MAY 94 1902 
REPORT 
OF THE 
Board of Directors. 
Philadelphia, April 24th, 1902. 
The Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Phil- 
adelphia submits to the members and loanholders its 
thirtieth annual report for the year ending February 28th, 
1902. 
General Affairs and Finances. 
The number of members at the close of the year was : — 
Annual members 287 
Life members 1,265 
Corresponding members , 8 
Honorary members 16 
Perpetual members 259 
Junior members 40 
Total members 1,875 
The slight decrease in the admissions is much more than 
accounted for by a singular prevalence of bad weather on 
days when the Gardens should have been largely visited. 
Between April 1st and November 1st there was rain upon 
fourteen Saturdays and Sundays, while upon seven more 
the weather was such as to materially affect the receipts. 
It has been observed with satisfaction, that in the use of 
the tickets issued to the Public Schools, there has been a 
marked increase in the practice of sending children in 
parties of considerable size, accompanied by one or more 
teachers. The educational advantage to the scholar, of the 
intelligent instruction received under this system, is so 
great, that its growth is to be regarded as a distinct gain. 
During the year the Board has lost two members by 
death, Dr. Francis W. Lewis and Mr. David W. Sellers, 
