. retary and Financial Report ecutive Committee of Smithsonian Institution Report of the Secretary and Financial Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents For the year ended June 30 1954 or >? 0 cia! Mogae) 'g%: omatd DAO Yo wee ashy ‘in a Lae {oO sostintmad epitieoda orth You q OG sisi, behing poy ot 40% dai UNITED STATES WASHINGTON : 1955 CONTENTS Page Sa SUN aD es eS a I es he Sr A V TREE RC a ar e ee rei e eeee ee ee ee 1 SEES eg ee eS I Sok 5 IRR CIRCE oo) te ee eS ee 5 I ki a he Se i 7 Pea i a ek eee a 7 ER Raia eke ee eee ee ee Shawls tons a 8 Summary of the year’s activities of the Institution______________._____-_ 9 Reports of branches of the Institution: maed sentes. 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EISENHOWER, President of the United States. RICHARD M. Nixon, Vice President of the United States. EARL WARREN, Chief Justice of the United States. JOHN Foster DULLES, Secretary of State. GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, Secretary of the Treasury. CHARLES E. WILSON, Secretary of Defense. HERBERT BROWNELL, JBR., Attorney General. ARTHUR E. SUMMERFIELD, Postmaster General. DoveLtas McKay, Secretary of the Interior. Ezra TAFT BENSON, Secretary of Agriculture. SINCLAIR WEEKS, Secretary of Commerce. JAMES P. MITCHELL, Secretary of Labor. OveTa Cutp Hossy, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Regents of the Institution: EARL WARREN, Chief Justice of the United States, Chancellor. RICHARD M. NIxon, Vice President of the United States. CLINTON P. ANDERSON, Member of the Senate. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Member of the Senate. H. ALEXANDER SMITH, Member of the Senate. CLARENCE CANNON, Member of the House of Representatives. Leroy JOHNSON, Member of the House of Representatives. JOHN M. Vorys, Member of the House of Representatives. VANNEVAR BusH, citizen of Washington, D. C. ARTHUR H. Compton, citizen of Missouri. ROBERT V. FLEMING, citizen of Washington, D. C. JEROME C. HUNSAKER, citizen of Massachusetts. OWEN J. RoBeErts, citizen of Pennsylvania. Ezecutive Committee.—RoOBERT VY. FLEMING, chairman, VANNEVAR BusH, CLAR- ENCE CANNON. Secretary.—LEONARD CARMICHAEL, Assistant Secretaries —JOHN E. GraF, J. L. KEppy. Administrative assistant to the Secretary.—Mrs. LOUISE M. PEARSON. Treasurer.—J. D. Howarb. Chief, editorial and publications division —PavtvL H. OEFHSER. Assistant chief, editorial and publications division—JoHNn S. LEA. Librarian.—Mkrs. Lema F. CLark. Chief, accounting division.—THoMAS F, CLARK. Superintendent of buildings and grounds.—L. L. OLIVER. Assistant superintendents of buildings and grounds.—CHARLES C. SINCLAIR, ANDREW F’. MICHAELS, JR. Chief, personnel division.—Jack B, NEWMAN. Chief, supply division — ANTHONY W. WILDING. Chief, photographic laboratory.—F. B. KeESTNER. JAN 1 71056 VI ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Director.—A. REMINGTON KELLOGG. Exhibits specialist—J. E. ANGLIM. Exhibits workers.—T. G. BAKER, R. W. 8. BROWNE, R. O. HOWER, W. T. MARINETTI, Morris M. PEARSON. Chief, office of correspondence and records.—HELENA M. WEIsS. DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY : Frank M. Setzler, head curator; A. J. Andrews, exhibits preparator; W. W. Taylor, Jr., collaborator in anthropology. Division of Archeology: Waldo R. Wedel, curator; Clifford Evans, Jr., asso- ciate curator; George S. Metcalf, museum aide. Division of Ethnology: H. W. Krieger, curator; J. C. Ewers, C. M. Watkins, associate curators; R. A. Elder, Jr., assistant curator. Division of Physical Anthropology: T. Dale Stewart, curator ; M. T. Newman, associate curator. Associate in Anthropology: Neil M. Judd. DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY: Waldo L. Schmitt, head curator ; W. L. Brown, chief exhibits preparator ; C. H. Aschemeier, W. M. Perrygo, E. G. Laybourne, C. S. East, J. D. Biggs, exhibits preparators; W. L. Goodloe, exhibits worker; Mrs. Aime M. Awl, scientific illustrator. Division of Mammals: D. H. Johnson, acting curator; H. W. Setzer, Charles O. Handley, Jr., assistant curators; A. Brazier Howell, collaborator; Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., associate. Division of Birds: Herbert Friedmann, curator; H. G. Deignan, associate curator; Gorman M. Bond, museum aide; Alexander Wetmore, research associate and custodian of alcoholic and skeleton collections; Arthur C. Bent, collaborator. Division of Reptiles and Amphibians: Doris M. Cochran, associate curator. Division of Fishes: Leonard P. Schultz, curator; E. A. Lachner, associate curator; Robert H. Kanazawa, museum aide. Division of. Insects: O. L. Cartwright, acting curator; R. E. Blackwelder, W. D. Field, Grace E. Glance, associate curators; Sophy Parfin, junior entomologist ; W. L. Jellison, M. A. Carriker, R. E. Snodgrass, collaborators. Section of Hymenoptera: W. M. Mann, Robert A. Cushman, assistant custodians. Section of Diptera: Charles T. Greene, assistant custodian. Section of Coleoptera: L. L. Buchanan, specialist for Casey collection. Division of Marine Invertebrates: F. A. Chace, Jr., curator; Frederick M. Bayer, associate curator; Mrs. L. W. Peterson, museum aide; Mrs. Harriet Richardson Searle, Max M. BHllis, J. Percy Moore, collaborators; Mrs. Mildred S. Wilson, collaborator in copepod Crustacea. Division of Mollusks: Harald A. Rehder, curator; Joseph P. E. Morrison, R. Tucker Abbott, associate curators; W. J. Byas, museum aide; Paul Bartsch, associate. Section of Helminthological Collections: Benjamin Schwartz, collabo- rator. Associates in Zoology: T. S. Palmer, W. B. Marshall, A. G. Boving, C. R. Shoemaker, Austin H. Clark. Collaborator in Zoology: R. 8. Clark. Collaborator in Biology: D. C. Graham. spore + Mae: SECRETARY’S REPORT VIL DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY (NATIONAL HERBARIUM) : Jason R. Swallen, head curator. Division of Phanerogams: A. C. Smith, curator; EB. C. Leonard, E. H. Walker, Lyman B. Smith, associate curators; Velva BE. Rudd, assistant curator; E. P. Killip, research associate. Division of Ferns: C. V. Morton, curator. Division of Grasses: Ernest R. Sohns, associate curator; Mrs. Agnes Chase, F. A. McClure, research associates. Division of Cryptogams: C. V. Morton, acting curator; Paul S. Conger, asso- ciate curator; John A. Stevenson, custodian of C. G. Lloyd mycological collections and honorary curator of Fungi. DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY : W. F. Foshag, head curator; J. H. Benn, museum geologist; Jessie G. Beach, museum aide. Division of Mineralogy and Petrology: W. F. Foshag, acting curator; E. P. Henderson, G. S. Switzer, associate curators; F. E. Holden, physical science aide; Frank L. Hess, custodian of rare metals and rare earths. Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany: Gustav A. Cooper, curator; A. R. Loeblich, Jr., David Nicol, associate curators; Robert J. Main, Jr., museum aide; J. Brookes Knight, research associate in paleon- tology. Section of Invertebrate Paleontology: J. B. Reeside, Jr., custodian of Mesozoic collection; Preston Cloud, research associate. Section of Paleobotany: Roland W. Brown, research associate. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology: C. L. Gazin, curator; D. H. Dunkle, associate curator; F. L. Pearce, exhibits preparator. Associates in Mineralogy: W. T. Schaller, S. H. Perry, J. P. Marble. Associate in Paleontology: R. S. Bassler. DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES: Frank A. Taylor, head curator. Division of Engineering: Frank A. Taylor, acting curator; R. P. Multhauf, associate curator. Section of Civil and Mechanical Engineering: Frank A. Taylor, in charge. Section of Marine Transportation: Frank A. Taylor, in charge. Section of Electricity : K. M. Perry, associate curator. Section of Physical Sciences and Measurement: Frank A. Taylor, in charge. Section of Land Transportation: S. H. Oliver, associate curator. Diwision of Crafts and Industries: W. N. Watkins, curator; Edward C. Ken- dall, associate curator; E. A. Avery, William E. Bridges, museum aides; F. L. Lewton, research associate. Section of Textiles: Grace L. Rogers, assistant curator. Section of Wood Technology : W. N. Watkins, in charge. Section of Manufactures: Edward O. Kendall, associate curator. Section of Agricultural Industries: Edward C. Kendall, associate curator. Division of Medicine and Public Health: George B. Griffenhagen, associate curator; Alvin B. Goins, museum aide. Division of Graphic Arts: Jacob Kainen, curator; J. Harry Phillips, Jr., museum aide. Section of Photography: A. J. Wedderburn, Jr., associate curator. Vill ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY: Mende! L. Peterson, acting head curator. Divisions of Military History and Naval History: M. L. Peterson, associate curator; J. R. Sirlouis, assistant curator; Craddock R. Goins, Jr., junior historian. Division of Civil History: Margaret W. Brown, associate curator; Frank E. Klapthor, museum aide; B. W. Lawless, exhibits worker. Division of Numismatics: S. M. Mosher, associate curator. Division of Philately: Franklin R. Bruns, Jr., associate curator. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Director.—MATTHEW W. STIRLING. Associate Director.—FRANK H. H. ROBERTS, JR. Anthropologists.—H. B. CoLLins, JR., PHILIP DRUCKER. Collaborators.—FRANCES DENSMORE, JOHN R. SWANTON, A. J. WARING, JR. Research associate.—JOHN P. HARRINGTON. Scientific illustrator.—E. G. SCHUMACHER. RIVER BASIN SURVEYS.—FRANK H. H. Roserts, Jr., Director. _ ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY Director.—LoyAtL B. ALDRICH. DIVISION OF ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH : Chief.—[Vacancy. ] Instrument makers.—D. G. TALBERT, J. H. HARBISON. Research associate-—CHARLES G. ABBOT. Table Mountain, Calif., field station—ALFRED G. FROILAND, STANLEY L. ALDRICH, physicists ; JOHN A. PorA, physical science aide. Calama, Chile, field station.— FREDERICK A, GREELEY, JAMES E. ZIMMERMAN, physicists. DIVISION OF RADIATION AND ORGANISMS: Chief.—R. B. W1THROW. Plant physiologists.—WILLIAM H. KLEIN, LEONARD PRICE, V. B. EtstabD, Mrs. Alice P. WitHrow, CHao C. Mou. NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS Director.—THoMAS M. BEaos. Curator of ceramics.—P. V. GARDNER. Chief, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service—Mrs. ANNEMARIE H. Pops. Exhibits preparator.—ROwWLAND LYON. FREER GALLERY OF ART Director.—A. G. WENLEY. Assistant Director.—JoHN A. POPE. Assistant to the Director.—Burns A. STUBBS. Associate in Near Eastern art.—RICHARD ETTINGHAUSEN. Associate in technical research RUTHERFORD J. GETTENS. Assistant in research.—Haroip P. STERN. Research associate.—GRACE DUNHAM GUEST. Honorary research associate.-—Max LOEHR. Consultant to the Director.—KATHERINE N. RHOADES. SECRETARY'S REPORT Ix NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM Advisory Board: LEONARD CARMICHAEL, Chairman. [Vacancy], U. 8S. Air Force. Rear ADM. APOLLO SouUcEK, U.S. Navy. GROVER LOENING. Wuu1aAM B. Srovurt. Head curator.