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The February course of Friday afternoon lectures for child- 

 ren called forth a total attendance of 415. The lecture room was 

 filled to the limit of its seating capacity each time and many child- 

 ren had to be turned away. 



The schedule was as follows : February 2, " Three Months 

 in Alaska," Dr. Arthur Hollick ; February 9, " Wild Animals near 

 Home," Dr. G. Clyde Fisher ; February 16, " Manhattan Island 

 and the Palisades," Mr. R. S. Corwin; February 23, "Travels 

 Through the West," Miss Mabel G. Burdick. 



The schedule for the current month is as follows : March 2, 

 "The Dance," (illustrated by dancers in costume and pictures), 

 Mr. J. Blake Hillyer ; March 9, " Ireland," Capt. Francis D. Mur- 

 phy ; March 16, " The Philippines : a Land of Promise," Mr. James 

 H. Tate ; March 23, " Historic Battlefields of New York State," 

 Mr. J. W. Wiseman ; March 30, "A Journey into Birdland," Mr. 

 Howard H. Cleaves. 



A new case, designed for storing and displaying coins and 

 similar objects, has been recently installed in the arts and 

 antiquities room. An exhibit of American coins has been arranged, 

 which includes a series of old United States copper cents of various 

 dates from 1786 to 1853; an eagle nickel cent of 1858; 2 cent and 

 3 cent pieces. Also a number of specimens of "token money," 

 issued during the period of the Civil War by business firms 

 and individuals and used as small change and credit checks in 

 lieu of coins and fractional currency of small denominations. 



Several recent accessions may also be seen in the medal 

 collection — one of the bronze medals issued in connection with 

 the opening of the Municipal Ferry in 1S05 ; and badges issued 

 in connection with the Bi-Centennial celebration of Richmond 

 County, November 1, 1883, and the Centennial celebration by the 

 citizens of Brooklyn, July 3 and 4, 1876. 



Since the last list of donors to the museum collections 

 and library was published in the Bulletin donations have been 

 received from Harry Anderson, Howard R. Bayne, Mrs. E. Blake, 

 Edward C. Bridgman, Janet T. Butler, Howard H. Cleaves, 

 William T. Davis, Edward C. Delavan, Jr., George Downing, 

 Mrs. E. W. Elsworth, Mrs. Richard L'H. Finch, Alexander 

 Forsyth, Gustave Grabe, John Hall, Alaric Hansen, F. C. Have- 

 meyer, F. J. Heal, Arthur Hollick, F. J. Leaney, Raymond 

 Morris, Fred Nelson, W. J. O'Shea, Jacques Pascal, Charles L. 

 Pollard, John Rader, Richard Salmon. James Schell, Mrs. Carl 

 E. Tefft, Angelo Treda, George W. Tuttle, Charles Winters. 



