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tho Forestry I hill. The dcsifijus are the work of students of the Washing- 

 ton Irvinjj; Hijih School Industrial Art classes to whom, at Dr. Lucas's 

 susf2;esti()n to Dr. Haney, the Museum offered S50.00 in prizes for the 

 best examples. >\'hile it was understood that the Museum did not in- 

 tend to adopt any of the designs submitted, the object being merely to 

 furnish a stimulating subject for competition, one or two of the covers 

 submitted are worth consideration, and may possibly be used for 

 futur(> X;iturid History covers. 



The attractive new cover for Natural History, which will appear with 

 the January-February number, was designed by Charles Livingston 

 Bull. 



Dr. McGregor will shortly leave for Elurope, where he will study as 

 many as possible of the remains of primitive man, in connection with hi.*^ 

 projected work of restoring a complete skeleton of Neanderthal man. 



IVIichel P'okine, the Russian dancer, rpcently visited the Museum in 

 company with the artist, Robert Chandler, They examined Russian 

 and Siberian costumes in the search for information and inspiration for a 

 new ballet which is being planned. 



A collection of posters, made by children in New ^'oik's clemcnturv 

 schools, is exhibited on the third floor of the Museum. Tho i)osters were 

 designed in connection with the Humane Education Poster Contest 

 arranged by the New York Woman's League for Animals. 



The Museum's dramatic critics are busily discussing "Nemesis." 

 Opinions of the play itself vary, but the feeling seems to be unanimous 

 that Mr. Sherwood's theatre parties are just the thing — and that any 

 one who can give such successful parties ought to give them as frequently 

 as possible. 



Beginning April 2oth, meml)ers of the Museum's lecture stall" began 

 a series of illustrated talks on wild life to the one thousand disabled ex- 

 service men in the United States Public Health Hospital at Fox Hills, 

 Staten Island. The Atlantic Division of the Red Cross, which has charge 

 of all recreation at Fox Hills, decided to make the lectures a feature of 

 the weekly entertainment i)rogram at the hosjjital. 



