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5. only one: - the necessity of more label appropriations for the Section of Graphic Arts. The unfortunate consequences [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] growing out of the present condition of things made themselves very seriously felt in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition. It was with great reluctance that I undertook to arrange the small exhibition illustrating the development of the reproductive arts which was decided upon almost at the last moment before the opening of the exposition. The limitations of space alone made it impossible to do justice to the subject, and the limitation in means served still further to lower the character of the collection, in spite of the fact that out of the 161 specimens exhibited, or at least prepared for exhibition, 74 were lent for the purpose. The usefulness of the exhibition was, moreover, crippled, by the destruct-