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This "label" was fifteen feet long and twenty-two inches high 

 and its installation was quite a problem of mechanics. 



This statement of labels does not include the many diagrams, 

 large headlines and notices printed or painted by hand, which 

 call for artistic ability and technical skill. Many of these re- 

 quire a day for their preparation, some much more, and with 

 the many demands upon their time, Messrs. Belanske and Vitolo 

 can never hope to catch up with their work. The general labels 

 for the Eugenics exhibits alone required many days of hard 

 labor. This phase of labeling has never been touched upon. 



Another phase of labeling is shown by the regional maps in 

 the Hall of Birds of the World: these are small hemispheres in 

 low relief, attractively colored and combining small size with 

 remarkable clearness of detail. 



Naturally it has not been possible to do much in the way of 

 adding large groups, in view of the ever growing congestion, but 

 the close of the year shows several nearly com- 

 pleted, by far the most important of these being 

 the Elephants destined for the center of the African Hall.* A 

 new group of Fur Seals, one of Pumas and one of Muskrats are 

 well advanced. 



In connection with exhibits, a most important matter has been 

 the casing of the Ground Sloth Group, whose prospective condi- 

 tion has been a source of anxiety to the Director for some years 

 past. H ! ! -r|-^pp^ 



Almost equally important has been the rearranging, lighting 

 and labeling of the exhibit of Reptiles, which now attracts much 

 attention and is studied by many visitors. 



The complete remodeling of the Hall of Minerals, and the 

 exhibits in connection with the Second International Congress 

 of Eugenics have, by calling for the services of the construc- 

 tion force and others, held back the prosecution and completion 

 of much work in other lines. 



The principal "special exhibition" of the year was that made 



in connection with the Eugenics Congress, which 



Exhibits occupied the entire available space of the Forestry 



Hall, as well as wall cases in the Hall of the Age 



of Man. 



A much smaller exhibit, but one of much interest, was that 

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* Placed on exhibition January 1, 1922. 



