CONTENTS 



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Membership and Endowment 3 



Form of Gift or Bequest , 3 



Board of Trustees 10 



Committees and Officers n 



Scientific Staff 12 



Report of the President 15 



Pressing Need of More Building Space. 15 



Case Construction, Equipment and Maintenance 16 



Building Plans 17 



Approaches from the Eastern Side of the City 18 



Exploration and Research 19 



Africa 20 



Congo Expedition 20 



South America . 20 



Roosevelt South American Expeditions 20 



Collins-Day South American Expedition 21 



North America 21 



Ancient Life of the Continent 21 



Human History of North and South America 22 



Biological Survey of Porto Rico 23 



Expedition to Santo Domingo 24 



Expedition to Eastern Panama 24 



Geological Expedition to the West Indies 24 



Arctic 24 



Crocker Land Expedition 24 



Scientific Publications 24 



Unpublished Results of Exploration 25 



Endowment and Bequests 28 



Morris K. Jesup Fund 28 



Amos F. Eno Bequest 29 



Contributions to the General Endowment Fund 29 



Gifts and Contributions 30 



Transportation 31 



Public Education .' 31 



Local Lecture Centers 31 



Public Health 32 



Membership and Staff 33 



Staff Promotions and Appointments 35 



Public Activities of the American Museum Staff 35 



Welfare of Employees 37 



Hospitality to Societies 37 



General Administration 38 



General Considerations 38 



Popular Publications 39 



Building Operations „ 40 



New Exhibits 40 



Printing and Labeling 42 



Summary of Printing 43 



Care of the Building and Equipment 43 



Attendance 44 



Statistics of Numbers Reached by the Museum and its Extension Educational System. 44 



Needs 45 



Reports of the Departments 47 



Public Education-*-Department of Public Education 47 



Museum Extension to the Schools T 47 



Loaning of Lantern Slides 47 



Local Lecture Centers 48 



Circulating Nature Study Collections 49 



Statistics Relating to the Circulating Collections 49 



Lectures for School Children. , 49 



General Lectures 50 



Museum Extension to the Public Libraries 50 



