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the lower west side. These classes are composed of children, 

 chiefly of foreign parentage, who have not received sufficient 

 education to secure ''working papers " and who cannot afford 

 even car fare for a trip to the Museum; 618 of these children 

 listened to a lecture by Mrs. Roesler on "The Great Indus- 

 tries and Natural Wonders of our Country." This was fully 

 illustrated with motion pictures. 



We wish to express our heartiest thanks to Mr. Phipps for 

 this gift which enabled us to give so much pleasure to these 

 children. 



General Lectures. — The general lectures have been more 

 varied than usual and have attracted much attention. They 

 have included a spring and a fall course for Members on Thurs- 

 day evenings, the regular series under the auspices of the 

 Board of Education, free lectures on public holidays, special 

 lectures under the auspices of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences and Affiliated Societies, lectures in conjunction with 

 the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and a 

 special course of lectures for Members on the Antiquity 

 of Man. 



So great was the popularity of Paul J. Rainey's lecture on 

 lion hunting in the spring Members' Course that four thou- 

 sand people had to be turned away. Later this lecture was 

 repeated twice in the same evening by Carl E. Akeley for the 

 benefit of Members. 



On account of the widespread interest in the origin of man 

 and the recent discovery of prehistoric remains, a special 

 course of lectures was arranged on the Antiquity of Man. 

 These lectures were designed to present a popular epitome of 

 the present knowledge of this subject. The course was 

 opened by President Osborn and proved of great public interest. 



Children's Room. — The Children's Room was open regu- 

 larly on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the spring and early 

 summer. The attendance for the period was 1,105. The 

 room has been closed since July owing to necessary changes 

 that were being made and from the fact that the instructor's 

 time has been occupied with other duties in the department. 