—Pavt E. GARBER. Associate curator.—R. C. STROBELL. Manager, National Air Museum Facility. W. M. MALE. Museum aides.—STANLEY POTTER, WINTHROP 8. SHAW. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK Director.—WiLLiaAM M. MANN. Assistant Director.—ERNrEST P. WALKER. Head Animal Keeper.—F Rank O. LOWE. CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA Resident Manager.—JAMES ZETEK. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE Chief.—D. G. WILLIAMS. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Trustees: Hart WARREN, Chief Justice of the United States, Chairman. JOHN FOsTEeR DULLES, Secretary of State. GEorcGE M. HumpuHeey, Secretary of the Treasury. LEONARD CARMICHAEL, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. SAMUEL H. KRkESs. FERDINAND LAMMOT BELIN. DUNCAN PHILLIPS. CHESTER DALE. Pau MELLON. President.—SAMUEL H. KRgss. Vice President.—FERDINAND LAMMOT BELIN. Secretary-Treasurer.—HUNTINGTON CAIRNS. Director.—Davip E. FINLEY. Administrator.—ERNEST R. FEIDLER, General Counsel.—HUNTINGTON CAIRNS. Chief Curator.—JOHN WALKER. Assistant Director —MAacecILL JAMES. BS i ae . " i) pela 1 os LATA a ee : aA In he es Me ‘he Me eatin? af secuias BAUTRBUINE IA A ae phcteh 3. Lonpetsena, er an i ; ie ¥ nape eg, oT args. ( | ? Sovtiwe’! °oe. Hh aah tii aisha , m a eatliiatadle ate wa magewy) ~’ Fe Pa) Withsiw ho thie ae ae Pa ghee, Puigihea acer) i ae a) ni PDyaina ang & sowe Cranes fes th vt ot Dy aang i ai “owes wl Toate: Mus) ee , u j eer tron iid oe Ng Sota? aon ayors LAROTTAMSISTNE ‘ ey, rerere, 2.0%, Fi ape: TAK 10 HATTA ‘dAnorran Ste ehh pulled (ee oa AN agers wastes den) te ‘Qe Aine to etedeinet pone an JTivarie Th adi tt VIR, Teh Era 28 ee avi Bonstxe at) Ite ee HAH vg LL Fh, Bee awh WONG. OL a aaa) IS TOM aN Gn 4 tap PRNTAD ROlQIETa Ea rarer A maa A haanugee tee. eu in neni ” i: ANIA TE nHOL NG remel, 220904 -~, 7 ‘i v > i. y , ora hee AN A he | in PAW at uk Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution LEONARD CARMICHAEL For the Year Ended June 30, 1954 To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: GENTLEMEN: J have the honor to submit a report showing the ac- tivities and condition of the Smithsonian Institution and its branches for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954. GENERAL STATEMENT The period covered by this report is the first full year in which I have served as Smithsonian Secretary. Certainly this has been an active and fruitful year at the Institution. An extensive program of renovation and remodeling of our exhibitions has been carried forward. Modernization Program Under Way The first wholly new exhibition hall to be completed in many years at the Smithsonian, “Highlights of Latin American Archeology,” was opened to the public on April 14, 1954. The hall shows in a modern and graphic way the development of the archeology of Cen- tral and South America in the Pre-Columbian period. A number of Smithsonian Regents, representatives of the Council of the 21 re- publics of the Organization of American States, other ambassadors to the United States from Latin America, as well as many scientists and State Department officials, attended the opening ceremony. The significance of the new hall lies not only in the excellent way it pre- sents the special facts of Pre-Columbian archeology. It also exem- plifies the plan of the Smithsonian to carry forward in an orderly program the reconditioning and modernization of exhibitions in the entire Institution. This new hall shows many new departures for us in modern museum techniques, in lighting, and in the use of color. The visitor who enters the hall and moves from case to case through the exhibits cannot fail to leave with a real understanding of Central and South American cultures before the coming of Columbus. The exhibition is thus a true teaching device. No materials have been lost from the previous exhibits of South American pottery or stone 1 2 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 implements, but duplicate or near duplicate articles have been moved from their old cluttered cases in the public exhibition rooms to well- organized study collections. Excellent progress also was made in preparing a new hall in which the dresses of the First Ladies of the White House can be properly displayed. This is an exhibit that is much appreciated by our many women visitors. If progress in the modernization program comparable to that made during the present year can be continued for nine years, it will be possible to transform entirely the outmoded, inadequate, and all too often uninstructive features of the Smithsonian exhibitions so that they can all be seen in a modern suitable setting. Building Plans Gain Momentum Much of the year has also been devoted to preliminary planning for the new buildings that are so urgently needed to make all our museums here at the Smithsonian comparable to the national mu- seums of other great nations. At the annual meeting of the Board of Regents last year consideration was given to the further develop- ment of plans for these buildings. The studies that had been made in recent years were reviewed. At the direction of the Board, and with the help of our staff, we are continuing the work on this impor- tant problem. It becomes increasingly clear that the scientific and scholarly re- search of the Institution, as well as its museum functions, cannot be adequately served without the erection of not one but three new build- ings. One of these must house in a suitable and modern way our unequaled collections in American history and in applied science and technology. Another must properly provide for the National Air Museum. The third proposed required building is a new gallery for the National Collection of Fine Arts. A few words about plans for each of these buildings may be ap- propriate here. This year much progress was made in developing detailed specifica- tions for the new Museum of History and Technology, and an illus- trated booklet descriptive of the needs of this building was assembled. The Bureau of the Budget allowed the Institution to request the Con- gress to authorize planning for this building. Legislation looking to this end was introduced in the Senate by Senator Edward Martin, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Works. This bill was passed by the Senate. A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman George A. Dondero, chairman of the House Committee on Public Works. This bill was not brought to the floor. In preparing this legislation and in its consideration by the SECRETARY’S REPORT 3 Congress favorable comments concerning the need for such a building were given by the Fine Arts Commission, the District of Columbia Planning Commission, and other interested groups, including the press. It is hoped that in the next session of Congress enabling legis- lation of this sort may be enacted. A gift of funds to the Institution from the Aircraft Association and the Air Transport Association made it possible to obtain the services of an architectural firm to make preliminary studies for a suitable building to house the Wright brothers’ Kitty Hawk Flyer, Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, America’s first supersonic jet plane, and all the other great planes and aeronautical equipment that make up the Smithsonian’s world-famous and unique collection of air- eraft and aviation materials. When these plans are complete, it will be necessary to consider various possible ways in which this necessarily large and expensive structure can be financed and built. Fifteen years ago an architects’ competition was held for a design for a building to house the Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fine Arts and also to provide a place for the exhibition of works of art created by living American artists and related displays. It was agreed then and it is still clear that the great National Gallery of Art, which is also a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, cannot and should not try to perform this function. Similarly, the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art, which was given to the Nation by a citizen for very specific purposes, cannot be used for this broader purpose. It is now by no means sure that the design that won the architectural competi- tion for the new gallery in 1939 will meet all its now recognized needs. It is certain, however, that the country does require and somehow must secure a gallery to perform the functions outlined above. It was just 50 years ago that by a court decree the art collections of the Smithson- ian Institution were “designated and established” as this country’s national gallery of art, but in all that time there has been no adequate housing either for proper protection or display. The collections have grown in size and importance, as witness the large and valuable Gel- latly collection added to it by gift in 1933, and the time has come when the Government must assume full obligation toward this price- less cultural asset of our country. Certainly all of us who are interested in the Institution must do our best to consider ways to achieve this important goal. Other museum buildings are also needed. > see 2 CRATES OUD ee ee ek Paca_ 2 See 1 Dama dane’ oi Gook ataia DR et ‘Keates fallow deer lia aerS 5 White fallow deer__..--...__ 3 HGRRS VATCNCLIN BONING 22 OO Se ee Grant’s zebra) eee nf Erythrocebus pataacied. sift ose Bao Patas | monkey lUve oie eee g PCRS Je0 2. eed oe eee SS BAM a Lions. +238) eee 7 PCRS BOTH o Nee So ee ee ee ee RS Blaek leopard... eee 2 Giraffa camelopardalis__._. Nubian giraffe:: ..ug 4 ese 2 Hydropotes nermnia 2 DI le ANI a Chinese water deer_________ 7 Hylobates agilis X H. lar pileatus___________ Hybrid gibbon (2d genera- 1 tion). igairio. poled 2920222. Fe i African porcupine_-_________- y ETE (RIT. oe ony, a a te Mie pa? woe Liams 1. Leontocetus| rosali@. on 2 ie he eo Silky marmoset__.2_.-2122) 3 T Maciea diggin GTi 05 Let aE Rhesus monkey__~..--_-.-_— 1 Moacaes. ayivtnns ee ee Barbary ape... uf Myocastor: cogpues soe J oir et Jue b Coypa 3.20 10 eee 3 Odocoileus virginianus___.________ White-tailed deeriz_. > 732 1 PRIOCO YS CUMANGT Neen te Slender-tailed cloud rat_____ 3 Laundtrogua oryealei_2i 1 tid cathe te Rlind 225) Seo ee ee 1 Thalarctos maritimus X Ursus middendorfi_. Hybrid bear (2d generation). 5 Vulpes fue. a8 i oy ey SUV ee Bom 2h ee eee 2 Be@ foe2o. Jeo Lee Se 2 SECRETARY’S REPORT 107 BIRDS iene pletyrhynonos—2. = Matlnte Gude) 2) 18 Brauta , canadensis 5. 2 Ln. Conhita(rndie ctl jt 8 LE sell lath SE a OS Crested screamer___________ 2 fs RSE ISS DA a OEE ER el Ee oe eee Domestie pigeon_____----__-_ 1 I If Silky bantam fowl__-------~- 1 ware sovachouandiae.._.__-_ RUE VON INT Bee 6 Nycticoraz nycticoraxz hoactli____._._.________ Black-crowned night heron_. 