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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The American Museum Journal Vol. VI. ,\PRII,, 1906. No. 2 THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESIDENCY OF MR. JESUP. HE thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Museum was held February 12, at the residence of Professor Osborn. The annual dinner followed the meeting, and at the close of the dinner after short addresses by Professor Osborn and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. Joseph H. Choate arose and on behalf of the Board of Trustees presented to President Jesup a gold loving cup bearing the following inscription: 1881 1906 FROM THE TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TO Morris K. Jesup ON THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PRESIDENCY OF THE MUSEUM IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MOST ABLE GENEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATION FEBRUARY I 2th I906 In his informal presentation speech, Mr. Choate referred to the critical period in the history of the Museum a quarter of a century ago when Mr. Jesup assumed the presidency, to the uninterrupted devotion which Mr. Jesup has shown to the high- est interests of the Museum, to his generous gifts and to the rapid development of the Museum, which from a comparatively small beginning is now among the most important natural history museums of the world. Mr. Choate's address concluded with the presentation of the cup. 55

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