Among other noteworthy acquisitions, I may mention a fine 

 Pterodactyle from Solenhofen. 



The collection of North American Coleoptera bequeathed to 

 the Museum by the late Dr. John L. Le Conte, has been sent to 

 us by Mrs. Le Conte. Dr. George H. Horn, the life-long friend 

 of Dr. Le Conte, was kind enough to superintend the packing 

 and forwarding of this invaluable addition to our Entomo- 

 logical Department. He himself accompanied the collection to 

 Cambridge, and we owe to his interest the excellent condition 

 in which it has reached us. 



The Europeo-Siberian Room is nearly ready for exhibition, 

 and during the coming year the greater part of the faunal collec- 

 tions of the African Room will probably be sent to the Museum 

 by Prof. H. A. Ward. The exhibition cases of the Atlantic 

 Room have made good progress during the past year. It will 

 be impossible to do anything towards the arrangement of the 

 Palaeontological Exhibition Rooms until the whole of our 

 Palaeontological collections have been unpacked and passed 

 through a preliminary examination. 



The Museum collections have, during the past year, supplied 

 materials to several specialists. A large part of the Blake col- 

 lections are still in the hands of the naturalists, who have kindly 

 undertaken the preparation of the Zoological Reports. As fast 

 as the collections are returned, they have been distributed to 

 those museums in this country and in Europe which give spe- 

 cial attention to the study of Marine Faunse. The Echini and 

 Ophiurans, and a part of the Crustacea, have been thus dis- 

 tributed. 



In the light of past experience,! look with no small concern 

 to the future growth of the Museum. As collections accumu- 

 late, additional room will be required for their storage, and new 

 assistants for their care. The resources of the institution will 

 surely soon be entirely inadequate for the maintenance of the 

 Museum on the scale of its present growth, if the policy thus far 

 pursued is continued. The future welfare of the establishment 

 is secured by its permanent connection with the University. 

 But its funds naturally share the cautious management of 

 the College, and the present Director has seen the income of 

 the Museum gradually diminish from $35,000 a year to about 

 $25,000. Meanwhile the salaries of the assistants and other 