12 SS, Se a Java, fiber glk oe al, 2 8 a tall IST eae AES aaa ee Lg | a sender ate eEe hears 1 Porpnyrio poliocephatus____._-__---__._ South Pacific swamphen__._ 3 rier, CCCAOCTO. Ring-necked dove._..---__-- 23 Tocmongge castanotis.__._._._.__.__._._._. 4... MA ree 8 REPTILES Dreumrmememrinas 2225 't Sit) ei White's: skinki i. 2120 1 EE ES ee A 2 ee Sharp-tailed sand boa__----- 5 I re ae Se Shovel-nosed skink__________ 23 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS Maintenance and repair work at the Zoo suffered considerably dur- ing the fiscal year 1954 owing mainly to shortage of funds for the hire of personnel. Being forced to absorb salary increases, the Zoo could employ but little temporary labor and also had to leave vacant permanent positions on the maintenance staff. The rotutine work of the division of maintenance and construction, which is carried on practically every day of the year, consists of such varied tasks as the removal of stoppages from drains and sewers, re- pairs of faucets, doors, cages, water lines, steam lines, boilers, refrig- eration equipment, buildings, roads, and walks, and innumerable miscellaneous jobs necessary to keep the National Zoological Park in a safe and presentable condition. This year, as in the previous year, because of shortage of manpower due to lack of funds, only the most urgently needed repairs could be undertaken. Consequently mainte- nance of the grounds, as well as the physical plant, has been at a minimum. No serious permanent harm has resulted, but it will take some time to catch up on neglected work such as the fight against poison ivy, the trimming or the taking down of old trees, and planting to replace lawns, trees, and shrubs that have deteriorated or become unsuitable for the locations. The larger jobs done during the year were: 1. The laying of 2,300 linear feet of concrete road shoulders, 2 feet wide and 8 inches thick, to prevent deterioration of the edges of the road. 2. Replacement of badly deteriorated cage fronts in the parrot room with glass fronts. 3. Repair of the lion house roof, which necessitated replacing sheath- ing and covering with 50 square yards of 240-pound shingles. In 108 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 connection with this, 19 metal skylights were reconstructed and set with copper flashings; and 4 new gutters were installed. 4. Installation of 300 linear feet of new paddock fencing with sup- porting posts in front of the South American camel paddocks, and filling the moat (which had proved unsatisfactory), thereby slightly increasing the size of the paddocks and permitting the animals to come closer to the public. 5. Construction of two concrete shelters in the waterfowl enclosure for the protection of the birds. 6. Installation of automatic heat-regulating devices in the lon house. 7. Adaptation and installation of a small cooling unit in the lower portion of one small cage in the reptile house to provide conditions suitable for the rare New Zealand tuatara, a lizardlike reptile. 8. Slight alteration of a cage in the small-mammal house and in- stallation of an air-conditioned unit for the sea otters. 9. Extension, under contract, of a steam line and wet-return line from the small-mammal house to the bird house, a distance of 1,200 feet. It is believed that this will provide much more reliable heating of the bird house at less cost than was possible with the separate oil- heating plant that was in the bird house. Certainly it eliminates the need for replacement of the boilers and burners in that building. Along the north side of the road, from the mountain sheep moun- tain to the South American camel group, a hazardous condition for pedestrians has existed for many years. To view the animals from that side of the road, visitors have had to walk in the street. In December 1953 work was started on filling in the ravine along the road at this point, and by the end of the fiscal year this had progressed far enough to provide pedestrians with plenty of space off the roadway and also parking space for 50 passenger cars. When the fill is com- pleted there will be additional parking space for more cars for a period of a year or two while the fill is settling. Then at least six good-size paddocks can be constructed on it, and sufficient space for a sidewalk and parking for 50 additional cars. Even in its incomplete state this is a great improvement in both attractiveness and utility and is being accomplished without cost to the Government. Over a period of years there has been a gradual increase in the amount of trimming of trees necessary along the roads, walks, and paths, and in the exhibition area. Because of disease or age, some of the trees are dying and must be cut down. Others must be trimmed to remove dead or broken limbs that might fall and injure people or animals, or damage automobiles or structures. The job of cleaning up the grounds is a major undertaking. Using all available manpower, it usually takes 5 to 10 days to pick up the trash and restore the Park to a fair degree of presentability after SECRETARY’S REPORT 109 Easter Sunday and Monday. This work has of necessity been re- duced to a minimum, with the result that the Zoo has been criticized by correspondents and the press for the condition of the grounds. Temporary policemen were employed this year to assist the regular police during days of heaviest attendance or when the force was short-handed. This is a satisfactory arrangement and much more economical than employing additional full-time policemen when the permanent personnel now authorized is adequate for a large proportion of the time. VISITORS The estimated number of visitors to the Zoo was 3,616,220, which was 384,770 more than for the year 1953. Estimated number of visitors for fiscal year 1954 2 os 9 422, ODO, Webpragry iS rt et 184, 700 Oe Sg MS) A a ere 260, 600 Cs i a a Pe, WEEE 2 ak a gh ee 440, 770 0 ee ea | 4 ile 6 a aa ee Mee A tale Nhe 402, 800 oweminerie soit en RCO Imes LS) Di Dt ee 409, 500 Peer 58, 150 -——-——_ Sueueey (tvat)— 79, 000 TPOULE foc a eens 3, 616, 220 Groups came to the Zoo from schools in Cuba, Mexico, and 30 States, some as far away as Maine, Florida, Mississippi, California, and Wis- consin. Number of groups from schools Number | Number Number | Number Locality of groups | in groups Locality of groups | in groups (bi 2 23 996.1) Mississinpi.. ee ae 6 238 OS be tic: 0 a 1 72 || New Hampshire..-__-__..-.--- 2 87 @panecicut 7 451 f) INOW JOfsey=..9a- 02-05-55. 10 808 apo! 3 eS See a ee 1 70 New Yorkiccais jit.) 2 g223. 106 6, 959 LIne a ire 10 478 || North.Carolina.._.......-.-.. 212 8, 036 District of Columbia-.---_---_- 80 ASIAN OIG LL 5 ELE se pee doe aE 46 1, 836 Ubi 2 eee er 7 11, COROT caesar oe ee 1 38 eorgine sb att Ae 50 2,998 || Pennsylvania..........._.._.. 152 8, 427 LUO ho 2. Ss 4 dae 1h DOGS TRING os oe a ne 1 33 vo) hatc1, FS Se SOR ae sO 2 63 || South Carolina_..........._-- 48 2, 123 1d ok joke cen iS 1 DG) FU: SE BTITIESORRS 5 ela fecal se sei 45 1, 871 eerie: fe 0k 2 fe colle 5 176s 1) Marmnonti x. fie ih Se eee 1 40 SEERA oo Scene sev 5 p20 ga ch a PR 468 24, 739 IMOChV 7100.) io a or 530 33,162) 11) West Virginid i220 ul 32 2, 971 Massachusetts_........------- 12 PM BB io eae ee a Caen 1 83 (0 9 oe Pete rere eer eae 2 51 | TLL) 1210 i 9 333 ps tc > | Va ie tari RL ree ir 1, 884 103, 926 meirpAeSORY § 2.5 29325 25 5kb. 4 191 About 2 p.m. each day the cars then parked in the Zoo are counted and listed according to the State, Territory, or country from which they came. This is, of course, not a census of the cars coming to the Zoo, but is valuable in showing the percentage of attendance, by States, of people in private automobiles. Many District of Columbia, 110 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 Maryland, and Virginia cars come to the Zoo to bring guests from other States. The tabulation for the fiscal year 1954 is as follows: Percent Percent a) EARS cod ck RACES EL 26.9" | New Wersey._!._ eee 1.6 District of Columbia-__---_--~ 2m: 4 P:Ohigi yes 0 ee Bee 5 Wirein lant Se eee 22.0 :) West | Virginia... ae 1.3 SU ts | hs a eS ae 4,6 | Massachusetis_._._._.__ ee i By yO See, 2. 6 | Mlorida” 2 Se eee 1.0 Horn Garense 1.9 | Tinos + | The cars that made up the remaining 10.9 percent came from every one of the remaining States, as well as from Alaska, Austria, British Columbia, Canada, Canal Zone, Cuba, Germany, Hawaii, Honduras, Liberia, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Puerto Rico, South America, and the West Indies. On the days of even small attendance there are cars parked in the Zoo from at least 15 States, Territories, the District, and foreign coun- tries. On average days there are cars from about 22 States, Terri- tories, the District, and foreign countries; and during the periods of greatest attendance the cars represent not less than 34 different States, Territories, and countries. COOPERATION At all times special efforts are made to maintain friendly contacts with other Government and State agencies, private concerns and individuals, and scientific workers for mutual assistance. As a result the Zoo receives much help and advice and many valuable specimens, and in turn the Zoo furnishes information and, whenever possible, specimens it does not need. Dr. Willard H. Eyestone, veterinary pathologist of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., continued making autopsies on animals that have died in the Zoo, in order to obtain information regarding cancer and other diseases affecting human beings. Special acknowledgment is due to the United States Despatch Agent in New York City, Howard Fyfe, an officer of the State Department, who has frequently been called upon to clear shipments of animals coming from abroad. This he has done, often at great personal incon- venience, and the animals have been forwarded to Washington without the loss of a single specimen. As in previous years the Zoo received gifts of various kinds of food that could not be sold for human consumption but was suitable for animals. Some of this material was turned over to the Zoo at the suggestion of the United States Food and Drug Administration and the District of Columbia food inspectors. This helps considerably to hold purchases to a minimum. Through the office of United States Marshal W. Bruce Matthews, food that had been condemned by the SECRETARY’S REPORT lll courts was sent to the Zoo for the animals. This consisted of 60 cartons of large prunes and 237 bags of green split peas. From the District of Columbia Health Department 70 crates of ear corn were received. Other contributions were: 600 pounds of candy from the Harris Candy & Specialty Co. 28 cartons of grape-nuts flakes from the Mazo-Lerch Co. 26 cartons of Italian tunafish from Chicken-of-the-Sea, Inc. 100 pounds of sunflower seed from General Services Administration. The National Institutes of Health, the Navy Medical Center, the Army Medical Center, Animal Farm Unit, Camp Detrick, and the Nutritional Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture