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Mill 
I >('i>iti‘liin'nl ol Vunt'iillui'i', iVylon. bt-nllt-t * 
lltil'lin Muurti'il\ Jotinuil «>1 St-u-m-r 
Knlttimilenii-nl St m’hm\ ol Nova Si-elia, ProtwilitigN 
I it-tll'l il'N I'liurt'loll 
InstitUt l'nltmittl tit- \lmat'illt', Hulli-titi. 
.Inula 'If l 'it'iit'i t N 1 1iirnI;. Hiirt't'loii.i tSi'i'it'a Iliologieo-tVt-am wit lira . St'rios 
I'oinnit'.'i. Sta ll"! /otilonit'ii 
Mann -in I'm-vt'lopi-tluim- I ’ ’ vols I .‘Ho IS Mi. 
Nova Stailia 1 't'| *n t'l nit'll I. t *C \ |j.iii'iilt urt', bulletin 
t'slioiii Mol a 11 i t ■ a I laboratory, N a It' I iiivta al y, I 'ontribulioits. 
Miillaml Viimalf-t il omloni. Id \ol. is,s |X(>!I. 
lU'ialii llaliaua ill Spt'lt'oloititi bolt'Kiiu, 
loo tl Sm'ii'i \ o! W i>m(i'i ii Vn mI raliii, .loiiriml ami I’rot-t-otlinns 
Ki'Viit' Zoiilomniii' Kti" i' Mnsi'tov 
Soit'iuilli’ Stu'it'iy ol San \iilonio, lliillt'lin, 
St'ia ol ni ia ilo I 'onn nlo, t'lo Mi'vit'0, llnlt'lin Olit'ial 
Si 1 1 tun ami Sons, bulletin. Itcmling, I'nglivml 
timet n\ ol' Mielnyan Mn t'liin t'l' Zoology, Misrellam-oiis INibliralion 
Wo.I wood \-iro|i|i\ nil Observatory, t>eoa lonal SeiontilH’ Papers 
Sixty live work" m seventy-one volumes have been loaned. II III 
works in U»7S volumes Imvr In-on ust-tl by tin- attachees in pounce- 
t it'll w it li I lit'ir sl tulips. 
Five luiinlr.-tl ,-iml seven!y three volunu's have been bound. 
Mr Furman S Wilde, Wistant in tlu> I ibrary. hits boon serving 
m tin- National \rmy "iiu't- November II, HUT. 
Miss || \ Manllf h:is kindly rendered ellioient mu) iis carctakci 
t'l llu- I .ibrary during tin- Assistant Iibrarian's absence. 
lew \un .1. \t>i w, /.,/- • ,-t 
It I TOUT OK I'III' Ol KA I'OKS. 
Tin- Onr.-itoi's. at tin- t-lost- of tin- present year, are able to report 
tin- collections and buildings in tlit'ir fiiro, in excellent condition. 
I'hc museum stall hits been constantly employed in the study, 
arrangement, and display t'l tin- collections in tin- various depart¬ 
ments as described in detail below . 
Most of this work has consisted in parrying out the arrangement 
of material in the new study and exhibition eases, as outlined in 
last year's report, but much new matt-rial has also been eared for 
M tin- session of llu- State 1 egislatnre. w hit'll closed early in tin- 
past summer, an appropriation of sio.000 was made for tin- needs 
of tht- \eademy From tins fund it was possible to paint the entire 
outside wood anti iron work of the building, which was much in need 
of attention. Plans have been prepared for necessary alterations 
in the heating plant, which will be carried twit at once. I he eon- 
sidcration of other improvements math- possible by this appropria- 
