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crustaceans have been painted for the exhibition collection. One 

 exhibition case of mounted fishes from California was installed, and 88 

 fishes, 79 from Florida and California and 9 from Alaska, have been 

 mounted and painted. Included are many handsome species, among 

 them being a nimiber of Salmon and Trout from California. A con- 

 siderable ntimber of specimens of various insects, moths, butterflies, 

 beetles, etc., have been pinned and prepared. Early in the year 16 A- 

 shaped cases were delivered for installing the exhibition collection of 

 shells and insects to replace the flat cases at present in use. The Assist- 

 ant Curator of Entomology devoted considerable time to rearranging 

 shells for the new method of installation. Upon the return of Collector 

 Becker from South America he was added to the staff of assistants in 

 this Department and devoted his time to this work. 



The N. W. Harris Public School Extension of Field Museum of Natural History. 

 — The Curator reports that the practical inauguration of Mr. Harris' 

 benefaction has been attended with success. The cases prepared dur- 

 ing the year number 207, making, with the cases previously installed, 

 a grand total of 286. The pupils in the public schools examining 

 these collections during the year ntmibered 368,044. The schools pro- 

 vided with cases were 326, divided as follows: Main Schools 266, 

 Branch Schools 39 and Vacation Schools 21. Each Main School was 

 provided with not less than 6, each Branch School with not less than 

 3, and each Vacation School with not less than 12 cases at a time. 

 The automobile delivery car designed for the distribution of the 

 circulating collections was delivered during the year and has proved 

 satisfactory. It has a capacity of 45 cases and travels each day of the 

 school week approximately 80 to 100 miles. Thirty-four of the cases 

 will be exhibited at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San 

 Francisco, during the coming year. 



