New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

wings as they are needed and in It's annual ap-
rropriation for running expenses. there is lack
tng considerable each year 10 buy speci-
mems and 70 pay the expenses . exploring
parties. Unselfsh citizens have always been
ready 70 meet this deficiency. the trustees being
especially generous. Numerous additions were
made "a the collections by gift and purchase
DETAILS OF THE REPORT.
Mr. Jesup devotes the first part OF his report to
,he department Of public instruction There has
tA.n a great increase IN public interest In the
lectures Professor Albert S. Bickmore the curator
n charge gave the usual courses on SATURDAYS
70 the teachers Of the public schools throughout
,be State in compliance with the provisions or the
contract with the State Superintendent Of Public
rns.ruction The large audiences in attendance
necessitated repeating each lecture PROFESSOR
Rickmore also gave the usual NUMBER or Tree
lectures TO the public. and spring and autumn
courses OF four lectures edCh 10 inc 'iei'''i' VI
The Museum.
The popularity Of the lectures given by Coumoia
University in cooperation with the Museum was
denonstrated by the increased attendance. These
courses were delivered Saturday evenings, ana
consisted of sixteen lectures which attracted au-
d,ences aggregating $500 persons. These lectures
were more or less scientific in character and the
fact of such large attendance plainly SHOWS the
,rend Of popular interest in this direction. Three
lectures also given under the auspices Of the
Linnsan Society
number Of articles on scientific subjects
nrinted but others remain unpublished for lack
Of funds
SOME GIFTS OF THE YEAR.
A collection Of fossils from Jamaica, W. l.. was
given to.,.he Museum. many of them OF consid-
able value by Francis Child Nicholas.
The gem collection has been entirely reorsan-
Ted by eliminating from the Morgan collection
all gifts from other persons This arTang len mt
ss The change has resulted n6 IN the o iS arn
ore repeated in the second collection. 49,
Following are the additions made by J. Perpont
Amethyst, Deer Hill. Me. :; amethyst, Rabun
Gap, y. g; ioli'e Haddam Conn; YeloT S Ndy
Brunswick. Ne: two crystals, yellow green beryl'
isns ruby sapphire Alexander County n c.
diamond crystal, South Africa; green tourmaline'
Mount Mica Paris. Me; large topaz. Cheyenne,
N.Y. sWR4ifh s5e [anesser County Penn tuT
ouoise. Los Ceriiios. New Aiexico large facetted
sma 1sahd and fire. Gpa Ee Mexco
The total number OF mammals T3 TSceyeG WAS e Ia
through Museum expeditions and 80 by purchase;
Of birds the total number 1,725 skins and so
eggs Albert Smith gave the Clarence \; Smith
collection Of bros GOO IN nHm9er ana Ihe In
Long Island birds and birds nests, 600 in number.
Dr. J. L. Workman conducted the eXporao de f9r
New-Mexico and Wyoming, and made what is
discovery in W decade the fac, that the ground
o a GTginsed in this a s E E6RH0Ss
with many interesting EXHIBITS. Dr. A r Baudeer
Lake Titicaca Peru and party has been at work
with the Peabody Museum Of Cambridge, Mass.
EXPLORATIONS IN MEX1Co.
The Mexican Legislature has authorized
oession 10 the Museum enabling 1t to prosecute
archaeological research in Mexico and Yucatan
i IS proposed 10 begin work next September at the
ruined Temple OF Xochicalco. in the State of More
los. This ruined city contains the most important
~ ct,1f,, ant I'm
Mexico A mould Will be made OF the eastern wall
which is the best preserved Of the four sides 1t is
feet in Length and u feet IN height and me caSIs
reproduction. sh owing the art of stone carving AID
sculpture. An exploration of the tombs VIII also
Following this work an exploration Of the usun,2
acinto Valley will be mace. covering me runs 0a
snd Pedras Negras on the CGaternaan frontier the
work az these points is certain TO yieid most I'M
Mr. Jesup says; 1T is proper to add few words
Se sGndsnt e o9 nhT0poogy bu also to persons
Interested in scientific research IN 0ther MeGs,
peopled d BY f migratory SE Tribes the Asatc
IHr The he pgPndY dssppearng and would be
deeply graed 10 learn that some fTen IN c or
means 1ns fSr Se pr6seuon of systematic nvestiga
lions the ope OF a or The me tasty Of
science
BUGS AND BUTTERFLIES.
The denar,nent OF entomology has been enriched
by various gifts including that Of a collection OK
800 objects insects and books. gathered by the
late George Dexter Bradford and given by his
mother Mrs William II. Bradford and 700 Dutter-
flies from Europe and South America by Wl!iam
Schaus o,o, -.-,.-..u
The accessions the library were 20A volumes
and the total number the shelves is now oI5Vl;
Money is now available for the completion OF INC
east wing and when similar extension mas oe eS
made 10 the west wing the south front or the
Museum will be fnisnfi - J., ,ooe oro
The expenditures III malntenance IN ioso W. III
SOC M9 81 of which s9i&2 70 came from the city me
disbursements for the Increase ana 1eVe1o12H cit
Of $l0sii 49, which was Jnet by the trustees
1T WAS RED PAINT.
From The Philadelphia Record.
Like very tiny monkey on n stick. a painter
cung TO the hagstan upon the top OF the Wither-
spoon Building Juniper and Walnut sts., yes
terday afternoon, while q curious crowd siood on
Broad-st. and watched his Performance The Danter