. Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . become our supporters. The recital above given shows most conclusively the value ofthese two organizations to the Pennsylvania Museum and Schoolof Industrial Art, and indicates the wisdom of selecting, from timeto time, a portion of our Trustees from the graduate body repre-sented by these two Associations. The Treasurers Report for the year ending May 31, 1907,shows:— Total receipts, $188, Total expenditures, 181, Balance on hand, I 7, 15 The expenditures were somewhat increased the pastyear, due to payment of interest on t
. Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . become our supporters. The recital above given shows most conclusively the value ofthese two organizations to the Pennsylvania Museum and Schoolof Industrial Art, and indicates the wisdom of selecting, from timeto time, a portion of our Trustees from the graduate body repre-sented by these two Associations. The Treasurers Report for the year ending May 31, 1907,shows:— Total receipts, $188, Total expenditures, 181, Balance on hand, I 7, 15 The expenditures were somewhat increased the pastyear, due to payment of interest on the Broad andAllegheny purchase, amounting to, . . $7, Less income derived, $ Making net increase, $7, The Art and Textile Schools show larger expenditures, due toincreases in salaries, and a slight falling off in tuition fees alsoemphasizes the situation. To meet these advances in our expenses the temporary loanwas increased to $15,600, or $7,600 more than for last year. Respectfully submitted. THEODORE C. SEARCH, President,. PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM, MEMORIAL HALL,FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. Steady progress has been made along the various lines of museumactivity during the past year. The number and quality of acces-sions have been above the average, and the members of the officestaff have been diligent in the performance of their manifold andconstantly increasing duties. With an administrative and execu-tive force consisting of five persons, practically the same amountof work has been accomplished as has required in other largemuseums the services of several times this number of workers. Acareful study and comparison of the annual reports of othermuseums will show that in attaining similar results the Pennsyl-vania Museum stands at the head for economy of management. To the frequent visitor there will be apparent a continued im-provement in the standard of the exhibits, not only in the qualityof the objects themselves, but in their ins
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