privileges to the blind. Special lectures have been arranged 
for children and adults, and collections adapted for their use 
have been placed at their disposal. Particular attention has 
been given to systematizing the work for the blind. These 
people have shown great timidity about coming to the Museum, 
which in a measure explains the small attendance; but prog- 
ress has been made in overcoming this difficulty. Spring and 
fall courses of talks on zodlogy and anthropology were given 
by Mrs. Roesler and Miss Wilds to the blind pupils of the 
public schools and similar courses for adults from the institu- 
tions for the blind. These were fully illustrated with speci- 
mens which could be handled. The attendance of pupils was 
154; of adults 70. The work with the blind has been very 
interesting and has seemed to be a real source of pleasure to 
the people reached. They have been very attentive to the talks, 
eager for information and reluctant to have the story hour over. 
A part of the income of the Jonathan Thorne Memorial 
Fund has been expended in paying the transportation of the 
blind to the Museum and for the preparation of small models 
to be sent to the blind pupils in the public schools, and we 
have to giraffes, ro camels and 1o hippopotamuses ready for 
use; 12 relief maps of the world are nearly finished. 
Collections of Indian, Eskimo and Japanese material have 
been sent to the classes for the blind in the public schools of 
Newark and Jersey City. | 
PHOTOGRAPHY AND CATALOGING.—The more successful 
the Museum expeditions, the greater is the burden placed on 
the division of photography. Especially during the past year 
when the scope and success of the expeditions have been 
great, the tax on this department has been unusually severe. 
Remarkable progress has been made in the routine photo- 
graphic work, which has been carried on by one man unas- 
sisted. The photographer has displayed great ingenuity and 
efficiency in mastering the many difficulties involved in the 
special photographic work necessary in connection with the 
preparation of backgrounds for groups. 
During the year the photographer has made 4,857 prints, 
1,760 slides, 955 negatives, 339 enlargements and 33 trans- 
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