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and administrative staffs, from the President down, at once 

 enrolled and offered such service in expert advice, in scientific 

 research and publication, and in personal enlistment as might 

 forward the great cause. The activities of the year have thus 

 been greatly modified : funds appropriated for exploration have 

 been only partly used ; research and publication have been in- 

 creased on the part of the older men, and all the younger men 

 have enlisted in some branch of national service, either in this 

 country, in South and Central America, or in France. The 

 best idea of the year's activities may perhaps be gained by the 

 distribution of expenditures, which has been approximately as 

 follows : 



For maintenance, repair and care of the building and collections $305,000 



For education in the public schools, high schools, colleges and 

 in the Museum 15,250 



For arctic exploration (rescue of the Crocker Land party) . . 72,000 



For exploration (America), field salaries and expenses 40,000 



For researches and studies on previous explorations and col- 

 lections of the Museum 58,000 



North America (birds, mammals and fishes) 

 Antillean region (Porto Rico, Cuba, Lesser Antilles) 

 South America (especially Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, 



Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil) 

 Africa, especially the Congo region (birds, mammals, 



fishes) 

 Polynesia and the Philippines 



For publications (scientific and popular) 



Bulletin, Memoirs, Journal, Handbooks, Annual Report . . 53,5oo 



For exhibition and preparation for exhibition halls, salaries and 

 materials 98,700 



At the beginning of the year 1917, there was an estimated 

 deficiency in the maintenance of the Museum of nearly $60,000, 

 due to the insufficiency of the City's appropriation. 

 Additional This was met by the personal subscriptions of the 

 Needed Trustees. To place the Museum on a secure finan- 



cial foundation, at least $1,000,000 additional en- 

 dowment is needed for its annual operating and educational 

 expenses. 



