6 



CITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 



Classes from city schools, 



Classes from out of city schools, 



39 

 28 



Total number of classes. 



67 



Pupils in city classes, 



Pupils from out of city classes, 



588 

 485 



Total number of pupils. 



1,073 



These figures would indicate that neighboring towns appreciate 

 the opportunities offered by the collections better than do our own 

 schools. 



Attendance. 



Largest number of visitors on any one day, Feb. 17, 



Scientific Societies. 



The Botanical Society, now completing a period of 30 years of 

 activity, has continued to maintain a series of interesting and val- 

 uable meetings throughout the year. A Botanical class has made 

 good use of the facilities afforded for study by the collections and 

 the reference books of the Catharine L. Howard Library. It is to be 

 hoped that the good example set by the students of plant life may 

 stimulate our local zoologists and geologists to a worthy emulation. 



Research Work. 



Within recent years the museum has gained recognition among 

 scientists, not only for the excellence of the collections but also as a 

 place where original investigation is successfully undertaken. The 

 Bulletin No. 1, Early Stages of Carabidae, by Dr. George Dimmock and 

 Frederick Knab, did much to win reputation for this institution. 

 Another valuable piece of work has been the collection of data re- 

 garding the time of arrival of birds. Reports on the first appearance 

 of nearly seventy-five species have now been made for seven years. 



1907, 



Smallest number of visitors on any one day, Dec. 10, 



1906, , 



Estimated yearly attendance, S 



3 



34,255 



242 