gave the Zoo mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and other animals no longer suit- able for their purposes. The Poultry Division of the Department of Agriculture gave a considerable number of day-old chicks that were hatched in con- nection with certain of their experiments. The practice has been continued of picking up from grocery stores in the vicinity of the Zoo quantities of discarded green material such as beet tops, celery stalks, and the outer leaves of cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce, and some fruit. This provides an abundance of greens for the animals and helps reduce purchase of such foods. In a few instances such materials as rice, flour, and beans, unaccept- able for human use, have been purchased at low prices from General Services Administration or commercial firms. ROCK CREEK-POTOMAC PARKWAY The proposed northward extension of the Rock Creek—Potomac Parkway through the Zoo on the east side of the creek by a bridge near the location of the lower ford, a tunnel through the hill on which the office is located, and the construction of the roadway northward from the tunnel between the creek and Adams Mill Road will bring about a serious condition for the Zoo. The following changes will be necessary before the highway project can be begun: (1) A fence must be constructed on the west side of the creek to connect the south- ern boundary with the northern boundary, so that the Zoo can at all times be properly enclosed. (2) Parking spaces must be developed on Zoo ground to make up as far as is possible for the loss of parking spaces on the east side of the creek that now accommodate 55 buses and 230 cars. (38) New paddocks must be constructed to replace those that will be eliminated by the construction of the new parking lot. (4) An office building for the administration of the Zoo should be constructed on the Zoo’s grounds at a convenient location. (5) The - coal bunker for the central heating plant must be enlarged. 112 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 NEEDS OF THE ZOO Replacement of antiquated structures that have long since ceased to be suitable for the purposes for which they are used is still the prin- cipal need of the Zoo. Urgently required are: A building to house antelopes and other medium-sized hoofed ani- mals that require a heated building. A new administration building to replace the 149-year-old historic landmark that is still in use as an office building but that is neither suitably located nor well adapted for the purpose. A fireproof service building for receiving shipments of animals, quarantining them, and caring for those in ill health or those that cannot be placed on exhibition. A new ventilating system for the bird house. Lesser items of equipment that are needed are a vacuum pump for more efficient and economical operation of the heating system in the reptile house; a band saw to replace one that is more than 40 years old; and an air compressor for general use about the Park. The enclosures and pools for beavers, otters, seals, and nutrias, in the ravine, need to be reconstructed. Owing to lack of funds for upkeep, and consequent deterioration, this area has become unsightly and inadequate for the proper care and exhibition of these animals. In addition to new buildings, new paddocks are needed. Over the years, space for the exhibition of such animals as deer, sheep, goats, and other hoofed animals has been curtailed so that the collection no longer contains the proper assortment of these attractive and valuable animals. This has been brought about by the natural deterioration of materials, making some of the paddocks no longer usable; elimina- tion of some paddocks for the construction of buildings on the sites; and abandonment of some paddocks that were in undesirable loca- tions. Further abandonment of some paddocks is imminent to make way for parking space for cars and buses to offset losses in such space that will occur if the Rock Creek—Potomac Parkway is extended through the Zoo property on the east side of the creek. Construction of ten new paddocks and rehabilitation of six old ones are urgently needed. Provision of new parking space necessitates grading and surfacing about 14,000 square yards of land in several different locations. The establishment of parking space near the mechanical shops will make unavailable an area that has been used for the storage of a reserve pile of coal. As this location has never been an entirely satis- factory one, it would be highly desirable at this time to build an addition to the regular coal bunker to increase the capacity and elimi- nate the need for maintaining a separate reserve pile. The steadily increasing popularity of the Zoo, as a source of both entertainment and education, has developed such a volume of requests SECRETARY’S REPORT 113 for information that there is now need for an additional scientist to share the load of answering queries and to assist in other administra- tive work so that the Director and Assistant Director can devote more time to general supervision of the Zoo. One additional general mechanic is needed to assist the maintenance personnel in what has hitherto been a losing race in trying to keep pace with natural deterioration in the structures. The newest of the ex- hibition buildings are 17 years old, the reptile house is 23 years old, and the bird house is 26 years old. The minimum of maintenance has fully occupied the mechanical force, mainly on the larger structures, so that there has been almost no opportunity to take care of the lesser structures such as paddocks and outside cages, with the result that an increasing number of these are unusable. Two additional permanent laborers are needed for proper mainte- nance, removal of dead or fallen tree limbs and other safety hazards, and repair of walks, guard rails, and other structures, for the protec- tion of the public. To comply with the requirements of keeping property and inventory records, in accordance with the program laid down by the General Services Administration, by authority of Federal Property and Ad- ministrative Services Act of 1949 (Public Law 152, 81st Congress, ap- proved June 30, 1949), General Regulation 100 of the General Ac- counting Office, and Budget-Treasury Regulation No. 1, there is need for three additional clerks. ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954 MAMMALS MONOTREMATA Scientific name Common name Number Tachyglossidae: Tachyglossus aculeatus_._.....------ Echidna, or spiny anteater____- 2 MARSUPIALIA Didelphiidae: aluromys philander___-..-------- Woolly opossum............-- 2 Didelphis marsupialis virginiana__-_. Opossum-_--_-.-------------- 2 Peermose. mise UL i. Mouse opossum___-..--.----- 3 Phalangeridae: Petaurus norfolcensis__..-.-------- Australian ‘‘flying’’ phalanger_- 5 Trichosurus vulpecula___._.-------- Australian long-eared opossum - 2 Phascolomidae: Lasiorhinus latifrons_._....-------- Hairy-nosed wombat._..._----- 3 Mamoatus harsutus__...lillicoc... Mainland wombat... -..--.---- 1 Macropodidae: Dendrolagus inustus___....-------- New Guinea tree kangaroo- ---- 1 M megnes { Great gray kangaroo___.-_----- 4 Osa igmmacadeh sala een esas ia Albino great gray kangaroo_---- 1 Pegeromus rufus. visible oolg tl... Great red kangaroo_____--_---- 1 mauane, agile... sci 0ad200iud. .. Agile waliaby...J202UuL Bose 2 INSECTIVORA Soricidae: Blarina brevicauda___.......-.---- Greater short-tailed shrew____-- 1 114 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 Tupaiidae: MAMMALS—Continued PRIMATES Scientific name Common name Number Tupaia montana baluensis___.------ Kinabalu tree shrew. _--------- 3 Lemuridae: LeMUE TGCOEO on on SES oe ei Pear Manne. eee oe Lorisidae: Cebi Calli Cerc Nycitcebus coucang._.— .- 22 - ~ axes dae: Aotus imvrractuse_aud- G2 oi eee Aleles geoffroyz vellerosus._....----- Cepus RIT Ons: Sore Sa Bees eee Gebdasicapucinus. dé 22. eeens eh Cebus TAVUCLIAIS 3.2 eo ek Lagothriz lagoiricha. 2-2. 22 shee" Satmint Sciureusia sb Lewes sewer thricidae: Leontocebus'fosaliaw PSUS ae opithecidae: Allenopithecus nigroviridis.__.._----- Cercecebus alozgenas lio iis 2. 2 ov ese Cercocebitrs Glee ni mans ae cece hs peel Se Cercocetus aterrimus opdenboschii--- Cercocebus chrysogaster_._......----- Cercocebus fulrginosus. = - fae Cercocebus galeritus agilis._.._..-..-- Cercocebustorqucius iyi otk oben Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus_.-- Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus__---- Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus X C. a. pygerythrus Cercoprthetus cephiis! 2. Bees Cercopithécus diana! LL 2) Vii Tey Cercopithecus diana roloway--.----- Cercopithecus neglectus__..._-.------ Cercopithecus nictitans erythrogaster. Cercopithecus nictitans petaurista__-- Cercopithecus preusstict . 2. Seu oe Colobus. nalykomos. e022 Se Comopithecus hamadryas_..---.---- Erythrocebus ‘patasi Le se Ae Macaca irus er Macaca philippinensis_.......-_--- Macaca simtasc2cuiel veiienteh . Macaca speciosa Macaca sylvanwes:20 Suesome sie. 2. Mandrillus sphinz Papio Comoe ie i. ose Sie We Papio cynocephalwas site uh 2. Presbytis phayrei Pongidae: FAlylobates agilis X H. lar pileatus_-- Hylobates hoolock Ed ylobates Gr oc a eo hk ie hee) By ee hes Hylobates moloch__........_- 48028 Hylobates sp. (young). 2s bose Pan traglodihes 3 isso pat eee, Pongo pygmaeus abelii__-..__.__--- Douroucouli, or night monkey_-_- Spider monkey ...«_.- 2) eee Pale"eapuchin "= <8) ae White-throated capuchin_______ Weeping capuchin... 2232 5e sae Woolly monkey _ 22a Squirrel monkey ee ee Silky or lion-headed marmoset_ - Allen’s monkey... i252) eee Gray-cheeked mangabey-______-_ Black-crested mangabey___-___-_ Opdenbosch’s black-crested man- gabey. Golden-bellied mangabey______-_ Soovy. mManeabey |. 2 2 Agile mangabey______________- Red-crowned mangabey__-___-- Vervet, Suenon_ .. = eee Greén guenon.= §. 53a eee Hybrid, green guenon X vervet euenon. Mustached guenon_______----- Diana indtikey !_#_L& Mii vEAL ee Roloway monkey... 222s De Brazza’s guenon Red-bellied guenon___________-_ Lesser white-nosed guenon Préeussi’s gienon) se eee White-tailed colobus__.._.._--- Hamadryas: baboon: 2.2euaseeus Patas monkey... 22.202 See Crab-eating macaque___--_---- Javan macaque____-__25eDuee Chinese macaque_......---.--- Moor macaqtless.248 2. cee Rhesus. monkey. _ 220 2) peeeUee Pig-tailed monkey__._ <8 05928 Philippine macaque___--------- Toque, or bonnet monkey --_--- Red-faced macaque___.---.---- Barbary. ape seit sue see Mandrill-. _- Sue ps Hybrid. gibhon....use_ Sone Hoolock gibbon usc 28 aes White-handed gibbon____------ Wau-wau.gibbon_.....-.--.228 Blond #ibbons 22. 2a eee Chimpanzee. 2. #.4 pen 2262 ee Oranguthts o2- ee eee wONwnhe WRNYH BR TOR MOAN BR HN NP RPE eR eS HP WN NNR TE REE WENNER NE NENNY SECRETARY'S REPORT 115 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued MAMMALS—Continued EDENTATA Scientific name Common name Number Myrmecophagidae: Myrmecophaga tridactyla_......._-- Giant antomtets sc nt. onan 1 Brady podidae: uke Dc stl peli gi flee Two-toed sloth____....