Report of the President 89 



POPULAR PUBLICATIONS 



" Forty-fifth Annual Report of the Trustees," 192 pages, 15 plates, 1 map. 



" Our Common Butterflies," by Frank E. Lutz. Guide Leaflet No. 38, 27pages, 

 40 text figs. 



" How to Collect and Preserve Insects," by Frank E. Lutz. Guide Leaflet 

 No. 39, 21 pages, 12 text figs. 



" General Guide to the Exhibition Halls," 4th Ed. Guide Leaflet No. 40, 127 

 pages, 65 illustrations. 



American Museum Journal, Vol. XIV. 



III. MEMBERSHIP 



George H. Sherwood, Assistant Secretary 



In spite of the unfortunate financial conditions, the 

 Museum has enjoyed the support of a larger number of 

 Members than ever before. This we consider as a warm 

 endorsement of the character of the work of the institution ; 

 it indicates the esteem in which the Museum is held by the 

 people at large. The total number of Members is 3,669. In 

 all, our Members have contributed in cash $30,820, a sum of 

 very considerable importance, but their contribution in spread- 

 ing the knowledge of the activities of the Museum and in 

 arousing interest in prospective Members and other friends 

 may be of even greater importance. 



We have long been of the opinion that many Members join 



the Museum because they desire to further the educational 



work that it is doing and not because they expect to get a 



direct return to themselves for their contributions. Although 



this may be the case, it is also true that the Museum now 



extends to its Members greater privileges than 

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ever before and is enabled through various means 



to render a very full return. Members have 



access to the special room furnished for their convenience. 



They receive free copies of the Museu?n Journal, which keeps 



