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played. For the list of exhibits from February 15 to May 13, 1902, you 

 are referred to the eighth annual report, pages 16, 17. For the rest of 

 the year, see appendix to this report. 



This year up to May 1, 84 species were shown. During the winter 

 months there was an exhibition of mosses and lichens, and during the 

 fall one of mushrooms. 



On May 28, 1902, there was commenced an exhibition of vegetable 

 galls. 



The Keramic Club used the rooms of the museum for a display of 

 specimens of china painting. This lasted for two days, and was well 

 attended. 



Attendance of Classes from Schools, 



The growth in this use of the collection is also gratifying, and every 

 effort should be made to extend the custom among the schools of the 

 city. Figures for class visits are as follows : 



Total number of classes, 75 



Cla'sses from city, 5o 



Classes outside of city, 22 



Total number of pupils in classes, 1,068 



Figures for General Attendance. 



Average daily attendance, 83 



Average Sunday attendance, 98 



Average week day attendance, 76 



Largest daily attendance, May 26, 397 



Smallest daily attendance, December 25, 2 



Estimated total yearly attendance, 30,295 



Accessions. 



Geology, 



In geology the additions to the collections have consisted in the main 

 of rocks and minerals. One large and unique specimen was added in the 

 shape of a fine basaltic column from the Giant Causeway, County Antrim, 

 Ireland. This column weighs five hundred pounds and shows in great 

 perfection the prismatic shape and jointing of the pillars of this remark- 

 able natural formation. It is of value in our museum, because of the 

 similarity of the basaltic columns of the Causeway with those of the igneous 

 rock of Mount Tom. Geoffrey Benson of Ballymoney, County Antrim, 

 Ireland, has given a series of minerals and fossils from Bundoran, in County 

 Donegal. 