--- Y f Peed ae: haetophractus villosus__.-.._------ Hairy artmisdillo__ 2 LAGOMORPHA Leporidae: tecisingus RUE i Domestic rabbit__........ ns 26 Bymlagus palusiris...........2..-- Swe Tabi og ee 1 RODENTIA Sciuridae: Callosciurus caniceps.__-..-.-------- Southern Asiatic squirrel_._____ 1 Callosciurus erythraeus__...._-..---- Southern Asiatic squirrel___-____ oa Callosciurus nigrovittatus_.__._..._--- Southern Asiatic squirrel______- 1 SS ar eS ee Southern Asiatic squirrel_______ 1 Callospermophilus lateralis_____-_-- Albino golden-mantled ground 1 squirrel. ee lateralis chryso- Golden-mantled ground squirrel. 1 e1rus. Citellus tridecemlineatus____-_------ Thirteen-lined ground squirrel... 1 Cynomys ludovicianus_-.__.------- Plains prairie €0@ dei. +oveauslw~ 10 Eutamias quadrivittatus__.....----- Western chipmunk____-_-.-__- 1 MAMPI, WORT — — oo32) os Woodchuck, or ground hog-_---_- 10 Menetes berdmoret...... 2222 -.22---- Berdmore’s ‘squirrel a eee 4 MRM CROCCO os sel Sey) ~b Giant Indian squirrel__..__--_-- 1 Scturus carolinensis... ..-L-_._-- Geay squirrel... uate os 4 DSUPES RIVET NIGER ac) badnaposce —-~ Fox squirrel. s.icca. scinanncaet 1 MMMINIGS StITIMbUS ere eoacos B~- Eastern chipmunk____.......-- 1 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus__..------- EOC. SUUMISTHIN Yow -echver eared 2 Cricetidae: Mesocricetus auratus__....-------- Golden hamster_.......------- 10 Meoteme lepida._ _ — eo) Jails B~--- Pack rat__ _ . 3ssel-ashhioe 4uaeld- 1 INeGaIeme MmaGgistetc 4 ews 2 tS. Allegheny wood rat.....------- 2 Orazomys paluginee . 22-2 ois 4---- BRIGG THe. ee + Peromyscus maniculatus_....-.---- White-footed mouse_-__-.---_-- 3 Muridae: COMYS COMPINUS..~ 22-1322. 2---- Egyptian spiny mouse__-_----- 6 Bandicota bengalensis___.._._.------- Lesser bandicoot rat.....-.-..- 3 Cricetomys gambianus__.---------- Giant pouched rat s.222-..4.s- 4 Me PUSCUIUS thes Bal ete ol = White and other domestic mice__ 10 Phloeomys cumingi..._.------------ Slender-tailed cloud rat___----- 7 Twmys PIncloTUm,..._— . cceaneS--- Pine mouse-. ~~ ~-------------- 2 feetne bowWwers,..._ — exons ani J —- Bower’s tree rat. ~ «ates enue S- 1 Ree THI... senna >. ewe y Vicuiia_-. eee teat: 1 Cervidae: Cervus canadensis... rei American elk. __ «shay 6 GCerpus elaphuss...dzun 4 Sieve SE Red deer. 5 4 oy ab eee 4 Cervusmanpotsiss4- A dtpe tw Japanese’ deer. Lee 7 Cervus nippon manchuricus--...---~- Diy bowsty 8 deer... . gat ge % allow deer_-___ =... ee ee 1 DOE CC White fallow deer.___--_-____- 15 Elaphurus davidianus.......------ Pére David’s deer. aiat—-2 35 2 Hydropotes inermisenas50 asnla22.-- Chinese water deer____________ 10 Mazama sartorit__2sig22) sot Mazama- 224-72 See 1 Odocoileus virginianus.__._...------ White-tailed deer____=...4-.L- 7 Odocoileus virginianus costaricensis-—- Central American white-tailed 3 eer. Giraffidae: Giraffa camelopardalis...__..__-__- Nubian pirate. 2) 6 Girajea reticulatasss. 22552 eis Reticulated giraffe _ 2U esas sf Antilocapridae: Antilocapra americana.___..-..-.--- Pronghorn antelope____....-_-- 1 Bovidae: Ammotragus lervid. 2520-22 24223. Agudad 2° 22 2 eee 19 Anoa Gepressicornis = 228 eee. eae ee Anoa... 222) 3 a eee 2 PD OR GANT US. vn eS sana ee ee Gaur. 2 a eee 5 PSU OSU a te ee ae American bison 2222 Sees eee 8 BOS TRAROUS FE 2 ss SF a aE gage eer en =" eal: a ; est Highland or Kyloe cattle__ Bos taurts2—.-~~-~-----4--=-~=-= {British Park cattle.._________- 10 Bubalus.bubalis.scsi sa DRL. Water .buffalo_.o 24 See See 2 Capra aegagrus cretensis_._._______- Agrimi goat... -_ 22 eee 1 Capra TITUS 2) 2h 2s: ws ae Momestic gout. = 7s se see 8 Cephalophus mazwellit_._.......-_-- Maxwell’s duiker.=/2 52 Soap 1 Cephalophus nigrifrons.—.-...-__-- Black-fronted duiker_._____.---- 2 Hemitragus jemlahicus...-- 2225.22 Tahrl-222 222.20 2 see 1 Onis maustinons 22 2 2s sot Lee Mouflon.._. 222 2 22a 1 Poephagus grunniens........------ VYak0L2 2 oi So 5 Pseudors RAYQUT es tae Bharal or blue sheep-________-- 1 UNCCTILE CBU CF . oe ae Afri¢an buftalo..-- 20" 2-2 3 TReror gus OTYr 2 ee Hiand on 2 4 BIRDS SPHENISCIFORMES Spheniscidae: Spheniseus demersyg. ee ets Jackass penguins. 0 eee 2 Spheniscus humboldtt___..._..____-- Humboldt’s penguin ..- 2222 os 4 STRUTHIONIFORMES Struthionidae: Strutivio camelus_2 so ee ee SS Ostrich: 22 eee 1 SECRETARY'S REPORT 119 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued 318732—54——_9 BIRDS—Continued RHEIFORMES Scientific name Common name Ni _ Rheidae: - sd DIIICOIORUG on Cina Set Fe etek ee 2 CASUARIFORMES Casuariidae: era aaa unappendiculatus occip- Island cassowary__..--..------ 1 italis. Casuarius unappendiculatus unap- One-wattled cassowary...._- ~~ 1 pendiculatus. Dromiceiidae: Dromiceius novaehollandiae__....--- COMATIOD. CHU 14 ccsdcnLccmcete )0_oyeiyh 8 Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis_.._. Brown pelican____________-__- 2 Pelecanus onocrotalus_____._.-_-_.- Old World white pelican_______ 2 Phalacrocoracidae: Phalacrocoraz auritus albociliatus._... Farallon cormorant___...--.--- 1 CICONIFORMES Ardeidae: 1 le ES a ee Great blue‘ heron. 2 eecepnoys tula_ ek BOW Covet oe on renee eae 3 Notophoyx novaehollandiae_--_------ White-faced heron--- oo ae 1 Dimeunacsa Violacta-—— Yellow-crowned night heron__.._ 1 Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli___----- Black-crowned night heron_---- 44 aaereome tineaium—_. 2 us "Lseer WrGor o ere ne aan 3 Balaenicipitidae: eueourrens fer. re Ui TGts) a] | Kapila nailer ahead, te be ‘str ports 1 Cochleariidae: Cochlearius cochlearius__..--------- Boat-billed heron______._-_---- 1 Ciconiidae: Meme GIO Witt CU rie a ee 1 Pieagoura EPiScOpus.— te is Woolly-necked stork_____-_-_-- 1 REMICTOUS sg eK Malayan painted stork_._-__--_-- 1 DRED 1b TIVCUET 1G ne ee ee Re ee re nee 1 Leptoptilus crumentferus_---------- Ai Sy 9. 9: Seeman REN a ete earn A, 1 heplepiius javanicus..._..--..-+.--- Lesser adjutant__.____ et: bare mae mmerera americand.__......-._.-- WGC Te. oon ace n eta won 1 Threskiornithidae: RN ns. 2 a ee TUSCRLe SHOOTIN LS bo ae Wacocrmus aloue_.__ =. .-+.--- Wrtruet ase OS 2. sao ca 3 Pedoecimus rubers_ 2. St Searlet ibis.<==:- 2°". POaM ny 6S Threskiornis melanocephala__.__.__.-. Black-headed ibis____---------- 1 Phoenicopteridae: Phoenicopterus antiquorum.-------- Old World flamingo_.....------ 2 Phoenicopterus chilensis__---------- Ohilean flamingo: 52° Si23 235 < 6 Phoenicopterus ruber....------.--- Cuban flaminge@s cu. ovale eso 1 120 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued BIRDS—Continued ANSERIFORMES Scientific name Common name Number Anhimidae: Chaunaternquala...<<.-n-cnacen2ysss Crested screamer_-_...-~.--= 22 6 Anatidae: Pr DRG ie 8 Wood duck.cs2ce. 20). 6 san write 2. See eer Pitvall 2... Sno 4 PURSE ROIS Oe Witt Ke wos 2 4D Te Blue-winged teal____.____- 2 .2_ 2 A anaes ne ine ise OSA _ SEARED 22 Le a A a i nm REAL Sok ae White mallard duck___________ 6 Anas platyrhynchos X A. acuta_----- si ears mallard duck X pintail 1 uck. . Anas platyrhynchos domestica_-_-_-_--- Peking duck..._______. Ses 80 Anas poecilorhyncha_.-.----------- Indian spotted-bill dueck________ ih Anas rubripes_-_---- Mas Sebo syse GC Blaek- duck... .3_ eee 3 Anas spinicoudas._....-.----eene3 Obileampintail 5 ee 1 winner GLUNITONS. =. 52 eeae eee White-fronted goose_____.____- 3 Anser albifrons subsp__--..-------- Greenland white-fronted goose... 1 Anser anser domesticus..-----.---- Toulouse goose_______________- 4. Anseranas semipalmata__...------- Australian pied goose__________ 1 Agthya afinison 2 2eek.2Lc8e aoe ikegser scaupl. doo... 52 ee 2 Aathayn a¢erivcane. 0 eb ee Red-headed duck_.____ _saahaas 2 Anthya collariss wes tee Seer ee Ring-necked. duck... 95a 1 Aythya valisineria_ice2ba- s2--4+--- Canyasback .duek vu... scpene eee 2 Branta canadensis......---.-.----- Canada Po00s8e sauce sae 10 Branta canadensis occidentalis_.—_-_- White-cheeked goose___________ 27 Branta canadensis X Chen caerules- Hybrid, Canada goose X blue 1 cens. goose. Branta hutchinsit_._....--.- seuss Hutchine’s goose... 5 .22.e2ee 11 Branta hutchinsit minima__.-.----- Cackling goose.-.. 2-22 eee 8 Catrina moschdid@seda2 + ee eee Moscovy. duck.._..5.) eee 3 Cereopsis novaehollandiae..-------- Cape Barren goose___-_______-_- 2 Chentatlanicn. (99 Fa a ee SNOW LOOSE? - 2. 12 Chen iegerulestensisc 3222) ene Blue poosé Ss eee z Chea eRe uO dn sae eee ce Lesser snow goose_-_._______-- a Cheiimasstiatee Sere oe eae ae Ross’s snow goose_____---_____- 4 Chenopis Oral 2820. ee eae eee Black swan. oe 3 Chloephaga leucoptera_._.._-------- Upland goose. .....22 525 2 Coscaroba eostdroba oe et Coseorobar: 22226". Lose 1 Cygnopsis cygnoides..« 4-4-sujaeeee 2 Corvus tnaolena. ico. fused - Indian crow .....%.si2es8 2a 2 Cyanoctita ertaiaiaic.: + socal... Blue jay...-...\. ssec2 eee See 3 Cyanocoraz chrysops__..----------- Urraca jay... 22s jhe 3 Pica nuttelait. soctewuc 3 sree | Yellow-billed magpie_____---_-- 1 Pree. mica hudeonicn. 2 American magpie____-_-------- 2 Uroctssa cacrulea_._. .- .--.. sae Formosan red-billed pie__-_---- 2 Ptilorhynchidae: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus__..------ Bowerbird........: 2922 3aa ee 7 Aidemosyne modesta________--_---- Plum-headed finch_____-_------ 1 Alisteranus cinetus- 2. Oe Parson finch _~- = 2. 2S 1 Amadina fasttdia | 68 \ SU aes, Cut-throat weaver finch___----- 1 Amandava amandava______-------- Strawberry finch 252222 eee 2 Diatropura procne..._.----.------- Giant whydalil! 2) _ 22222 3 Eimblema micias. 2.5 - PINS AR Painted finch. —_.. >. {33a 1 Katfilda aati ete PROT ee y s Red-eared waxbill_ ___--2- 2222 5 DIG CRIN tii Common waxbill.._. 2... 322 2 Euplectes franciscana__.----------- Bishop weaver....-—-.-.-2aeee i Ba ees ene he tet Red bishop weaver-.-.--------- 4 Lonchura leucogastroides_____.----- Bengali,finch: 2 .-sedesedee5eme 3 Lonchura malacet-3- 662-5 en20-~- Black-throated munia_--_------- 5 Lonchura punctulata_._..._.-.------ Spice finch.n.csensceos eee 2 PROGR UAT io ee Java -fineh. ecahee 3 ee 28 Passer domeaiitug. satya oben 5. House sparrow. ~~2-2454 = 2 SECRETARY’S REPORT 125 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued BIRDS—Continued PASSERIFORMES—continued Scientific name Common name Number Ploceidae—Continued ES ee SS Baya weaver..<..-<..--sgakien 19 gS a oe Vitelline masked weaver_____-~- 1 Poephila acuticauda_______-------- Long-tailed finch__.___._.____- 1 Paepnie gouldice____..___.._-.-_.- COURTS EOD 2S. So. sae 3 Sree aera. Dayett bebseel.-- Red-billed weaver__.__..------ 1 Sporaeginthus melpodus__-_-------- Orange-cheeked waxbill_____-__- 7 Steganopleura bichenovii____------- Bicheno’ s finch isa: aecvhsadwn 1 Steganura pradisea___..-.--------- Paradise WHYGGi 166. wiu somes 2 Taeniopygia castanotis________----- JETER DHCK So 5k. canes 30 Uraeginthus bengalus___.