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Felix M. Warburg serving as Chairman. After two years' 

 experience the system is working well, and, contrary to 

 the history of many pensions, a recent report of the Actuary 

 shows that it is financially sound. All the permanent em- 

 ployees of the Museum are members of the Pension Fund. 



Early in the year our Registrar, Mr. George N. Pindar, 

 suggested that it would aid materially in reducing the cost of 



living for many employees if food products and 

 Museum • . . , 



„ , , other household necessities could be bought at 



Employees , • . , . ... 



cost. At the President s request, he investi- 

 gated various forms of cooperative store and 

 submitted a plan for a store in the Museum. This seemed so 

 feasible that the President appointed a committee of employees 

 to consider details of the plan and organize a store if this 

 seemed warranted. To aid the project the Trustees con- 

 tributed part of the permanent equipment, and the store was 

 finally opened in November in one of the basement rooms. 

 Many of the employees report that they have been able to 

 reduce their living expenses through patronage of the 

 Museum Store. 



I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 



Frederic A. Lucas, Director 



If no one event of the past year stands preeminent above 



others, it is encouraging to report that steady progress has 



- , been made in all branches of the Museum's 



General ... „ . , 



_ . , . activities. lhis has been done, although 



Considerations , . , , ' f 



hampered to a considerable extent by 



financial considerations which not only have prevented work 

 on the construction of the East Wing but have restricted field 

 work and the carrying out of various improvements in build- 

 ing and exhibits. 



The art side of the institution fared well during the past 

 year, and it is with pleasure that we record the addition of 

 eight paintings by Angelo Heilprin, depicting various phases 

 of the eruption of Mont Pele\ and one by Audubon, also the 

 busts of Pasteur and John Burroughs. The donors were 



