6 
Monthly Record of Receipts from Admissions for 1915-1916 
with corresponding account for 1914-1915. 
Month 
1914-1915 
1915-1916 
Comparison 
March 
$1,130 25 
$1,249 65 
Increase . . 
.. $119 40 
April 
2,750 40 
1,893 95 
Decrease . . 
. 856 45 
May 
4,879 15 
3,106 65 
Decrease. . 
. 1,772 50 
June 
3,209 40 
2,856 95 
Decrease. . 
. 352 45 
My 
4,301 05 
3,736 45 
Decrease. . 
. 564 60 
August 
5,213 25 
4,336 30 
Decrease. . 
. 876 95 
September. . 
3,853 25 
3,513 55 
Decrease. . 
. 339 70 
October .... 
2,595 90 
3,363 15 
Increase. . . 
. 767 25 
November. . 
1,857 45 
1,749 45 
Decrease . . 
. 108 00 
December. . 
484 55 
821 35 
Increase . . . 
. 336 80 
January 
768 60 
993 70 
Increase . . . 
. 225 10 
February. . . 
1,408 90 
566 20 
Decrease . . 
. 842 70 
S32,452 15 
$28,187 35 
Decrease. . 
. 4,264 80 
The paid receipts from admissions show a decrease 
when compared to those of the previous year, while the 
number of free admissions is larger. In addition 250,000 
tickets were issued as usual to the Board of Education 
for the free admission of the pupils of the public schools. 
The expenditure for animals has been much less than 
usual. On account of the European War no important 
shipments of animals have been received in this country, 
so that the customary additions to the collection have 
been unavoidably curtailed, but through the co-operation 
of the State Game Commissioners of Pennsylvania the 
Society has been most fortunate in securing by purchase 
one bull and two cow Elk direct from Wyoming. These 
animals arrived at an opportune time as the old herd 
had been depleted. 
A male Ocelot, a female Raccoon, a pair of Mearns' 
Deer, a female Peccary, four Globose Curassows, a male 
and three females, 2 Mexican Guans ^'Chachalacas'' 
and four Spiny Comb Lizards were obtained by purchase 
from Mr. C. E. Brewster, Purchasing Agent for the 