-.-------- Cordon-bleu finch__-._-..------ 1 Icteridae: Ween VT, 8 2 oie ote a... Giraud’ s OMI adam ekadslages 3 Meee SCC US dere) erly). 8 EPOUIRN A oo eh abe eahatee! 1 MEPS COP. 8 ee ici t cu wdcsa' Cowra). 705. eenuhs oan 2 Menopsar curaeus__.2..iSe0..u--- Chilean blackbird... .......--- 1 Wuiscalus quiscwla. 2 ase. bl} Purple grackle. 22 tints cueelies 1 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus___---- Yellow-headed blackbird _----_-- 1 Thraupidae: mosnica Tuficapila...2- 222 4J2--- Brown-headed tanager--------- 1 eee TUOTO eee Summer tanager__._..-.__----- 1 Mampnocerus carbo__...........-.- Silver-beaked tanager____-_---- 3 Ramphocelus dimidiatus -_~-------- Crimson tanager__....-.------ 2 Ramphocelus flammigerus_-_-_------ Yellow tanager.cjsoslunaewese 1 Ramphocelus passerinii__.--------- Passerini’s tanager_..---.-.---- 4 mere CONE. Bitie tener oo ot OS ee 1 Thraupis palmarum..------------- Black-winged palm tanager -- --- 1 Fringillidae: Carpodacus mexicanue........-.--- Mexican house finch.__-------- 3 ree Wicia. ee Painted finch. -xciuivcsachiakde 1 Cyanocompsa argentina___-.------- Argentine blue grosbeak_-_------ 1 Gee nyemale. 6 eke ul... kde eee 1 Lophospingus pusillus__.....------ Black-crested finch._._...-..--- 1 Parmar cucullata._._.22..-222.-4.-- Brazilian cardinal. 2.45-suese2 1 Paroaria gularis nigro-genis__------ Black-eared cardinal_._......-.. 1 eae (ACE A i Se cegudsl -~ Fox Sparrow... ..sieusestausawee 1 Pe anG, COTIB Go sk Jeeps tel ocelt - Painted bunting isuwdsdi- owsnend 1 Pegeer7nG cyanea... acu ccteui.-- Indigo bunting. csi uwaease 20405 1 Pheucticus aureoventris__---------- Black-and-yellow grosbeak__--_-- 1 Reenaece rorgueta............--.-.- Ringed warbling finch___------- 2 Richmondena cardinalis__....------ Cardinal... sxsalon «anlenede 2 Peepers CONOTIUBs lee scl. Canary. ....- swéusitd seaplane 26 SRMNINSIECIETUS. ol. 2. 2. =~ Green singing finch__._-------- 1 Weer tuiegiG.. . 6 ened watndld.-. Saffron inch. swan nun adamadaet 9 Sporophila gutturalis_....--------- Yellow-billed seedeater___...--- 11 Sporophila melanocephala_-_-------- Black-headed seedeater_...-.--. 2 REPTILES RHYNCHOCEPHALIA Sphenodontidae: Sphenodon punctatum_..---------- GRIN. « « =. si: pcp atieeeniaa menial 1 LORICATA Crocodylidae: Alligator mississipiensis__.....----- A Eh a ete eaiereasaibel 26 METAGGLOF SINENSB — 2. oo niin Hod -- Chinesé alligator. . .... ..-.-< eae 2 Pepe teagan °° 22) eee 5 Popan recs ee Regal *python=2 = 2°32" ee 5 SECRETARY’S REPORT 127 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued REPTILES—Continued SQUAMATA—continued SERPENTES—continued Scientific name Common name Number Colubridae: Acrochordus javanicus__-_....-_---_~ Elephant trunk snake_______--- 1 Carphophis amoena___---.-------- Worm snake_busubod aussi) 1 Chrysopelea ornata__....._-------- Gliding tree snake_._____-___-- 3 muvee constrictor il cur ade Black anakecss Saost aueavoue) 4 Bauiwer Gradem@. 22 uve Diadem coluber_.....--------- 2 baluoer forulentad 22 eel be Egyptian racer. cosbatc 2c 2 Diadophis punctatus___._._._._-.---- Ring-necked snake_____-_-_-_-~- 1 Drymarchon corais couperi___------ Indigo. snake ile. sg ose. 5 eaumeeeee guia ttt Yolen ebiu J _ Corn snake (Albino)__.______-- 1 manne longessimal2ac ul /2oice Aesculapian snake___.___-_-_-- 2 Elaphe obsoleta confinis_.._.._----- Southern pilot snake________--- 1 Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta____..-_---- Pilot black snakeloat sygavuese 10 Lampropeltis doliata doliata____-_-_- Searlet king snake____.______-- 1 Lampropeltis getulus californiae_--_-_- Boyle’s king snake______.__-_-- 2 Lampropeltis getulus getulus___.-_-- Chain or king snake_________-~- 1 Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki_-_--_-- Speckled king snake_________-- 1 Lampropeltis getulus splendida__--_-- Sonoran king snake__._______-- 2 Leptodeira annulata___..-.-------- Cat-eyed snake____..._....---- 1 meemerre Se. Stee ebb eh European grass snake____-_---- 2 Natriz sipedon sipedon____._------- Water snake. _G05282 29S 9 Srewvers acuminatus__________...._ Pike-head anake_____.-»25ica8 1 Psammophis sibilans__......------ Father-of-stripes__.........--- 1 eee satenemed. ULC) nly se... Indian rat, snake...o2lcc_atwwal 1 inamnonhis elegans. oo. i sl... --- Arizona garter snake_____.___-- 1 Elapidae: Pere? OES 8 Coral snake |_._i._.._ -ae50lae 2 menue. ssi Talla tige _ Egyptian cobra... ..-.-u.u-... 1 Nememenninn 22022 LootuL vel King cobra... 2.206829 tee 1 Naja melanoleuca_..........------ West African spitting cobra___--_ 1 RE ewe LE pT TESTE 2 5 7: Nagpal li eee atl pr 6 ME MRICOUIR. me Black-necked spitting cobra____- 1 Crotalidae: Ancistrodon piscivorus_....-------- Cottonmouth moccasin___------ 2 | ee a oe aa Timber rattlesnake. _..._------ 1 Crotalus viridis oreganus___-------- Northern Pacific rattlesnake__... 16 TESTUDINATA Chelydidae: Batrachemys nasuia__.....--.----- South American side-necked tur- 2 tle. Chelodina longicollis_.__...--------- Australian long-necked turtle... 3 Cheyepmbriatas 220 Luk. 108i). -- Matamata turtle__......------ 3 DEERE OSS oo te eke Cagado or South American snake-_ 1 necked turtle. Hydromedusa tectifera___---------- Small snake-necked turtle_----- 2 Phrynops geoffroyana___..--------- Geoffroy’s snake-necked turtle_-._ 1 Perwnope hilarisci 2204s s2ai Ll... Large snake-necked turtle_-_---- 15 Platemys platycephala_-_..-------- Flat-headed turtle.........---.- 1 Kinosternidae: Kinosternon subrubrum__..-------- Mud turtie...... Ue Shee. 10 Sternotherus odoratus_...------ Ls. . Minsk turtle.....2ucadawue, Sie. 10 Chelydridae: ; Chelydra serpentina_.-..-.-------- Snapping turtle... 22.02. 22.5. 10 Emydidae: Batagur. baska__._._.5vee_auscuié.... Indian fresh-water turtle_--.--- 1 Chrysemys pictas...- 2 ssbiLl--.-. Painted turtle ties Gus cacutet. 17 Clemmyes gultaia. 2... +... ....- Spotted turtle. ..n2o6ccnccnaeaee 20 Clemmys tnsculpta.........-.-.--- Weanll. F0rttie. 6 oun cect wccen 3 Cyclemys amboinensis_.-..-------- Kura kura box turtle..-.-.---- 1 128 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued REPTILES—Continued TESTUDINATA—continued Scientific name Common name Number Emydidae—Continued Emydura kreffits.c.is3-----..--=-- Krefft’s turtle.2cs. 2... 2a 3 Emydura macquariae__._---------- Murray turtle___.__..__ sabi 9 Fimys_ orbicainria_iasc: Luck bo. European pond turtle_____.-_-- 1 Graptemys barbourt_._------------- Barbour’s turtlescw2. . nee 7 Graptemys geographica_____-------- Map turtle. uo. »225 eee 9 Graptemys pseudogeographica____-_-- False map turtlet::./22e2 322 2 Malaclemys centrata__........----- Diamond-back turtle_________-- 5 Pelusias nigricans2s24t Saltese African black water turtle_____-_ 2 Pseudemys concinna_.__.-_-.------ Cooter____._zubJoeus_ eee 1 Pseudemys elegans__.-..-.-------- Mobile turtle_<:22c. sosesneeete 12 Pseudemys floridana_____.._-------- Florida water turtle._____.___-- 8 Pseudemys ornata____2_.-..--_---- Central American turtle______--. 3 Pseudemys rubriventris__.......---- Red-bellied turtle.__...___-___- 2 Pseeudemys scriptas 2 seals sa Red-lined turtle___._._.__._-__-_-- 10 Pseudemys troostita= 2cbh Jotrash 2 Cumberland turtle__...____---- 2 Terrapene carolina___.__....------ Box turtles: 2. Lics sie 50 Terrapene treumguis. i211 ied) Three-toed box turtle____-___-- 6 Testudo ephippium_____...._..---- Duncan Island turtle._______-- 1 Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa galeata____._-_._------ African water turtle______--_-- 1 Pelusios nigricans2ie deeqorn4* African water turtle___-_------ 8 Pelusios. sinuatus._. s 40a sale yy. Yellow-bellied water turtle_____-- 8 Testudinidae: Gopherus polyphemus__--..-------- Gopher turtleo:\21 22 {4a 3 Testuno.norter,_ sdes«= tat weihd 9 Seymour Island turtle_____-__-- iJ Tesiudo tabuldiawe taices ancea sh . South American turtle_____---- 1 A ei 1 ORE) Ee 7 ( 5 fallin that hn ath Le: Ban Albemarle Island turtle___-__-- 5 Trionychidae: Trionys. feror___._ sudo seiiavet _ Soft-shelled turtle____-_------- 9 Tronyr.iriunguis..___ wine a West African soft-shelled turtle-_ 2 AMPHIBIANS CAUDATA Salamandridae: Diemictylus viridescens_________--..- Red-spotted newt (of the United 1 States). Treturus pyrrhogasier._....---2--.— Red Japanese newt__----------- 11 Amphiumidae: AUDI FPR Se Congo “eel’’. __...--.-_ 386 1 Ambystomidae: Ambystoma maculatum____-------- Spotted salamander____-------- 1 Cryptobranchidee: Megalobatrachus japonicus___-_---- Giant Japanese salamander-----_ 3 SALIENTIA Dendrobatidae: Atelopus varius zeteki__..._.-__---- Yellow atelopus____----------- 13 Dendrobates tintoria___-_.-__-_---- Arrow-poison frog__-------+---- 9 Bufonidae: Eiujo GmerinAS. 2 2 SEB eae Common toad______-ssigasaie 30 Bufo marinus... Jeuet bol Marine toad:duso. s.2esegee 9 Bufo pardcnemis___._aliavit sdentl. Rococo toadstive.: 2s -ieeeee 2 Brel. Dike es LS Sie Oe SO Rem Oak toad__.___-__.-__- 455 1 Bufo viridis _____airuit anijaqnen? . European green toad____--_---- 6 Discoglossidae: Alytes obstetricans___....._._._-_-- Midwife toad... stu sd see 3 Bombina variegata____..--_..-___-- Yellow-bellied toad___..------- 1 SECRETARY’S REPORT 129 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION ON JUNE 30, 1954—Continued AMPHIBIANS—Continued SALIENTIA—continued Scientific name Common name Number Leptodactylidae: Ceratophrys calcarata____-_-------- Colombian horned frog__-----_-- 2 terarepnrys ornata__-.._~..2..---. Argentine horned frog___--_--__-- 2 Pipidae: EE a Miiller’s clawed frog_---------- 5 Ranidae: Se African’ Dull frog Wusi_vosise 13 LN OR Te a 5 oe th Sati 3 Seem clamuangs. = 2k EE lp nD yh eres 2 ON LS i ah a ae Pithkere) frog.) i 2 enrrnaetie te SE) Bat feopare tree: 22 PUY IPOs. o 10 FISHES nena alcner tlt itis: Heir 2S = ee ae 1 Alepidomus evermanni_____.__--------- (arbnn plesshialy 3 ok lee 6 Sen UseUGICUS. Climbing perch... .....-..--.-- 3 nopcmnys jordani____.______......-. Bitnd churaein’ iC ee ee 2 Apistogramma ramirezi_-__._---------- Butterfly cichlid_--......._.. 2 1 wigmmerue @eclatus. 22.25 oyz__.._.._. Pescoek iene. 2. 10 SS a a ee a Crows Gant, 20 Das De Be 2 Ee oc ls) eae eee) ee 2 ely aa aR eT SSR, i ARB gS RAP tet SR 2 Brachydanio albolineatus.__._.-..--__-- Pear GmnO. coke. oe ee es 7 Brachygobius xanthozonus__-___.____---- Bumblebee-fish_._ ..__________- 5 a South American catfish________- 1 Peenemeneverqiide:. = Le Pyemy santeti. © oo 4 eae. 2 Peeeenmoris electricus.._.____.......... PBC UP iG Ge is ak ints oc ee 1 Haptechromis strigigena___............-. Egyptian mouthbreeder- -_-____- 1 Preteranaria jormosa_.____._......-..-- Miostdite Hehiis 935 os Soe ae 2 Huyphessobricon innesi___...........--- pee ne ee 3 . . RUIN Yo sc sain x asctecdes ten terns ator ica 100 ae {ree Ghee ae ee 10 peeiaesren paradora._.______.._._......- South American lungfish_______- 1 EE ey ny aS ies ot - a e ae SU oe _warpocerus maculatus..............