Report of the President 27 



James Barnes and Cherry Kearton, the noted animal pho- 

 tographer, are now engaged in taking motion pictures and 

 other photographs of the wild game of Africa. Messrs. Barnes 

 and Kearton have the endorsement of the American Museum 

 in this work, and their first public appearance, when they 

 return, will be before the Members of the Museum. They 

 will also present a set of their pictures to the Museum. 



Beginning with the Tjader Expedition in 1906, the Museum 



has been continuously exploring in Africa, under the leadership 



_ . of Messrs. Lang and Chapin, William S. Rains- 



Preparation , , , , . , . .. r ^ 1 



ford, and recently with the cooperation of Paul 



A _ . J. Rainev. It is expected also that the Museum 



African .„ J . r . _, , 



_ ,, . will secure a portion of the Clark collection, 



Collections , . ■ ■ . . e . 



obtained in 1909. This representation of the 



life of east, west and central Africa involves an immense 



amount of preparation. The proper care and exhibition of 



these materials are problems of ever-increasing magnitude. 



As our present series of expeditions is drawing to a close, 



special attention is being given to the matter of exhibition. 



The Museum is fortunate in having secured Carl E. Akeley, 



an eminent and skilful animal sculptor and preparator, to 



direct this Work. The Southeast Pavilion has been emptied 



of its exhibits and set aside for the preparation of the African 



collections. Mr. Akeley is now engaged in mounting his 



group of African Elephants for the Museum, and at the same 



time is maturing plans for the permanent African Hall. As a 



part of the comprehensive plan for this hall, he is preparing a 



large model to scale. 



JESUP FUND 



The terms of the bequest of Mr. Jesup placed no restric- 

 tions on the use of the income from the Jesup Fund, except 

 that it should not be used for maintenance purposes, t. e., for 

 obligations which it was proper for the City to pay. The 

 income of the Jesup Endowment Fund, now amounting to 

 $50,997, has been expended during the year for the following 

 purposes : 



The purchase of specimens and collections for practi- 

 cally all the departments of the Museum, including: 



