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lature will be willing to grant the necessary aid to carry 

 out this laudable object. 



To widen still further the benefits of this new department 

 of the Museum, it is proposed, as soon as a suitable hall is 

 provided, that these lectures, and especially those illustrat- 

 ing the physical features and the great natural resources of 

 our country, shall be repeated to the working classes of 

 the city. 



In this way the rich collections of the Museum, such as 

 that of woods, will become of direct utility to all those who 

 labor or are in any way interested in these materials; and, 

 hereafter, as the Museum acquires additional collections, 

 it must become an increasingly important aid in the educa- 

 tion of the artisan and laborer. 



It must not be forgotten, however, that with all this in- 

 creased usefulness comes also increased expenditures, and 

 a larger deficiency to be made up at the close of the year. 



The Trustees have, therefore, to appeal to all public- 

 spirited citizens to aid them. One thousand additional 

 annual members at ten dollars a year each would place 

 the institution on a self-sustaining basis, and it is hoped 

 this fact needs only to be made known to the public, who 

 are so much benefited by the Museum, to secure for it the 

 desired amount at the earliest day. 



MORRIS K. JESUP, 



President. 



