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MENAGERIE. 
The condition of the menagerie will appear in the reports 
of the General Superintendent and Prosector, hereto an- 
nexed, Appendix B and C. 
In pursuance of their intention to make the society an 
auxiliary in the educational system of our community, the 
directors have initiated a series of popular lectures on zoo- 
logical subjects. Three of them have been delivered during 
the past winter, viz. : By Prof. B. Waterhouse Hawkins, on 
"Cats"; by Prof Edward D. Cope, on "Special Characters of 
American Life"; and by Prof Joseph Leidy, on "Protozoa." 
It is to be hoped that the efforts of the directors in this respect 
will awaken an increased and wider interest in scientific 
research and natural objects. 
The thanks of the society are due to the Trustees of the 
Cope Fund for donations of interest, to Messrs. W. P. Clyde 
& Co., Adams Express Co., and to Pennsylvania and Union 
Pacific Railroads for many kindnesses in regard to trans- 
portation, and to the donors of animals. 
The Board of Directors feel sensibly the loss occasioned 
by the retirement, on account of ill health, of their treasurer, 
Mr. Frank H. Clark, and they desire to express their sense 
of the zealous activity and efficient services rendered by 
him to the society. 
All of which is submitted by order of the Board. 
JOHN SAMUEL, 
Secretary Zoological Society. 
