THE MUSICAL FUND HE Library has received from Dr. Charles B. Penrose, of Philadelphia, ten thousand dollars, in payment of the legacy given by the will of his wife, Katharine Drexel Penrose. This amount has been credited to a fund to be known as "The Joseph W. Drexel Musical Library Fund." The terms of the legacy are as follows: I give and bequeath to the New York Public Library, whose library building is now located at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, in the City of New York, the sum of Ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, the income to be used to add to the collection known as "The Joseph W. Drexel Musical Library" by the acquisition of books and musical compositions which shall be of the same general character as those now constituting the Library and which shall have been originally published since the year 1888. D NEWS OF THE MONTH GIFTS URING the month of December, 1918, the Library received as gifts a total of 2,124 volumes, 13,683 pamphlets, 21 maps and 195 prints. Some of the more important and interesting of these gifts were the following: From Mr. Samuel Colman of New York came 171 Japanese prints. These include some work by earlier men such as Moronobu, Shinko, Korin, etc., as well as 130 pieces by Hokusai. Many of these prints came from albums; there are also some surimonos. This collection will be exhibited later in the season. The League to Enforce Peace sent 250 copies of each of their recent publications, in all 250 volumes, 5,015 pamphlets and 250 cards. Mr. J. P. Morgan presented a copy of the "Gospels of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, 1055-1115," nineteen plates in gold and color and twelve in monochrome, from the manuscript in the library of J. Pierpont Morgan, with introduction by Sir George Harner (privately printed for presentation to the Roxburghe Club, 1917). From Mrs. Charles Howland Russell came 88 copies of "The Crimes of Germany," American Defense Society, 1918; and 34 copies of "Awake, America! Object Lessons and Warnings," by William T. Hornaday, New York, 1918. From Mr. Henry Yates Thompson of London came an autographed copy (No. 52) of "Illustrations from 100 manuscripts in the library of Henry Yates Thompson"; the 7th and last volume, with plates from the remaining 22 MSS., London, 1918. Mr. J. Thomson Willing gave the Library a collection of material bound in book form, showing the work of the United War Work Campaign, November 11-18, 1918. From Mr. McDougall Hawkes came a collection of prints by American, Italian, Dutch and German artists; from Mr. Charles M. Johnson, a proof of his wood-engraving of President Wilson; from Mr. Louis Maurer, a copy of his lithograph, "Preparing for market"; and from Miss Emily R. Nicoll, two copies of an etching by J. C. Nicoll — “In Chesapeake Bay." Gifts of music were received as follows: From Mr. Charles T. Griffes, copies of six of his compositions; from Mr. William Kahn, a collection of 252 songs and 10 songs in manuscript, all by American composers; and from Mr. Frank La Forge, 26 of his songs. Mr. A. F. M. Lange of New York gave the Library a copy of the “Architectural works and designs of A. F. M. Lange," 1915; Mr. Edwin P. Kilroe of New York, a set of campaign literature issued in the city of New York by the various political parties during the campaign of 1918; Mlle. J. Villeneuve of New York, a collection of 82 pamphlets and 100 periodicals, comprising French newspapers, magazines, and publications regarding the war; and Mr. Nicholas Vasilieff of New York, a collection of pamphlets in Russian, 30 in number, mainly about the revolution in Russia in the year 1917. ADDITIONS AND USE OF THE LIBRARY IN DECEMBER, 1918 DURING the month of December, 1918, there were received at the Library 18,203 volumes and 14,257 pamphlets. (These figures include the additions to both Reference and Circulation Departments.) The total number of readers recorded in the Central Building was 70,334. They consulted 178,116 volumes. Visitors to the building numbered 204,497. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND SHIPBUILDING A LIST OF REFERENCES IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPILED BY ROLLIN A. SAWYER, JR. This list includes books and articles published since 1907. For earlier references see BULLETIN of The New York Public Library, 1907, v. 11, p. 239-287, 299-345, 359-398, 420-436; for submarines, the same, 1918, v. 22, p. 18-69, 91-132. 19. Morley, T. B. The laying out and use of calculating charts. 4 pl. (Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Transactions. Glasgow, 1908. v. 51, p. 446-459.) VDA 20. O'Neill, J. J. The interrelation of theory and practice of shipbuilding. 