-- ERATE TORIC sce cea Scns cast me saa a 5 IE: et ct el) Beale eee cet wee eae eee 2 /eeeeeeeras annectans_______.___...... PRE PERATS PUIG sos st wdc wend 2 Paeromnnuum cimeke:_...............-. Scalare or angelfish_._.........-- 1 Pees Girt 2ONG.. 2 = 2. +e Cuban mosquito fish_......._-- 3 permrasaimus ternetzi_.................. RT oral es ica heed te 1 peernarcrelia schotit__...............--- Kero WAG) Se. eae 2 Tanichthys albonubes............-...-. White Cloud Mountain fish- - ~~. 7 Benne DUMUS.___.....-~-.-.----<- Bee rR PTT ERE . . og go satis a te a ear SSE Pe eneeunorus hellert................---.= { Gide tated on cs 6 ee 3 ARACHNIDS ee ee aaa TOO oe une pe nae 1 Hratrodectus mactans.............-...... Black-widow spider__._.-.----- 2 INSECTS ah EER et Ne ee SIE Giant cockroach............... 100 MOLLUSKS Dien CERGHNG: —. 2 a2. Jew dadeed Gigstiland enel s o be ee 1 130 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 STATUS OF THE COLLECTION Species or aate Species or Class subspecies Individuals Class subspecies Individuals Prema ley 6 | 231 792 || -Arachnids:-_-- Seesteaies 2 3 ec rad CE cael ER Aes hg rag 305 F163) ESO Cisse == a2 eee 1 100 Boptilos: =... -.. ne! 127 696)'|| IMollusks: 202. = ee 1 1 AIM pHing S22 es 22 130 IS pee ak 2 ee 32 195 ‘Total .2 2-4. 723 2, 980 Animals on hand July 1, 19538 220i0-4.--. 4 0 2,741 Accessions during the year...) = eee 2, 250 Total number of animals in collection during the year_____________ 4,991 Removals for various reasons such as death, exchanges, return of animals on deposit, ete. (This includes a total of 302 miscellaneous animals listed on page) 02s... ee eee 2, O11 In collection on June 30, 19542... ee 2, 980 Respectfully submitted. W. M. Mann, Director. Dr. Leonarp CaRMICHAEL, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. Report on the Canal Zone Biological Area Str: It gives me pleasure to present herewith the annual report of the Canal Zone Biological Area for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954. About mid-August 1953 the resident manager became critically il] and was obliged to be absent from the island until the middle of March 1954. It was most fortunate that he was able to secure the aid of his former associate, Mrs. Adela Gomez, who was well in- formed regarding the island set-up and routine, scientists, and visi- tors. Mrs. Gomez took over, despite demanding home and family duties, and through her ability and thorough understanding of the work, she did a heroic job. It was also most fortunate for all concerned to have the assistance of Cleveland C. Soper, in charge of Eastman Kodak Company’s Tropical Research Laboratory. Not only was he most generous with his time, but his advice was invaluable. Had it not been for his technical knowledge, the island would have been blacked out and there would have been no refrigeration for lack of current when the two diesel units were overhauled. In recognition of his invaluable help, the Smithsonian Institution tendered him an appointment as research associate. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT The two 15-ky. diesel generators received, in addition to routine maintenance inspections and adjustments, an annual overhaul. Posts for the overhead electric-current distribution line were in- stalled. Two wires strung to these furnish 110 volts, 60 cycles. A third wire will provide 220 volts 24 hours daily. All posts with feeders for the various buildings have fuse boxes installed. The new large concrete water tank west of the new laboratory building, which receives water from the roof of this building, has been finished and is in use. Water is pumped from it into the large tank on Snyder-Molino from which there is a good gravity flow. A new 2-hp. motor was purchased for the old water pump, which is still serviceable. Each year the island dock has had to be extended because of in- creased silting. Plans have been made and preliminary work started to remedy this situation by making a trail along the south shore of the cove to deep water. 131 132 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 Minor repairs were made to the two launches and their engines. All buildings except the old Chapman house were gone over, and all except the trail-end houses are in good shape. Of the latter, only the Drayton and the Fuertes houses are in good condition. The Chap- man house, if repaired, can be used for five more years. The iron beds in all dormitories should be repainted. Al trails were gone over and fallen markers replaced. The trails are in good condition. MOST URGENT NEEDS Completion of the new large building is imperative. This will house laboratories, a dark room, the library, herbarium, indexes, microscopes, cameras, sterilizers, laboratory chemicals, reagents, and glassware. Some progress has been made, but there is still much to be done. Electric wiring and fixtures must be installed, water piped in, and sinks provided. Tables, shelves, and chairs should be fur- nished, metal bookcases purchased for the library, and six dehumidi- fiers must be obtained. Plans provide for a large enough dry room to dry out mattresses periodically. Another dry room is needed on the upper floor of the old large building to keep laundry and bedding from mildewing. When the library is moved into the new building, the Haskins fireproof building will be converted into a kitchen and kitchen store- room, which will eliminate the fire hazard ever present in the wooden structure now housing the kitchen. A new electric stove has been purchased and will be installed as soon as the 220-volt line is avail- able. An electric water heater will be purchased when funds are available. SCIENTISTS AND THEIR STUDIES The primary purpose of the Canal Zone Biological Area is to pro- vide a safe and accessible area for scientific research in the lower humid tropics in the Americas. Probably nowhere else in the world can be found the combination of unspoiled tropical jungle and health- ful laboratory surroundings. Here scientists find a profusion of plants and animals and are able to carry on a wide variety of special studies. During the fiscal year 1954, 22 scientists came to the island. The high cost of transportation prevents many from coming, and also, in many cases, curtails the length of stay. A list of the season’s 22 in- vestigators, with a brief summary of their special interests, follows: SECRETARY’S REPORT Investigator 133 Principal interest or special study Ansley, Dr. Hudson, Johns Hopkins} Preservation of material for spermato- University. Carr, Dr. Archie, University of Florida. Elliott, Dr. Alfred, University of Michi- gan. Everest, F. Alton, Moody Institute of Science, Los Angeles, Calif. Grinnell, Dr. and Mrs. Laurence I., Ithaca, N. Y. Hodgson, Dr. Edward S., Barnard Col- lege. Lundy, William E., Panama Canal Company. Luti, Ricardo, Argentina. Mena, Anselmo, Canal Zone. Morris, Robert C., Gulfport Station of U. S. Forest Service. Pierson, Dr. and Mrs. H. L., Hampton, N. H, Soper, Cleveland C., Tropical Research Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Co. Treichel, Dr. George W., University of California. Udey, Edwin C., Moody Institute of Science, Los Angeles, Calif. Wagner, Dr. and Mrs. Richard, Cam- bridge, Mass. Weatherwax, Dr. Paul, Indiana Uni- versity. Wetmore, Dr. and Mrs. Smithsonian Institution. Alexander, Woodring, Dr. and Mrs. W. P., U. S.. Geological Survey. genesis studies of certain pentato- mids, scutigerids, and related forms. Herpetology and tropical ecology. Extensive collections of fresh-water ciliates (Tetrahymena pyriformis) for possible biological mutants. With Edwin C. Udey, to study and ap- praise the broad features of the photographic program to be developed by Udey. Ecological studies of birds, with long series of photographs. Studies for Office of Naval Research. Detailed studies of mammals, birds, and insects, for future accounts in the magazine Natural History. Plant ecology. Assistance to Dr. W. P. Woodring. Periodic examination of the interna- tional and other termite tests started by Snyder and Zetek, and those by Kowal and Morris. Photography of plant and animal life and natural-history studies. Deterioration and corrosion of photo- graphic equipment and supplies. Geographical and botanical field work and mapping. Motion and still photography, both color and black and white, covering the behavior of the island animal and plant life, documented for a lecture film on Barro Colorado Island. Photographie study of plants, birds, mammals, and habitats. Study of the grasses of Barro Colorado, Inspection of the physical plant, and continuation of studies of the birds of the island. Stratigraphic relations of the fossilifer- ous beds of early Tertiary age in Gatun Lake near Barro Colorado, and new fossil deposits of the island; progress on a new map of the island, and manuscript on the geology of Barro Colorado. 134 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 VISITORS The number of visitors dropped to about three-fourths that of last year. Most of them came in small groups, and quite a number stayed overnight or for a few days. Among these were Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and photography clubs; groups from schools in Panama. City, Colon, and elsewhere; from colleges, and from the University of Panama. There were also a number of groups from the Armed Forces, the United States Embassy in Panama, many technical and specialized missions, and branches of the Point 4 Program. There were many scientists returning from other missions and who had only a day or two on Barro Colorado. Among the most distinguished and enthu- siastic visitors were King Leopold and his wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Liliane, of Belgium. RAINFALL In 1953, during the dry season (January to April) rains of 0.01 inch or more fell on 48 days (165 hours) and on 194 days during the 8 months of the wet season. Rainfall was 1.90 inches below the 29-year station average, as com- pared to 9.26 inches last year—an excess of 5.37 inches for the 4-month dry season, and a deficiency of 7.27 inches for the 8-month wet season. February was the driest month, 0.69 inch, and November the wettest, 19.28 inches. TABLE 1.—Annual rainfall, Barro Colorado Island, C. Z. Total Station Total Station Year inches average Year inches average Poey. IS Lee eee Sr ee ees FO4O20 Teh FAO se 86. 51 109. 43 19262nire11m.. siliw WS. 220K! 1839956 1947 AB ety ale 91.82 108. 41 [1 7 ga oe ca 2 116. 36 114.661 1942... yes ee 1LL. 16 108. 55 [he EE ees BOP Oat ld Oo Ose ee ee 120.29 109. 20 Es es ee Oi. 62). PUGLSR 944 vere See 111. 96 109. 30 1930_ Dies) snot 76. 57 tn Pac OS 7 ea, ae 120. 42 109. 84 Pape sialyl Yes 025-507 (1h04 69 | [SARK «ere oe 87.38 108.81 [he ee renee Seas 413, 52 LOR S76) 192808 2 2 ee 77.92 216049 ih ER a pea RNC 101. 73 105, se 1048 3g ae 83. 16 106. 43 ee ee eee 122. 42° “107. 04 | 1049 Peek Lees 114. 86 106. 76 i) oh eae eee ree 143.42 >» — UR SSA 1GGOe 2 see 114. 