LIBRARY 

 NEW YORK 

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QARDbN. 



MUSEUM BULLETIN 



OF THE 



feiateit 3slanTi Association of Stts anSs Sciences 



EDITED FOR THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



BY CHARLES LOUIS POLLARD, CURATOR-IN-CHI6F. 



No. 4. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. NOVEMBER, 1908. 



1 HE NOVEMBER MEETING of the Association will be held in the read- 

 ing rjom oi the St George Branch, New York Public Libiary, on Saturday 

 evening, November 21, 1908, at eight o'clock. Members wishing to present 

 communicatiors as pait of the regular program, are requested to notify 

 the undeiS' lined .n advance of the meeting. 



ARTHUR HOLLICK, 



Secretary. 



DURING the early fall months a number of changes have teen made in the 

 arrangement of exhibits in the Museum, and several new exhibits have been 

 installed. Nine pairs ct Indian mcccasins, illustrating v. crl n.anship of the 

 Cree, Gjibway, Seneca, Cayuga and Mohawk tribes, have been loaned by Mr. 

 Skinner. The north wall case in the reading room oi the St. George library 

 now contains a series of photogiaphs of Indian hie, including also some pen 

 and ink sketches by a young Indian youth; these are likewise a loan fro h Mr. 

 Skinrei. Mr. Leavitt C. Parsons has loaned a large series of potsherds from 

 the ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings of the Southwest; these fill two of the table 

 cases in the Museum, and are ol interest to the art lover as well as to the ar- 

 cheologist, on account of the wonderful variation shown in the patterns of 

 decoration. Mr. Parsons himself arranged the sherds so as to illustrate his 

 theory that even the most complex decorative design is based on some prim- 

 itive theme or motif drawn fron natural objects or phenomena. 



An exhibit cf the cocoons ol various silkworms has recently been installed, 

 completing the "Insect Architecture" senes. The beautiful exotic butterflits 

 given by Mr. Benedict are now displayed in wall cases in the alcoves, where 

 they add gieatly to the appearance of the room. Mr. Benedict has continued 

 his muniiicer.t gifts oi Lepidoptera, so that our collection of these insects 

 bids fair to become a notable one. 



The collection oi old prints and manuscripts has been tntiiely rearranged, 

 and a numbei of additions have been made. 



IN DECEMBER Miss Pollaid, Museum Assistant, will give a series of 

 Saturday aiteinoon talks on animal life to childien of the miaole and upper 

 grades, the subjects being as follows: December 5, "Marine Animals"; 

 December 12, "insects"; December 19, " Birds and Reptiles "; December 26, 

 "Mammals". These talks will begin promptly at four o'clock, and will not ex- 

 ceed hali an hour. They will be illustrated by museum specimens. 



THE ATTENDANCE of children doling the past month has been very 

 grabiying, and indicates that the Museum is already beginning to supply 

 a dist.nct need in our educational system. The average attendance for Octo- 

 ber was 20. the maximum, 58, on October 29. Fully thiee-fourths w^re chil- 

 dren. The Monday evening opening has not, so far, proved successful. 



