MILITARY HYGIENE 

 AND FOOD CONSER- 



38 The American Museum of Natural History 



In addition to the above series, there have been held throughout 

 the year in the Museum, lectures under the auspices of the Board of 

 Education and the New York Academy of Sciences and Affiliated 

 Societies. 



On Saturday, January 20, a special exhibition of the motion 



picture film, entitled "How Life Begins," was 



teachers' day given, to which were invited the teachers of Greater 



New York. Dr. Fisher gave an introductory talk. 



The attendance was 527. 



The Exhibit on Military Hygiene and Food Conservation, which 



was prepared by Dr. Hull of the Department of Public Health, 



was installed in the Foyer of the Museum, 



where it was examined by thousands of visi- 



vation^e^hibit"" tors during the summer. It was lent in the 



autumn to the Washington Irving High 



School, where it served a similar purpose. 



Appeals for help in the entertainment of soldiers have come 



to the Museum from the National War Work Council of the 



Y. M. C. A., and three ways have been developed in which the 



Museum is able to render practical assistance. 



Y. M. c. A. war work The Department possessed several thousand 



uncatalogued lantern slides. Largely through 



the volunteer assistance of members of the department, these slides 



have been carefully sorted and more than 4,000, from which lectures 



may be made, have been presented to the Y. M. C. A. 



The second method of assistance consists in preparing lectures 

 especially designed to interest soldiers and sailors. These are called 

 "Exploration Tales for Soldiers and Sailors." Their purpose is set 

 forth in the following Foreword which accompanies each lecture: 



"The expeditions sent by The American Museum of Natural 

 History to the remote parts of the earth not only have brought to- 

 gether wonderful natural history collections but are filled with adven- 

 tures that stir the blood. We believe that the tales of these experi- 

 ences will appeal to the soldiers and sailors, since the successful ex- 

 plorer must possess in marked degree the qualities which make good 

 fighting men. These stories are told by the explorers themselves with 

 the hope that they will entertain, amuse, and rest the boys in train- 

 ing and at the front." 



Each tale is fully illustrated with lantern slides, and the text 

 which accompanies it is dictated by the explorer himself in the lan- 

 guage which he would use if addressing the men in person. Already 



