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REPORT OF ATTENDANCE 

For Last Fiscal Year, April 1, 1932 - March 31, 1933 

April.................2,574 
May...................1,706
June..................1,509
July (closed)
August (closed)
September.............1,954
October...............2,082
November..............2,751 
December..............2,255
January...............2,278
February..............2,193
March.................2,704
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          Total......22,006

For the previous fiscal year the attendance was..35,626
Total since opening of the Museum...............531,741 

During this fiscal year it was found necessary to continue having the Museum open to the public only on weekdays from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., and to close it during the months of July and August. Deducting the attendance on Sundays, holidays, and for the month of July last year, the attendance would have been 26,736, a decline this year of about 17%. This compares favorably with other similar institutions whose reports show a decline of from 15% to 40% in the number of visitors. 

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MUSEUM BUILDING 

The Museum building has been maintained in the usual manner during the past year. A valuable addition to the equipment has been the building of a cabinet in one of the unused rooms in the basement, for the purpose of storing and exhibiting our comprehensive collection of silver specimens. This is practically completed, and the installation will be made this spring. 

The front office and entrance have been repainted throughout, and during the summer the gratings, window grills and tree guards were repainted. 

The policy of changing exhibits as occasion warrants has been continued. 

MUSEUM ANNEX 

The building remains in good physical condition with the exception of the leak, mentioned in my report last year, and the appearance of some smaller leaks about some of the window frames, which have caused deterioration of the plaster and paint in many places. I recommend most earnestly, these repairs be made as soon as possible. 

Due to the interest and generosity of Mrs. Thea Heye who made it possible, the garden has been greatly beautified, and by her gift the following trees

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