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necessary repairs in the building, install a new steam heating 

 plant and floor over the galleries of the rear wing to provide 

 more floor space. Subsequently, through the aid of Gov. Roose- 

 velt, this additional floor space was assigned to the use of the 

 state botanist and the state entomologist, who for many years 

 have been confined to very limited quarters in the capitol. 



The work under this appropriation is rajpidly progressing and 

 in a few months the mmseum building will be in very attractive 

 condition, though not sufficiently large fully to accommodate that 

 department of the University. 



It is much to be hoped that a new building available for the 

 accommodation of the state museum will soon be provided by the 

 state. 



ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM 



1 Oct. 1899—22 vS'ep.i 1900 



Total 61 370 



Monthly maximum, August 8 110 



Daily maximum, July 4 810 



Average, monthly 5 114 



Average, daily 197 



The following is a comparison of the turnstile records for the 

 past seven years, showing the averages of yearly, monthly and 

 daily attendance. 



, AVERAGE , 



Yearly Monthly Daily 



1 Oct. 1898—30 Sep. 1894 72 185 6 015 233 



1 Oct. 1894—30 Sep. 1895 61 368 5 114 197 



1 Oct. 1895—30 Sep. 1896 52 003 4 333 170 



1 Oct. 1896—30 Sep. 1897 53 366 4 447 175 



1 Oct. 1897—30 Sep. 1898 54 907 4 575 180 



1 Oct. 1898—30 Sep. 1899 55 529 4 627 182 



1 Oct. 1899—221 Sep. 1900 61 370 5 114 197 



^From Sep. 22, on account of extensive repairs, the museum has been 

 closed to the public. 



