38 Report of the President 



Among the societies and organizations that held meetings 

 here were: 



American Bison Society 



American Dahlia Society of New York 



American Ethnological Society 



American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society 



Aquarium Society 



Camp Fire Guardians 



College of Jersey City, Department of Pharmacy 



Columbia University, for biennial Jesup lectures and for classes 



Department of Education, New York City, Free Public Lecture Courses 



Horticultural Society of New York 



Inkowa Club, Camp Inkowa 



Keramic Society of Greater New York 



Linnsean Society of New York 



National Academy of Sciences 



National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild 



Birds and Animals 

 National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild 

 Natural Science Committee of the Associate Alumnae of the Normal 



College of the City of New York 

 New York Academy of Sciences 

 New York Entomological Society 

 New York Microscopical Society 

 New York Mineralogical Club 

 New York University School for Health Officers 

 Parents' and Teachers' Association of Teachers' College 

 Torrey Botanical Club 



I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 



Frederic A. Lucas, Director 



Again the year has been marked by steady progress in all 

 departments, rather than distinguished by a few notable 



-. , advances; but it is pleasant to record that in 



General . * ' 



Considerations s P lte * continued demands for space, due to 

 growth of the collections, the condition of the 

 various exhibition halls has steadily improved. The most 

 noticeable improvement is in the Quaternary Hall, fourth 

 floor, where the rich collection of fossil elephantids is dis- 

 played, which is in better shape than for the past ten years. 



There is, as was noted last year, a continued increase in 

 the use of the collections by pupils and students, due to the 



