2 2 Report of the President 



The Trustees and friends of the Museum will be especially 

 impressed with the large amount that has been expended, 

 particularly for publication and research, for exploration and 

 purchase of collections, as well as the generous contribution 

 of the Museum to the cause of public education, which is not 

 part of our original contract relations with the City. This 

 general apportionment of funds is not a new feature of the 

 Museum policy, but dates back to the early years of President 

 Jesup's administration. It is this broad scientific policy which 

 has given the Museum its world-wide reputation and which has 

 made a position on its scientific staff as desirable as that of an 

 appointment in one of our larger universities. 



The analysis shows also that the general gifts or contribu- 

 tions from all sources to the Museum in 1909 exceed by over 

 $7,000 the City's contribution to maintenance. The payroll, 

 owing to the appointment of new scientific officers, the round- 

 ing out of the scientific departments of the Museum so as to 

 cover the whole field of natural history, the salaries of these 

 officers, the increases of salaries to members of the scientific 

 staff as well as to the administrative officers of the institution 

 and to the employes or labor force, during the past three 

 years, has reached a very large total. 



EDUCATIONAL EXTENSION 



The year's progress in the Department of Education is 

 fully reported upon under the heading " Public Education " on 

 page 26. This feature of the Museum's activity is one which 

 brings it more closely in touch than any other with the welfare 

 of our great City, as a whole, and with our entire public 

 educational system. While in our opinion, the City would 

 not be justified in building an institution for pure research or 

 for exploration, it is more than justified, in fact, it is the very 

 wisest use of public funds, to support and extend the system 

 of an institution which is doing so much for the cause of 

 public enlightenment. Here, again, statistical inquiry has 

 been made which illustrates the march of progress during the 

 past seven years, 1904-1910: 



