revolutionary period and reproductions of rare prints and manuscripts and of portraits from English and American collections.

Oct. 17. Lecture by Mrs. FREDERICK DOUGLASS, of Washington, D.C., on "The Convict Lease System of the Southern States."

Nov. 9.-Lecture by Mr. ADELBERT M. DEWEY, of the Department of the Interior, on “Rear Admiral Dewey, the Hero of Manila, and his Naval Victory," illustrated by lantern photographs.

Dec. 21.-Lecture by Mr. RAMON REYES LALA, M. A., a native of Manila, on "The Philippine Islands," illustrated by lantern photographs.

Dec. 28.-Lecture by Mr. FRANK R. ROBERSON, of New York, on "Manila and the Philippines," illustrated by colored lantern photographs.

Jan. 18.-Address by the Hon. JOSEPH H. WALKER, Member of Congress from Massachusetts and Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives, on "The Currency Problems of the United States."

Jan. 23.-Address by the Rev. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, D.D., of Columbus, Ohio, on "The Man and the Nation." X.-A COURSE OF FIVE LECTURES ON "THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIES."

A course of five lectures was given by Prof. WOODROW WILSON, PH.D., LL.D., of Princeton University, on "The Government of Cities," on Friday evenings, with dates and subjects, as follows:

Nov. 18. The Origins of Our City Governments."

Nov. 25." The Principles of Municipal Organization." 2.- "The City Executive."

Dec.

Dec. 16.-" Recent Changes in the Forms of City Government."

XI. THE GRAHAM FOUNDATION LECTURES.

In presenting to the Institute its first Endowment Fund, Mr. AUGUSTUS GRAHAM stipulated that the income of a portion of the fund should be used in providing, from time to time, a course of lectures on "The Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in His Works." These lectures during the past season were given as follows:

Jan. 22.-Lecture by the Rev. WASHINGTON GLADDEN, D.D., of Columbus, Ohio, on "The Righteousness of God as Manifested in His Works."

Feb. 19.-Lecture by the Rev. SAMUEL R. CALTHROP, D.D., of Syracuse, N. Y., on " The Kingdom of God is Within You." Mar. 12.-Lecture by the Rev. J. F. NUGENT, of the Church of the Visitation, Des Moines, Iowa, on "The Wisdom of God as Manifested in His Works."

GENERAL EXHIBITIONS BY THE DEPARTMENTS.

1. The LOAN EXHIBITIONS OF PAINTINGS AND OTHER WORKS OF ART were continued throughout the year in the Galleries on the third floor of the Museum Building in conjunction with the permanent exhibition of the Institute Collections of Paintings and other works of Art.

2. The DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY gave its SIXTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION in the Galleries on the second floor of the Museum Building from Saturday, October 8th, until Monday, October 31st. The exhibition included portions of the collections of Mrs. BERTHOLD NEUMOGEN, Mr. EDWARD L. GRAEF, and Mr. JACOB DOLL, Members of the Department.

3. The SECTION ON ART EDUCATION of the Department of Pedagogy gave its THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART SUITABLE FOR SCHOOL ROOM DECORATION, in the Galleries of the Art Building in Montague street, under the auspices of the Committee on Art Instruction of the Department of Pedagogy, from Wednesday, November 2d, to

Wednesday, November 16th, inclusive. A catalogue of the works of art exhibited was printed and contained four hundred and sixty-two numbers. A full account of the exhibition may be found under the Department of Pedagogy.

4. The DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY gave its FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION in the Galleries on the second floor of the Museum Building from Saturday, November 5th, until Monday, November 21st. The exhibition included portions of the Geological Collections of the Institute and Loan Collections by Capt. C. A. SCANLAN, Dr. JOSEPH H. HUNT, and by Members of the Department.

5. The DEPARTMENT OF MINERALOGY gave its FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION 'n the Galleries on the second floor of the Museum Building from Saturday, November 26th, until Monday, January 16th. The exhibition included portions of the Institute Collections and Loan Collections by Messrs. WILLIAM G. ROTHE, WILLIAM URBAN, Jr., CHARLES L. HATCH, JAMES WALKER, WALLACE GOOLD LEVISON, GEORGE E. ASHBY, Prof. DANIEL S. MARTIN, Prof. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, and GEORGE L. ENGLISH.

6. The DEPARTMENT OF ARCHEOLOGY gave its FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION in the Galleries on the second floor of the Museum Building, from Saturday, January 21st, until Monday, February 20th. The exhibition included portions of the Institute Collections in Archæology and Loan Collections by Mr. E. O. MATTHEWS, of St. Louis, in Mexican Archæology; by Mr. C. W. RIGGS, in New Mexican Archæology; and by Mr. WALTER C. WYMAN, of Chicago, in Wisconsin Copper Implements.

7. The DEPARTMENT OF MICROSCOPY gave its TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION at the Art Galleries in Montague street, on Saturday evening, January 7th, from 8 until II P. M. Eighty-one microscopes were in use during the evening. A fuller account of the exhibition will be found under the Department of Microscopy.

8. The SECTION ON PHILATELY gave its FIRST ANNUAL

EXHIBITION at the Art Galleries in Montague street, from Saturday, March 18th, to April 1st, inclusive. A full description of the exhibition will be found under the Section on Philately.

9. An ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION, given by the Brooklyn Chapter of the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, was held at the Museum Building, Eastern Parkway, from Thursday, March 15th, to Monday, April 17th. A full account of this exhibition will be found under the Department of Architecture.

10. The DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY gave its NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS in the Art Galleries in Montague street, from April 22d to May 6th, inclusive. A catalogueof the exhibition was printed containing four hundred and seventy-three entries. A full account of the exhibition may

be found under the Department of Photography.

11. The DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Art Association, gave its SIXTH ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION of the work of the Brooklyn Art School, from May 23d until May 26th, in the Studio Rooms of the School in the Ovington Building, 246–252 Fulton street.

The main collections of the DEPARTMENTS OF ARCHÆology, ArchiteCTURE, BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, ENTOMOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, SCULPTURE and ZoÖLOGY are on permanent exhibition at the New Museum Building on Prospect Hill, and are open and free to the public from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, and on all legal holidays except Sunday; also on Thursday and Friday evenings of each week from 7.30 to 9.45 P. M., and on Sunday afternoons from 2.00 to 6.00 o'clock. The collections are open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays of each week, by the payment of twenty-five cents for adults and ten cents for children under sixteen years.

The Department was organized on May 8, 1889, with twenty-four members. The present membership is one hundred and forty-eight. The Department has held regular monthly meetings during the season, on the third Monday evening of each month. The lectures delivered at these meetings have been as follows:

Oct. 17.-Lecture by Prof. CARL LUMHOLTZ, PH.D., of the American Museum of Natural History, on "The Tarahumares of Mexico;-the Cave Dwellers of America," illustrated by lantern photographs.

Nov. 21.-Lecture by Prof. CARL LUMHOLTZ, PH.D., of the American Museum of Natural History, on "The Customs and Beliefs of the Tarahumares," illustrated by lantern photographs.

Dec. 19.-Lecture by Mr. STANSBURY HAGAR, Secretary of the Department, on "The Curious Customs of the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia," illustrated by lantern photographs.

Jan. 16.-Lecture by Mr. MARSHALL H. SAVILLE, of the