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This construction will involve: 



First. The completion in 1911-12 of the Southeast Wing and 

 Court Building, the plans of which have been adopted by the City ; 



Second. The completion in 1912-18 of the east and west central 

 sections of the Museum, including entrances on Central Park and 

 Columbus Avenue at the foot of West Seventy-ninth Street. 



On May 22, the President appeared on behalf of the Trustees 

 before the Budget Sub-Committee (Messrs. Prendergast, 

 McAneny and Mitchel) of the Board of Estimate and Apportion- 

 ment, and presented the foregoing resolution of the Trustees, 

 accompanied by the folder* entitled " Growth of the Building 

 of The American Museum of Natural History — Plans for Future 

 Building and Arrangement of Collections," together with a sum- 

 mary of the financial and educational status of the Museum. 



The plans for future building are the result of four years' 

 careful consideration and study during the present administra- 

 tion, in which the advice of experts has been constantly 

 sought in connection both with the scientific arrangement and 

 with the great educational plan involved. All the changes now 

 in progress or contemplated are made with reference to this 

 Plan. The chief reason for the execution of these plans dur- 

 ing the next seven years is not the mere sentimental interest, 

 but the substantial fact that if the Museum continues its present 

 accelerating progress, seven years hence will find us prepared 

 to fill the larger portion of the new building with collections 

 covering important branches of science, such as geography, 

 physiography, oceanography, astronomy and public health, 

 which we cannot provide for in our present building, but 

 which are intimately related to public education and welfare. 



The financial forecast of this Anniversary plan naturally 

 requires as careful consideration as the educational and scien- 

 tific. The Museum is already expending annually far beyond 

 the income of its Endowment, necessitating increasing drafts 

 upon the generosity of the Trustees and other friends of the 

 institution. These contributions have been more notable in 

 the past year than in any previous year of our history. 



The following financial summary of the operation of the 

 Museum during the past decade furnishes a clear basis for a 

 preliminary estimate of our future needs: 



♦Folder issued May 8, 1911. A second and revised issue will be made in May, 1912. 



