Pape Eleven 



The attendants arc eager for information concernini^ the exhibits 

 in their halls. Short, informal talks given to them by the members of 

 the scientific staff ought to be very heli^ful. 



Dr. Mook has purchased a home in Metuchen, New Jersey. 



Mr. Whitlock has installed his laboratory apparatus in the room 

 vacated last month bv Mr ]\Iarthens. 



Mr, Nichols's brother, Commodore Nichols, is in command of the 

 "Vanitie." 



It is a pleasure to say that on the occasion of the visit of the several 

 hundred crippled children, the attendants were highly commended by 

 observers for their kindness to the little sight-seers. 



Mr. Hegeman has taken up his residence in Bogota, New Jersey. 



The Department of Parks has greatly improved the appearance of our 

 grounds by repairing the fences and sodding the bare spaces on the green. 



It is an unwritten rule of the institution that attendants shall not 

 force their attentions on members of drawing classes, or on other visitors. 



The old storage house for whale skeletons has been torn down and 

 new shelters erected. 



Dr. David Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford, was a welcome visitor 

 at the Museum last month. 



Mr. J. M. Vandergrift has presented to us his mounted English 

 Bull-dog, Champion "Katerfelto," who in his life-time won 113 principal 

 prizes. "Katerfelto" lias been placed on exhibition on the second floor, 

 near the elevators. 



A concrete wall has been built separating the driveway from the coal 

 bin. The purpose of this, some one has explained, is to provide a place 

 for Tom Henessy's flowers. 