6 pl. (Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Transactions. Glasgow, VDA 1908. v. 51, p. 236–294.) London, 1908. VA (Marine review. New York, . 38, no. 7, p. 26-31.) † VXA 21. v. 106, p. 100-102.) (Engineer. 22. 1908. V. 23. Robinson, Richard Hallett Meredith. An experimental model basin. illus. (Scientific American supplement. New York, 1908. v. 66, p. 37-39, 60-62.) 25. VA 24. Sadler, Herbert Charles. Further experiments upon longitudinal distribution of displacement and its effect upon resistance. (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Transactions. New York, 1908. v. 16, p. 21–32.) VXA (International marine engineering. New York, 1908. v. 13, p. 530532.) † VXA Some experiments on the effect of longitudinal distribution of displacement upon resistance. (International marine engineering. New York, 1908. v. 13, p. 7274.) † VXA 27. Sauvaire Jourdan, André Marie Barthélemy. Le bassin d'essai des carènes de la marine française. illus. (Nature. Paris, 1908. année 36, semestre 1, p. 305308.) OA 26. 28. Schmidt, Alfred. Beitrag zur Dimensionierung von Schiffen. (Schiffbau. Berlin, 1908. Jahrg. 9, p. 819–823.) † VXA 29. Taylor, David Watson. An experimental investigation of stream lines around ships' models. (International marine engineering. New York, 1908. v. 13, p. 2022.) † VXA 30. The influence of midship-section shape upon the resistance of ships. (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Transactions. New York, 1908. v. 16, p. 13-19.) VXA 31. (International marine engineering. New York, 1908. v. 13, p. 525528.) † VXA 32. Ulffers. Ein einfaches Verfahren zur raschen Bestimmung der Querstabilität eines Schiffes. (Schiffbau. Berlin, 1908. Jahrg. 10, p. 192-196.) † VXA 33. Wellenkamp, H. Ship-model experi(Engineering. London, 1908. v. 85, p. 562-564.) ments. VDA 37. Biles, Sir John Harvard. Fifty years of warship-building on the Clyde. illus. (Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Transactions. Glasgow, 1909. v. 52, p. 347-370.) VDA 38. (North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders. Transactions. London, 1910. v. 26, p. 119142.) VXA 39. Bruhn, J. The influence of form and bulkheads on the strength of ships. (Institution of Naval Architects. Transactions. London, 1909. v. 51, p. 233–250.) VXA 40. Denny, Leslie. Modern ship design. (Mechanical engineer. Manchester, 1909. VFA v. 23, p. 296-298.) 41. Donald, James. Structural rules for ships. 21 pl. (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Transactions. New York, 1909. v. 17, p. 321–384.) VXA 42. [New York, 1909., 61 p., 20 tables. 4°. (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. [Advance copies of papers to be read at the 17th general meeting, 1909. no. 11.) † VXA 50. VDA (North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders. Transactions. London, 1910. v. 26, p. 95118.) VXA 51. Jack, J. R. Ships' specifications. (Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. Transactions. Glasgow, 1909. v. 52, p. 160-179.) VDA 52. Kielhorn, Carl. Die Profilfrage im deutschen Handelsschiffbau. (Schiffbau. Berlin, 1909. Jahrg. 10, p. 779-785, 815819.) † VXA 53. Laws, Bernard C. The stability of floating docks. (Cassier's magazine. New York, 1909. v. 36, p. 516–522.) VDA and Marine Engineers. Advance copies of papers to be read at the 17th general meeting, 1909. no. 4.)) + VXA 57. Management and equipment of an experimental tank. (Engineer. London, 1909. v. 108, p. 49-50, 80-81, 101-104.) VA 58. Murray, Athole James. Notes on the strength of steel watertight bulkheads. 4 pl. (North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders. Transactions. London, 1909. v. 25, p. 227-239, 259–261, 277-282.) VXA 59. Report of the experimental tank committee (1908). (Institution of Naval Architects. Transactions. London, 1909. v. 51, p. 144-163.) VXA (Engineering. London, 1909. v. VDA 60. 87, p. 539-542.) 63. New York, 1909. 2 p., 3 diagrs. 4°. (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Advance copies of papers to be read at the 17th general meeting, 1909. no. 3.1) + VXA 64. The resistance of some full types of vessels. (International marine engineering. New York, 1909. v. 14, p. 319321.) † VXA 65. Schmidt, Alfred. Abgekürztes Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Längsfestigkeit von Schiffen. (Schiffbau. Berlin, 1909. Jahrg. 10, p. 792-795, 819-826, 856863, 889-899.) † VXA 66. Skerrett, R. G. The value of the model experimental basin in ship designing. illus. (Cassier's magazine. New York, 1909. v. 35, p. 603–619.) VDA 67. Smith, John. Launching calculations. (Engineering. London, 1909. v. 88, p. 261266.) VDA |