92 Report of the President 



see Sir Douglas Mawson's Motion Pictures of the Australasian- 

 Antarctic Expedition. 



The fifth and sixth series of Science Stories for the Chil- 

 dren of Members were given during the year, the spring course 

 p .... , of four lectures including a lecture by Rear Admiral 

 Lectures Peary on " Children of the Ice and Snow," and the 

 four in the autumn including one by Mr. James 

 Barnes on "African Animals in Their Home." These lectures 

 are designed to interest children, and they have been largely 

 attended. 



Besides the above regular lectures, Members were given 

 an opportunity to hear one by Dr. Joseph Kossuth Dixon on 

 " Life Among the American Indians," in cooperation with the 

 American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. There 

 were given at the Museum, in cooperation with Columbia 

 University, the biennial " Jesup Lectures," this year by Dr. 

 Charles P. Berkey, the general subject being "Origin and 

 Meaning of Some Fundamental Earth Structures." A course 

 of four lectures on Aboriginal Art of North American Indians 

 was given by members of the anthropological staff. 



Including the lectures for pupils of the public schools, the 

 membership fee of $10 has entitled Members to hear more 

 than seventy-five lectures. In addition to these may be men- 

 tioned the papers presented before various scientific societies 

 meeting at the Museum of which Members are notified if desired. 



The actual number of new Members enrolled during 1915 

 was 281; the loss through death and resignation 



Membership was 3 l8 > showing a loss of 37. On December 

 31, 1915, the total membership was 3,632, divided 



into classes as follows: 



Founders 3 Fellows 39 



Benefactors 1 Honorary Fellows 8 



Associate Founders 8 Life Members 659 



Associate Benefactors 18 Sustaining Members 72 



Patrons 107 Annual Members 2,717 



