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In connection with the installation work considerable label 

 copy has been prepared, especially for the Woodlands Hall, 

 the European exhibit, the South Sea Islands Hall and the 

 South American Hall. A small portion has been printed and 

 put in place, but the greater part still remains in the hands of 

 the printer. The exhibits have been further enlivened by the 

 use of photographs illustrating the relation of the various 

 specimens to the culture and tribe concerned. 



Storage. — The proper arrangement and classification of 

 collections not on exhibition must always be an important 

 part of the Museum's work. During the year there have been 

 a great many calls from persons interested in the rather inten- 

 sive study of various subjects requiring their admission to the 

 storage collections. On the whole, we have been able to meet 

 their requirements satisfactorily. Nevertheless, there is need 

 of further refinement and elaboration of our storage system. 

 During the year, however, considerable advance was made. 

 A large closet heretofore unused was fitted with side shelves 

 and a traveling ladder, and in it was arranged in proper classi- 

 fication our large series of face casts from various parts of the 

 world. A special room for the arrangement and storage of 

 crania and other skeletal material was completed during the 

 year, and half of the room filled. The other half awaits 

 proper trays for installation. This room will hold about all 

 the crania now possessed by the Museum. The other skeletal 

 material, however, must be arranged in cabinets in the hall 

 adjoining this room. This is a very great improvement over 

 the former arrangement, and places the material in such shape 

 that it is readily accessible to students. On the attic floor 

 there are under construction sixteen new fireproof storage 

 vaults. One of these has been completed and filled with 

 material as a test. On the whole, they are very much more 

 satisfactory than the rooms previously constructed. 



ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 

 Ralph W. Tower, Curator 

 Department of Anatomy and Physiology. — During 

 another twelve months the three assistants have been working 



