wiseman 108 



Mar. 3 Every- Day Botany Miss Jean A. Cross 90 



10 Snakes Mr. J. M. Johnson 100 



17 Hawaii, the Paradise of the Pacific . Miss Mary D. Lee 115 



24 Adventures Afield with Wild Birds . Mr. Herbert K. Job 120 



31 The Haunts of Nature Dr. Edward F. Bigelow. . . 77 



Total attendance 2,300 



