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Spring Course. 



January 25 — Naples, Pompeii and Rome and their Museums. 



February 1 — Naples, Pompeii and Rome and their Museums. 



" 8 — The Eastern Riviera. 



" 15 — The Eastern Riviera. 



March I — The Upper Rhine. 



" P — The Upper Rhine. 



" 15 — The Lower Rhine. 

 22 — The Lower Rhine. 



Autumn Course. 



October 18 — The Swiss Alps. 

 " 25 — The Swiss Alps. 



November 3 — The French Alps. 

 " 8 — The French Alps. 



" 15 — Historic Towns of Central France. 



" 22 — Historic Towns of Central France. 



29 — Historic Towns of Southern France and the French Riviera. 

 December 6 — Historic Towns of Southern France and the French Riviera. 



The following were delivered to members of the Museum: 



February 20 — Naples, Pompeii and Rome and their Museums. 



" 27 — The Eastern Riviera. 



March 6 — The Upper Rhine. 



" 13 — The Lower Rhine. 



November 20 — The Swiss Alps. 

 December 4 — The French Alps. 



" 11 — Historic Towns of Central France. 



18 — Historic Towns of Southern France and the French Riviera. 



The following were delivered to the general public: 



New Year's Day, January 1, 1902 — London : The City and the Thames. 

 Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1902 — The Rhine. 

 Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1902 — The Swiss Alps. 

 Christmas Day, December 25, 1902 — The French Alps. 



In cooperation with the Audubon and Linngean Societies, 

 the Museum offered to teachers a series of eight informal 

 talks on birds, illustrated by specimens which could be handled 

 freely for purposes of comparison and discussion. The lec- 

 tures were given on Saturday afternoons. The subjects and 

 speakers were as follows: 



April 5 and 12 — The Birds of Early Spring Frank M. Chapman 



April 19 and 26 — The Birds of April William Dutcher 



May 3 and 10 — The Birds of Early May Dr. J. Dwight, Jr. 



May 17 and 24 — The Birds of late May, and Birds' Nests. ..C. William Beebe 



