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Mr. Luman Andrews of Southington, Conn., year after year enthusi- 

 astically collects and prepares material for an herbarium which does 

 him credit and is a source of pride to the City Library Association. 



Mr. Robert 0. Morris is systematically adding to the collections of 

 birds which bring to our museum men, women, and children from our own 

 and adjoining cities and towns. 



Mr. Waterman S. C. Russell on a fourth famous trip to Iceland 

 secured specimens that make our volcanic exhibit exceptional, and to 

 this section Mr. Frank A. Ferret, for the Springfield Volcanic Research 

 Society, has recently shipped from Japan a case of specimens which are 

 sure to be of rare interest and value. 



To others whose gifts help perfect our collections and whose names 

 appear elsewhere in this report, the museum makes most grateful 

 acknowledgment. 



A Notable Giver. 



Since the close of the fiscal year the museum has lost one of its greatest 

 benefactors and a true friend. Mr. George S. Lewis, Jr., a life member 

 of the City Library Association and one devoted to its every interest, 

 died suddenly May 14, 1914, and with his going the museum suffers a 

 keenly felt loss. He leaves as a monument worthy of pride the collec- 

 tions of woods, fibers, seeds, and other botanical specimens which form 

 so large and important a part of the museum's exhibit. Products of 

 the earth were indeed miracles to this great collector and to follow and 

 illustrate the processes by which they were transformed to meet the 

 needs of man was an absorbing interest. Even greater than this, however, 

 was his delight in the thought that his wonderful collection was used by 

 the people. 



Since Mr. Lewis's death his sons, Dr. Elisha S. Lewis of Princeton 

 and Mr. Dudley P. Lewis of New York City, in fulfillment of their 

 father's wishes, have transferred to the museum extensive additions 

 to the collections already installed. This includes a rare series of lantern 

 slides illustrating North American trees. These were given personally 

 by Mr. Dudley P. Lewis. To the Commercial High School of this city, 

 in which Mr. Lewis had recently become especially interested, the sons 

 have donated much prized material which will greatly aid in the teaching 

 of commercial and physical geography. 



Only after interpretation by means of lecture courses and other 

 teaching exercises can that which has been so painstakingly collected 



