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"It is the record of a great and useful work in the cause of public 

 education." 



WILLIAM H. MAXWELL, 



City Superintendent of Schools 



"Of the educational value of the Museum's exhibits I was already 

 well aware and feel a debt of gratitude to its officers and the city that 

 supports it for the better understanding of nature on my own part and 

 on that of my family, which frequent visits to the Museum afforded 

 us during our residence in New York." 



ERNEST FOX NICHOLS, 



President, Dartmouth College 



"If ever the schools were in danger of claiming a monopoly of 

 education, such enterprises as this of yours must have awakened 

 them from their dreaming. I am sure it is good for all of us who are 

 engaged in educational work in the narrower sense to feel that the 

 scope of the work is broader than our own endeavors." 



ALEXANDER MEIKLEJOHN, 



President, Amherst College 



"At least yearly, during my visits to New York, I go to the 

 Museum to note the improvements and additions. I have fully 

 realized that in recent years, and especially since the naturalistic 

 method of installation has been adopted, the Museum has become 

 a great educational force for the state of New York and for the coun- 

 try." 



CHARLES R. VAN HISE, 



President, The University of Wisconsin 



"I wish to thank you for the copy of the 45th Annual Report 

 of the Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History, and to 

 congratulate you again upon the great work the Museum is doing 

 in the field of exploration, museum exhibits and education." 



CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 



"It is always an extremely interesting document to me, and the 

 last one is especially attractive. It is good to keep track of your ever 

 increasing activities, and I regret that there should be even a brief 

 halt in your building operations." 



RICHARD RATHBUN, 



Assistant Secretary in Charge, 



United States National Museum 



