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may take, a more \ivi(l public consciousness of the worthiness 

 of such institutions as Museums must eventually come. 



^Meanwhile, we are grateful to our Trustees and private 

 benefactors and to the meml)ers of the City Administration 

 who have contributed their earnest support to the Museum 

 and its projects. And as matter for special gratification we 

 receive the news of the salary' increases for City employees 

 recently voted by the Legislature at Albany. 



It is a great privilege to have an opportunity many times 

 a day, in the course of your business, to do a kindness which 

 is not to be paid for. Graciousness of demeanor is a large 

 part of the duty of am- official person who comes into contact 

 with the world. Where a man's business is, there is the place 

 for his religion to manifest itself. 



THE NEWS 



An attempt is being made to rush through the Yellowstone Park 

 Irrigation Bill (House Bill Xo. 12, 466). A protest against the passage 

 of this bill, which would destroy much of the beauty of the great natur- 

 al wonderland in the interests of private business, was signed by a 

 number of our staff members recently and forv\'arded to our Congress- 

 ional representatives in Washington. 



The Museum's portion of the first font of movable metal type ever 

 cast has been loaned to the National Arts Club for display in connection 

 with their Printing Exhibition. A demonstration of the method in which 

 it was used was given on May 13th. The type was made in Korea in 

 1403. Although a Korean invention, it bears Chinese characters. Half 

 of the font, which consists of 100 pieces of type, is the property of the 

 American Museum, the other half belongs to the British Museum. 



