1 6 Report of the President 



He served as Charter Member of the Museum Cor- 

 poration, as Treasurer, as Chairman of the Finance 

 Committee, as First Vice-President. His gifts to the 

 exhibition halls and to the Endowment have enriched 

 every branch of the Museum, and are of such a rare 

 and beautiful character as to give an inspiration and 

 love of nature for all time. 



A memorial tablet will be placed near the collections of 

 Minerals and Gems, with which Mr. Morgan's name was most 

 closely associated. 



The Museum has also suffered another loss in the death of 

 George Sullivan Bowdoin, a partner of Mr. Morgan, who died 

 December 16, 1913. Mr. Bowdoin joined the Board in 1903. 

 He was of a retiring nature, but took an active interest in the 

 progress of the Museum. His quiet dignified manner, his 

 broad sympathies and his friendliness and consideration for 

 others endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. 

 His benefactions were many and generous and his genial pres- 

 ence will be greatly missed. 



GENERAL PROGRESS 



The Members of the Museum have continued their loyal 

 support, and five hundred and eleven new names have been 

 enrolled, thus swelling our membership to about thirty-six 

 hundred. All together, through the donations of Members 

 and Trustees, $106,541.43 have been contributed especially to 

 the growth of the collections, to exploration and publication 

 and to the development of the library. The explorations and 

 researches of the year have been unusually extensive, and 

 within the building plans have been completed for the better 

 care and preservation of the collections. The exhibits in 

 several of the halls have been rearranged to enhance their 

 educational value. The record of all the accessions of the 

 various departments, from the inception of the Museum to 

 date, has been completed, and steps have been taken to give 

 greater publicity to the Museum and its exhibits. 



