This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...groups. The assistant in the Division of Entomology has given considerable time during the year to making life-history groups of insects, three of which have been completed and placed on exhibition. The groups so far completed, as well as those under way, with one exception, represent local forms of the order embracing ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...groups. The assistant in the Division of Entomology has given considerable time during the year to making life-history groups of insects, three of which have been completed and placed on exhibition. The groups so far completed, as well as those under way, with one exception, represent local forms of the order embracing the butterflies and moths. They are of interest primarily because they illustrate the various stages in the development of an insect having a complete metamorphosis. In the Division of Osteology 560 skulls were cleaned for the Division of Mammalogy; 27 skeletons cleaned for the unmounted collection of comparative osteology; 4 skeletons repaired and remounted; 5 skeletons mounted for the Systematic collection of osteology and 5 skulls cleaned and mounted for the collection of craniology. Printing.--The Printing Office shows unusually good results. It is satisfactory to report that not only has there been an increase in the number of labels printed, and all accumulated copy treated, but the stage has now been reached where it is possible to keep up with incoming work. During the year the following work has been accomplished: Labels. Other Impressions. Department of Anthropology 5.645 Department of Botany 1,034 32.135 Department of Geology 5.528 5.35 Department of Zoology 1,068 29,100 General 77,062 Library.... 22,000 Photography And Illustration.--The following table gives the result of the operations performed in this important Division: B Spun c u o rt "3 Attendance.--The actual attendance for 1912 was approximately 15,000 more than the previous year. It is encouraging also to report a sharp increase in the attendance of school children and students. The following is a gratifying list of the school and university classes (twenty p...
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