VASSAR BROTHERS INSTITUTE. 43 



The curator, in his report a year ago, mentioned the 

 fact that certain specimens of birds, mammals, and rep- 

 tiles, of our local fauna, had been placed in the musenm 

 with the expectation that they would become the prop- 

 erty of the Institute. 



There were, however, at this time, no available funds 

 for such a purpose, and if these specimens were secured 

 it could only be through private subscriptions to the 

 amount of $750. 



Your secretary undertook the unpleasant task of se- 

 curing this sum, and, having made a personal canvass 

 among the members of the Institute, he is released to re- 

 port that $637 of the amount have been subscribed and 

 paid by the following gentlemen : — 



John P. Adriance $100 I. Smith $5 



S. M. Buckingham 50 A. L. Allen 5 



C. Van Brunt 50 R. Wilkinson 5 



H.L.Young 50 J. P. Atwater 5 



T.J. Backus 25 B. VanVliet 5 



E. Elsworth 25 A.M.Frost 5 



C. N. Arnold 25 E. S. Atwater 5 



W. B. Dwight 25 N.C.Trowbridge 5 



W. G. Stevenson 25 H. Van Ingen 5 



E. Storm 25 H. S. Wiltsie 5 



W.T.Reynolds 25 C. E. Sweet 5 



W. C. Smillie 25 Wm. Adriance 5 



Herrick & Losey 25 John Sleight 5 



A. P. Van Gieson 20 G.E.Cramer 5 



C. B. Warring 10 J.R.Reynolds 5 



J. M. DeGarmo 10 J.L.Williams 5 



Irving Elting 10 J. C. Pumpelly 5 



W. A. Davies 10 E. Burgess 5 



J.C.Otis 10 J.G.Boyd 2 



The subscriptions have been, by your secretary, handed 

 to the treasurer, and by him applied on the account. 



Many other members were solicited for contributions, 

 but for various reasons failed to respond to the appeal. 

 The balance due has been paid by the trustees, and the 

 collection is, therefore, the property of the society. 



