22 Report of the President. 



The annexed list shows the work of this department during 

 the year. 



Lectures to the Teachers of the Public Schools by 

 Prof. Albert S. Bickmore. 



Spring Course. 



Lecture 199^7. — -Lower Egypt — Cairo. 

 " 199^. — Upper Egypt — Karnak. 

 " 200a. — Southern Palestine — Jerusalem. 

 " 200b. — Northern Palestine — Damascus. 

 " 201. — Switzerland. 



Autumn Course. 



Lecture 202a. — Greece — Athens. 



" 202$. — Greece — Marathon to Corfu. 



" 203«. — Southern Italy — Naples and Pompeii. 



" 203^. — Central Italy — Rome. 



" 204. — Northern Italy — Florence and Venice. 



Holiday Course. 



New Year's Day. — California and Yosemite Valley. 

 Washington's Birthday. — Mexico. 

 Thanksgiving Day. — Greece — Athens and Olympia. 

 Christmas. — Naples and Pompeii. 



Prof. Albert S. Bickmore's Course to Members of the Museum. 

 Spring Cotirse, iSqj. 



Feb. 4. — Lower Egypt — Cairo. 

 " 11. — Upper Egypt — Karnak. 

 " 18. — Southern Palestine — Jerusalem. 

 " 25. — Northern Palestine — Damascus. 



Autumn Course, iSg 1 /. 



Oct. 28. — Greece — Athens. 



Nov. 4. — Greece — Marathon to Corfu. 



" 11. — Italy — Naples and Rome. 



" 18. — Italy — Florence and Venice. 



Columbia University Course, 1897. 



Jan. 2. — The Oldest Signs of Man in America Dr. Daniel G. Brinton. 



" 9. — The Native Industrial Arts of the Indians of the United States. 



Dr. Otis T. Mason. 



" 16. — Art of the North American Indians Dr. Franz Boas. 



" 23. — The Organization of the Family among North American Indians. 



Dr. Livingston Farrand. 



" 30. — Some peculiar Peoples of Southern France. . .Dr. William Z. Ripley. 

 Feb. 6. — History — Fermentation 



" 13.— Fermented Liquors. Wine, Beer, Kumyss... ( r> r f p 11 



" 20.— Distillation and Distilled Liquors * 



" 27. — General and Special Properties of Alcohol,. . 



