CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Subjects ^ 



Introductoky letter --• "VII 



Table of contents i^ 



Part I.— Report of the Assistant Director. 



A. — General considerations ^ 



1. Introductory remarks - 3 



2. The foundation and scope of the Museum 4 



3. Tho functions and aims of the Museum 5 



4. Systems of classification G 



B. — The Museum ptaH' ^ 



5. The scientific staff ''' 



6. The administrative staff ^ 



C. — Tho condition of the collections 11 



7. Increase in the collections H 



8. Assignment of space H 



D. — Review of the administrative work of tho year 1*2 



9. Accessions to the Museum 1'2 



10. Progress in classification and arrangement 13 



(a) Laboratory work and catalogue entries 13 



(h) Development of the exhibition and study series 13 



(c) Construction of cases 14 



(d) Labels and printing 14 



11. Progress of general incidental work 15 



(a) Library , 1*^ 



(6) Distribution of duplicates and exchanges 17 



(c) Publications 1*^ 



(d) Visitors 20 



(e) Students and lectures 21 



(/) Meetings of societiei 22 



12. Current administrative work 26 



(a) Buildings and labor; police and public comfort 26 



(6) Electric service 27 



(c) Property and supplies - 30 



(d) Accounts 30 



13. The work of the Musetmi preparators 30 



(a) Taxidermists - 30 



(6) Osteological preparator 33 



(c) Modelers --• 3.3 



(d) Photographer 34 



(e) Artist 34 



(/) Preparators in the Division of Anthropology 34 



14. Sketch of the exhibit made by the Smithsonian Institution at the 



New Orleans Exposition • 35 



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