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most important of these are the index labels with maps at the 

 entrance to the Indian Halls from which the reader may learn 

 just what tribes are represented by exhibits, the location of 

 these tribes in North America and the culture areas to which 

 they belong. Much of the work just noted has been made 

 possible by the commodious new printing room, by the acquisi- 

 tion of a new and larger press and a cutting machine, but is 

 particularly due to the interest of Mr. Klassen and Miss 

 Beale. 



It may be a mistaken impression, but the writer feels that 

 the public reads more labels than formerly; it is not an 

 erroneous idea, however, that labels are much more worth 

 reading than they were twenty-five years ago. 



Summary of Printing 



1014 T 



* ^ Impressions 



Plates for Journal 1 14, 500 



Letter-heads 54,650 



Field and Reserve Collection Labels 34,150 



Report, Requisition and similar forms 34,600 



Catalogue Cards, Postals, Tickets, etc 61,450 



Programs, Circulars, Statements 116,265 



Envelopes, Miscellaneous 55.95° 



Individual Labels 821 



Descriptive Labels i,37i 



2,192 (average of 5 each) 10,960 

 482,525 



The average daily attendance has been larger than ever 

 before. Attendance fell off during the first part of the year, 

 owing to the severe weather, but important 

 gains were made later. The loss shown in 

 the table is due to the comparatively small attendance during 

 the week of the November Flower Show, when the number 

 of visitors was but 82,080 as compared with 167,503 in 1913. 

 This exhibition and that of the American Sweet Pea Society, 

 held in June, again call attention to the desirability of a 

 special exhibition hall for such purposes. 



