MUSEUM BULLETIN 



OF THE 



§Utn\ Islmb Assnriaitoft nf Arts and Btmuts 



EDITED FOR THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



BY CHARLES LOUIS POLLARD, CURATOR-IN-CHIEF 

 No. 49. Published Monthly at New Brighton, N.Y. AUGUST, J9J2. 



Contracts will shortly be let for repairs and alterations to the stable 

 on the museum grounds. An item of $500 for this purpose was included in 

 our annual budget for the current year, and the original intention of the 

 Board of Trustees was to use the first floor for storage and laboratory pur- 

 poses, and to convert the second floor into a janitorial residence. The 

 amount having proved insufficient to carry out the latter plan, no changes 

 will be made on the second floor except for the addition of new windows. 

 The staircase will, however, be enlarged, and this floor will be available for 

 the storage of large boxes or cases not requiring frequent examination. 

 The first floor will be divided into three rooms ; the entrance will be to the 

 large west room, which will be equipped with shelving and cupboards for 

 temporary storage. The general study collection of minerals and fossils 

 will also be kept here. The middle room will be equipped as a carpentry 

 and printing shop, and the small east room will serve for storage of packing 

 cases and lumber. Provisions will be made for heating both work rooms in 

 winter. The use of this building will greatly aid the congestion in the 

 museum itself. By the removal of the carpenter's workbench, the printing 

 outfit, and the bulky mineral collection from the kitchen or laboratory, the 

 latter will be more available for taxidermy and other preparatory work, and 

 space will also be afforded for a photographic darkroom, which has been 

 found almost a necessity in connection with the lectures carried on by the 

 museum. At the same time the various laboratory supplies in constant use, 

 such as glassware, paints, chemicals, etc., will be more easily accessible. 



Another change in contemplation is the removal of the ornate mantel 

 and mirror from the rear hallway of the museum, and the erection of a 

 case to contain part of the MacDonald collection of art objects. 



Our faithful museum guard, Mr. D. M. VanName, was stricken, within 

 a week after his return from a two weeks' vacation, with a serious illness 

 which has necessitated his removal to the Smith Infirmary. An operation 

 was performed on July 27, from which he rallied remarkably well, although 

 his condition is still serious. The Bulletin extends to Mr. VanName the 

 sympathy of the Association and the best wishes for an early recovery to 

 health. 



Mr. George Elliott, formerly an agent of the Society for the Prevention 

 of Cruelty to Animals, has been appointed acting museum guard. 



The president has appointed Mr. Charles Louis Pollard chairman of the 

 publication committee to succeed Dr. Philip Dowell, resigned. 



Accessions during July were received from C. C. Abbott, Mrs. Henry E. 

 Wallace, Lieut.- Col. Wirt Robinson, Alanson Skinner, Louis Achilles, 

 Abraham E. Wood, J. Blake Hillyer and J. W. Angell. 



Entered as second-class matter in the Postoffice at New Brighton, N. Y., under Act of Congress of July 16. 1894 



