CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Subjects v 



Introductory letter vn 



Table of contents '. ix 



Part I. — Report of toe Assistant Director. 



A.- -General considerations 3 



1. Introductory remarks 3 



2. The foundation and scope of the Museum 4 



3. The functions and aims of the Museum 5 



4: Systems of classification 6 



B.- The Museum etaff t 7 



5. The scientific staff 7 



6. The administrative staff 9 



C. -The condition of the collections 11 



7. Increase in the collections 11 



8. Assignment of space 11 



D Review of the administrative work of the year 12 



9. Accessions to the Museum 12 



10. Progress in classification and arrangement 13 



(a) Laboratory work and catalogue entries 13 



(&) Development of the exhibition and study series 13 



(c) Construction of cases 14 



(d) Labels and printing 14 



11. Progress of general incidental work 15 



(a) Library , 15 



(&) Distribution of duplicates and exchanges 17 



(c) Publications 18 



(d) Visitors 20 



(e) Students and lectures 21 



(f) Meetings of societies 22 



L2. Current administrative work 26 



(a) Buildings and labor; police and public comfort 26 



(&) Electric service 27 



(c) Property and supplies 30 



(d) Accounts 30 



13. The work of the Museum preparators 30 



(a) Taxidermists 30 



(&) Osteological preparator 33 



(c) Modelers 33 



(d) Photographer 34 



(e) Artist 34 



(/) Preparators £n the Division of Anthropology 34 



14. Sketch of the exhibit made by the Smithsonian Institution at the 



New Orleans Exposition... 35 



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