﻿Report 
  of 
  the 
  President 
  1 
  7 
  

  

  the 
  school, 
  the 
  college 
  and 
  the 
  university 
  student 
  are 
  con- 
  

   stantly 
  in 
  the 
  mind 
  of 
  the 
  Director 
  and 
  of 
  each 
  Curator 
  in 
  the 
  

   arrangement 
  of 
  the 
  exhibition 
  halls. 
  The 
  needs 
  of 
  the 
  

   specialist 
  are 
  also 
  met 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  practicable, 
  but 
  the 
  investigator, 
  

   who 
  must 
  compare 
  and 
  study 
  large 
  numbers 
  of 
  duplicate 
  

   specimens, 
  is 
  referred 
  to 
  the 
  reserve 
  and 
  study 
  collections, 
  

   which 
  are 
  absolutely 
  open 
  to 
  all 
  duly 
  qualified 
  persons. 
  

  

  I. 
  ADMINISTRATION 
  AND 
  EDUCATION 
  

  

  Although 
  since 
  the 
  foundation 
  of 
  the 
  Museum 
  the 
  City 
  has 
  

   contributed 
  generously 
  for 
  its 
  support, 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  without 
  

   direct 
  official 
  representation 
  on 
  the 
  Board. 
  The 
  Trustees 
  

   desire 
  that 
  the 
  City 
  officials 
  should 
  have 
  a 
  more 
  intimate 
  

   knowledge 
  of 
  the 
  methods 
  of 
  administration 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  plans 
  

   for 
  the 
  future. 
  Accordingly 
  the 
  Constitution 
  has 
  been 
  so 
  

   amended 
  that 
  henceforth 
  the 
  Mayor 
  of 
  the 
  City 
  of 
  New 
  York, 
  

   the 
  Comptroller 
  and 
  the 
  President 
  of 
  the 
  Department 
  of 
  

   Public 
  Parks 
  are 
  ex-officio 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  Board. 
  

  

  Every 
  effort 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  to 
  continue 
  the 
  policy 
  and 
  to 
  

   expand 
  the 
  work 
  that 
  was 
  wisely 
  begun 
  by 
  the 
  founders 
  of 
  

   the 
  Museum 
  and 
  so 
  ably 
  conducted 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  have 
  

   directed 
  its 
  growth. 
  The 
  fact 
  that 
  other 
  cities 
  are 
  now 
  

   establishing 
  museums 
  of 
  science 
  and 
  education 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  

   American 
  Museum, 
  and 
  are 
  frequently 
  sending 
  delegates 
  to 
  

   investigate 
  its 
  methods, 
  plan 
  and 
  scope, 
  are 
  reasons 
  for 
  our 
  

   belief 
  in 
  the 
  real 
  value 
  to 
  the 
  community 
  of 
  an 
  institution 
  of 
  

   this 
  character. 
  

  

  As 
  a 
  fitting 
  memorial 
  to 
  the 
  late 
  President 
  Jesup, 
  for 
  his 
  

   untiring 
  devotion 
  to 
  the 
  interests 
  of 
  the 
  Museum, 
  the 
  Trustees 
  

   are 
  having 
  prepared 
  a 
  marble 
  statue 
  of 
  heroic 
  size, 
  which 
  is 
  to 
  

   be 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  Foyer. 
  The 
  statue 
  is 
  being 
  executed 
  by 
  the 
  

   sculptor, 
  Mr. 
  William 
  Couper, 
  and 
  its 
  cost 
  has 
  been 
  met 
  by 
  

   the 
  personal 
  contributions 
  of 
  the 
  Trustees 
  and 
  other 
  friends. 
  

  

  Building. 
  — 
  The 
  new 
  wing 
  on 
  Columbus 
  Avenue 
  (South 
  

   Section 
  of 
  the 
  West 
  Facade) 
  was 
  finished 
  early 
  in 
  June 
  and 
  

   was 
  duly 
  accepted 
  by 
  the 
  City. 
  

  

  Early 
  in 
  the 
  year 
  plans 
  and 
  specifications 
  were 
  prepared 
  

   for 
  the 
  construction 
  of 
  a 
  service 
  roadway 
  on 
  the 
  Columbus 
  

   Avenue 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  new 
  wing, 
  but 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  unavailability 
  

  

  