38 Report of the President. 



November 5. — The Origin of the American Continent and its Essential 



Physical Features Edmund Otis Hovey 



12. — Certain Facts and Methods of Physical Geography 



that may be of use in the Class-room. .Edmund Otis Hovey 



19. — How the Parks, Highways and Buildings of our City 



may be used as Material for Nature Study . . Louis P. Gratacap 



26. — The Industries of the Sea Louis P. Gratacap 



Public Lectures on Holidays. 

 New Year's Day, January 1. — Germany — Berlin. . . .Prof. Albert S. Bickmore 

 Lincoln's Birthday, February 12. — Mount Pele and the Destruction of 

 St. Pierre, Martinique, illustrated by views and 



specimens Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey 



Washington's Birthday, February 22. — Holland — Amsterdam. 



Prof, Albert S. Bickmore 

 Thanksgiving Day, November 24. — Russia — The Land and the People. 



'Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey 

 Christmas Day, December 26. — A Christmas Trip in the Tropics. 



Frank M. Chapman 

 Lectures for Members. 

 Evening Courses. 



January 7. — The Evolution of the Horse Prof. Henry F. Osborn 



14. — Island Bird Life Frank M. Chapman 



21. — Mimicry and Protective Coloring in Animals. 



Prof. William Morton Wheeler 



28. — The Scientific Results of the Jesup North Pacific 



Expedition Prof. Franz Boas 



February 4. — The Navaho and Other Blanket Makers of the South- 

 west George H. Pepper 



11. — The Island of Titicaca A. F. Bandelier 



18. — The Work of the American Museum Among the In- 

 dians of California Prof. Livingston Farrand 



25. — Collecting Large Arctic Mammals Andrew J. Stone 



March 3. — Holland — Amsterdam and Haarlem . . Prof. Albert S. Bickmore 



10. — Holland — Rotterdam and The Hague. 



Prof. Albert S. Bickmore 



17. — Belgium — Antwerp and Bruges. . . .Prof. Albert S. Bickmore 



24. — Belgium — Brussels and Waterloo. . .Prof. Albert S. Bickmore 



November 17. — Russia — The Land and the People. .Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey 



December 1. — Shore and Island Life of the Bahamas. 



Dr. William Morton Wheeler 

 8. — The Home-Life of Flamingos. (With remarkable 



Photographs from Nature Frank M. Chapman 



15. — The Japanese — Their Social Life and Their Charac- 

 teristics Dr. Bashford Dean 



Saturday Morning Lectures for the Children of Members, 



In the spring a course of lectures was given for the children 

 of Members of the Museum on Saturday mornings, as follows: 



