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the lecture and docent work. Early in the year Miss Virginia 

 B. McGivney resigned as Slide Librarian and in November 

 Miss Grace E. Fisher was appointed in her stead. 



The calls upon staff members for service outside of Museum 

 work are frequent, and it is impossible to answer them all. 



Dr. Fisher, however, has contributed generously 

 Outside of his time and experience. During his vacation 



of Staff ^ e conducted, under the auspices of the National 



Association of Audubon Societies, the course in 

 Bird Study at the University of Florida. Besides lecturing 

 before a number of private schools, clubs and educational 

 organizations, he addressed the Teachers' College Alumni 

 Association at Columbia ; the New Jersey Science Teachers' 

 Association at Trenton, and the General Science Club of New 

 England at Boston, on "The Use of Motion Pictures in Teach- 

 ing Biology." He also participated in meetings of the Wood- 

 craft League and has recently been elected to the Council of 

 Guidance of the League. 



The Curator and Associate Curator have undertaken, jointly, 

 the preparation of the nature study section of the Girl Scouts 

 Manual which is to be published early in 1920. The major 

 part of this work has been done by Dr. Fisher. 



In the list of accessions we have made formal acknowledg- 

 ments of the gifts received during the year, and at the same 

 Acknowl- ^ me we desire to express our appreciation of the 



edgments practical assistance which we have received from 



many sources. Motion picture fiin.s have been loaned by the 

 State Conservation Commission, through Mr. Clinton G. 

 Abbott; by the General Electric Company, through Mr. C. F. 

 Bateholts ; by Mr. Lee Keedick ; by the American-Scandi- 

 navian Foundation, and by Prizma, Inc. Photographic mate- 

 rial was generously furnished by Brown Brothers and by 

 H. Martens & Co., and a map for copy by H. J. Yurman, 

 Furrier. This friendly cooperation has been very helpful in 

 advancing the educational work of the institution. 



