LIBRARY 

 NEW YORK 



MUSEUM BULLETIN 



OF THE 



ibtaten JslanU Stesociatiott of $rtsi attft Sciences 



EDITED FOR THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



BY CHARLES LOUIS POLLARD, CURATOR-IN-CHIEF. 



No. 5. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. DECEMBER, 1908. 



IKE DECEMBER MEETING of the Association will b- held in the read- 

 ing ijom oi the St. George Branch, New York Public LiDrary, on Saturday 

 evening, Decembei 19, 1908, at eight o'clock. Members wishing to present 

 communications as pait oi the regular prugiam, are requested to notify 

 the undersigned in advance ot the meeting. 



ARTHUR HOLLICK, 



Secretary. 



IT IS with great pleasure that we announce to members of the Association 

 the final adoption oy the Boai d of Aide: men of the city budget for the com- 

 ing year, including an appropriatior of $4GC0 for the care and maintenance 

 of our Museum. The city oiiidals have been prompt to recognize that the 

 Association fulfilled ts promises and opened its museum to the public within 

 eight months alter receiving an appropriation for equipment and in less than 

 six », onths after Room 30S became available for its use. That the Museum 

 has been a source oi inteiest and profit to the Staten Island public may be 

 gathered Iron the fact that thi total attendance of visitors recorded between 

 Ma. 23 and November 30, 1908, was 1242: and this notwithstanding the dull- 

 t ess of the summei season and the fact of the Museum being open but three 

 days in the week. 



THE FOLLOWING persons were sleeted to membership in the Associa- 

 tion oy the Loam ot Trustees at a special meeting held November 16: 



Mrs. Chailes Humphrey, Mi, Lmii F. Kipper, Miss Lucy J. Kipper, Rev. 

 i rth^i Sloan, New Brighton; Rev. Edward J. Russell, West New Brighton; 

 Mr. William M. Halloran, Mr. Charles Schaeiei, Poit Richmond; Mr. John J. 

 Driscoil, Mi. H. C. Johnston, Tompkmsville; Mrs. Edwaid C. Bridgman, Sta- 

 i ;s. jii, Di. A. J. Groat, New Doip; Mr. James Nolan, Great Kills. 



THE FfRST of the Saturday afternoon talks to children took place in the 

 Jfiussam on December 5. The attendance v. as 96, which taxed our seating 

 c: pacity. Camj chairs weie pi ov idea the lcllcwing week; the attendance on 

 ti is occasion was 71. The children have apparently been much interested, 

 1 otb in the tains and in the specimens with which they have been illustrated. 

 One little gir', however, remarked disappointedly that she thought there 

 were to be moving pictures! 



'there will be two more talks in the present course, on December 19 and 

 26. In January a new course, probably on "Outdoor Life in Winter" will be 

 commenced. 



THL MUSEUM is still open on Monday evenings, from 7:30 until 10 

 o'clock. 



