Privileges of Members 125 



MEMBERSHIP 



Our report of last year stated that, in spite of the demands 

 upon every citizen, our membership was greater than ever 

 before ; and, although the same conditions have continued, our 

 membership list is larger this year than last. This we think is 

 an indication that the American Museum of Natural History 

 is recognized as an institution rendering acceptable public ser- 

 vice. We feel also that every member receives a good return 

 for the membership fee. Each member receives The American 

 Museum Journal, a magazine which each year contains articles 

 of more varied interest written by leaders in science and ex- 

 ploration. This magazine also keeps Members informed of 

 Museum activities and presents the results of the latest ex- 

 plorations and researches dealing with natural science. 



In addition to the subscription to The American Museum 

 Journal, special courses of lectures are arranged for members 

 and their friends, also courses for the children of members. 

 In 1918 eighty special lectures were given to which members 

 were welcome, in addition to which were those arranged for 

 the children of the public schools, to which membership tickets 

 would give admission. 



In the spring course of lectures to members the following 

 lectures were given: "Rocky Mountain and Mesa Verde 

 National Parks," by F. P. Clatworthy; "Our 

 Lectures to Newest Possessions in the West Indies," by Roy 

 W. Miner; "The Grand Canyon of Arizona," 

 by C. D. Williamson; and "Early Spring Wild Flowers," by 

 G. Clyde Fisher. 



The autumn course included the following: "Through 

 Colorado, the Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks," by 

 Branson M. DeCou; "The United States Bird Reservations, 

 Their Extent and Usefulness," by T. Gilbert Pearson; "Bird 

 Music," by Charles Crawford Gorst; and "The Food Supply 

 of Our Allies," by Graham Lusk. 



