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2. Office of the Direetor 



FIFTH FLOOR 



The fifth floor i.^ given over to the achninistrative offices, the offices 

 and lal)oratories of the scientific departments and the library which 

 contains some 70,000 vokimes on natural history, anthropology and 

 travel. 



The reading room of the library is located in the west corridor and^ 

 with the exception of Sundays and holidays, is open free daily, from 

 9 A.M. to 5 P.iVI., to all who maj- wish to consult the books. Besides 

 the current issues of the more im})ortant periodicals, it contains the more 

 general works of reference, while other volumes will, upon application 

 to the librarian, be furnished to those who wish to consult them. 



On this floor, too, are the workrooms of the Department of Verte- 

 brate Pal2eontolog>', where the skeletons of fossil animals are prepared and 

 mounted, and the laboratory where are made the beautiful models of 

 invertebrates. 



These, like the other laboratories, are of necessity not open to the 

 public. 



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