51 107. 07 $936 ject tonterda 93388 oi 4OS2:95 | 195). ote eee 11272 «A072 [2.2 Se es Pe 124.13 LE YO eee. 2 2 eee 97.68 106. 94 Bs tere rg: Bigs hae 117. 09 LG Ge ttOba422t. 2 ene 104.97 106. 87 SECRETARY'S REPORT 135 TABLE 2.—Comparison of 1952 and 1953 rainfall, Barro Colorado Island, C. Z. (inches) Total Accumu- Month PTAA ion Years of Excess or | lated ex- average record deficiency cess or 1952 1953 deficiency amesony pe 232.9 2 Sst tea lio 2. 40 4.30 1. 86 28 +2. 44 +2. 44 pi Go Jae .39 69 1, 24 28 —0. 55 +1.89 Liye RTS ee eee ee Fig. 1. 20 1. 20 27.9 | SES TESS Ed Loe +1.89 Jo. 2 See 5. 46 6. 64 3.16 29 +3. 48 +5. 37 IW" std Po SS Pe 12.39 9. 21 10. 83 29 —1.62 +3. 75 JUG. pe ee 11.76 3. 81 11.14 29 —7.33 —3. 58 1) TET Ae eee 6. 01 15. 93 11. 44 29 +4. 49 +0. 91 (SIR) 2+ i 9.11 15. 60 12. 28 29 +3. 32 +4, 23 Septomberss:: 222 2-_---22-=-- 11.13 5.70 9. 91 29 —4. 21 +0. 02 Sele 16. 96 18. 27 13. 68 29 +4. 59 +4. 61 OV Ga te) 9. 19. 28 19.11 29 +0.17 +4.78 DD CEG) 2 Sea ae 12. 46 4. 34 11.02 29 —6. 68 —1.90 WOLD. 97. 68 104. 97 ROS Oe Yo oe ee ete eee | RI Od Ash see Dry season..----------- 8. 36 12. 83 ht TRS a BSS Wiet season 2. =_._....._- 89. 32 92. 14 00..te sana eal 3 ery eri | The maximum yearly rainfall of record on the island was 143.42 inches and the minimum 76.57 inches. The maximum of record for short periods were as follows: 5 minutes, 1.30 inches; 10 minutes, 1.65 inches; 1 hour, 4.11 inches; 2 hours, 4.81 inches; 24 hours, 10.48 inches. During 1953 the maximums were: 5 minutes, 0.52 inch; 10 minutes, 1.01 inches; 1 hour, 2.65 inches; 2 hours, 3.32 inches; 24 hours, 4.85 inches. FINANCIAL SUPPORT The rates for scientists and visitors now in effect are $3 a day per person for 1-day visitors, $4 a full day for scientists from institutions that support the laboratory through table subscriptions, and $5 a full day for all others. A 1-day visit includes the use of the launch to and from the island, the noon meal, and the guide in the morning. A full day for scientists includes three meals and lodging. The following institutions contributed their support to the laboratory through the payment of table subscriptions or grants: EL oT ae IES OO eye eee Eee Lge ee Ee SRE PSR NE RESTS $15, 000 EN SE are EN BS LAA See eS TOR te Be EC 1, 000 TE, Oa | 2) a a eR A EA He UNC 300 nm PRRAESUN ETD COL OV ENGUDT AL, EDU SGO RG a pee tneninnio 300 SESS an 2) Cc AEE tal ee See LORRI Eee me ter 300 [The Institution provides other funds as needed. ] It is most gratifying to report again donations from Dr. Eugene Eisenmann of New York and Dr. Herbert F. Schwarz of the American Museum of Natural History. Those contemplating a visit to this unique spot of the Americas should communicate with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- 318732—54——_10 136 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 tion, Washington 25, D. C., or with the Resident Manager of the Canal Zone Biological Area, Drawer C, Balboa, Canal Zone. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks are due to the Panama Canal Company, particularly the Dredging and Commissary Divisions and the Storehouses; the Canal Zone Government, especially the Police Division ; the officials and em- ployees of the Panama Railroad for their wholehearted cooperation ; and also to Mr. Soper, Dr. Paul Swift, and the staff of the Tropical Research Laboratory of Eastman Kodak Co. Without their generous and unfailing assistance, the Area could not function so successfully. Respectfully submitted. James ZETEK, resident Manager. Dr. Lronarp CARMICHAEL, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. Report on the International Exchange Service Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the activities of the International Exchange Service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954: The Smithsonian Institution is the official United States agency for the exchange with other nations of governmental, scientific, and literary publications. The International Exchange Service, initiated by the Smithsonian Institution in the early years of its existence for the interchange of scientific publications between learned societies and individuals in the United States and those of foreign countries, serves as a means of developing and executing in part the broad and comprehensive objective, “the diffusion of knowledge.” It was later designated by the United States Government as the agency for the transmission of official documents to selected depositories through- out the world, and it continues to execute the exchanges pursuant to conventions, treaties, and other international agreements. Although the weight of the packages received during the year for transmission decreased by 57,782 pounds to the total of 797,320 pounds, the number of packages decreased by only 1,429 to the total of 1,020,509. The average weight of the individual package was only 12.49 ounces, an indication that the publications now being trans- mitted are current publications rather than large lots of accumulated publications. The publications received from foreign sources for addressees in the United States and from domestic sources for shipment abroad are classified as shown in the following table: Classification Packages Weight United States parliamentary documents sent abroad..........- EE i Publications received in return for parliamentary documents-.-.|......._-- 115058 Te toys 17, 040 United States departmental documents sent abroad__._-....--- 241, 130 1. oe eet 18%, 043 |... -2.. Publications received in return for departmental documents___.|---.--_--- ee 24, 785 Miscellaneous scientific and literary publications sent abroad__} 174,033 |_...-_---- 215, 653 j......::. Miscellaneous scientific and literary publications received from abroad for distribution in the United States__..........------]---------- BG, BAR he 98, 303 0 I a ee ce eee ARR eer se Pe ee ee 938, 486 82, 023 657, 192 140, 128 EE Sa ERs 5 oes At ie Mere SU A NE Pe 1, 020, 509 797, 320 137 138 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 The packages of publications are forwarded to the exchange bureaus of foreign countries by freight or, where shipment by such means is impractical, to the foreign addressees by direct mail. Dis- tribution in the United States of the publications received from foreign exchange bureaus is accomplished primarily by mail, but by other means when more economical. The number of boxes shipped to. the foreign exchange bureaus was 3,566 or 917 more than for the previous year. Of these boxes 942 were for depositories of full sets of United States Government documents, these publications being fur- nished in exchange for the official publications of foreign governments which are received for deposit in the Library of Congress. The number of packages forwarded by mail and by means other than freight was 209,865. There was allocated to the International Exchange Service for transportation $49,600. With this amount it was possible to effect the transportation of 924,018 pounds. This figure represents 126,698 pounds over the weight of the publications received during the year and comprised publications that could not be shipped in the previous fiscal year owing to lack of funds. Slight increases occurred in both freight and postal rates during the year. Total outgoing correspondence was 2,454 letters, exclusive of infor- mation copies. No shipments are being made to China, North Korea, or Rumania. Publications intended for addressees in Formosa and formerly sent through the Chinese Exchange Bureau at Nanking are now forwarded by direct mail. Regulations of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Department of Commerce, provide that each package of publications exported bear a general license symbol and a legend, “Export License Not Required,” and the International Exchange Service accepts for transmission to foreign destinations only those packages of publications to which the general license symbol and legend have been applied by the consignor. FOREIGN DEPOSITORIES OF GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS The number of sets of United States official publications received by the Exchange Service for transmission abroad in return for the official publications sent by foreign governments for deposit in the Library of Congress is now 105 (62 full and 43 partial sets), listed below. Changes that occurred during the year are shown in the footnotes. SECRETARY'S REPORT 139 DEPOSITORIES OF FULL SETS ARGENTINA: Divisi6n Biblioteca, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, Buenos Aires. AUSTRALIA: Commonwealth Parliament and National Library, Canberra. New SoutH WALES: Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney. QUEENSLAND: Parliamentary Library, Brisbane. SoutH AUSTRALIA: Public Library of South Australia, Adelaide. TASMANIA: Parliamentary Library, Hobart. Victor1A: Public Library of Victoria, Melbourne. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Public Library of Western Australia, Perth. AvstTrRIA: Administrative Library, Federal Chancellery, Vienna. BELGIUM: Bibliothéque Royale, Bruxelles. Brazii: Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. ButeartA: Bulgarian Bibliographical Institute, Sofia. BurMaA: Government Book Depot, Rangoon. CANADA: Library of Parliament, Ottawa. MANITOBA: Provincial Library, Winnipeg. OnTARIO: Legislative Library, Toronto. QUEBEC: Library of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec. CEYLON: Department of Information, Government of Ceylon, Colombo. CHILE: Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago. CHINA: Ministry of Education, National Library, Nanking, China.* Perpine: National Library of Peiping.* CotompiA: Biblioteca Nacional, Bogota. Costa Rica: Biblioteca Nacional, San José. CuBA: Ministerio de Estado, Canje Internacional, Habana. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: National and University Library, Prague. DenMARK: Institut Danios des Exchanges Internationaux, Copenhagen. Ecypt: Bureau des Publications, Ministére des Finances, Cairo. FINLAND: Parliamentary Library, Helsinki. FRANCE: Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris. GERMANY: Offentliche Wissenschaftliche Biblothek, Berlin. Parliamentary Library, Bonn. Free University of Berlin, Berlin. GREAT BRITAIN: ENGLAND: British Museum, London. Lonpon: London School of Economics and Political Science. (Depository of the London County Council.) Huneary: Library of Parliament, Budapest. InpDIA: National Library, Calcutta. Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi. InponeEsiA: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Djakarta. IRELAND: National Library of Ireland, Dublin. IsRAEL: Government Archives and Library, Hakirya. Iraty: Ministerio della Publica Istruzione, Rome. JAPAN: National Diet Library, Tokyo.’ Mexico: Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Departmento de Informaci6én para el Extranjero, México, D. F. NETHERLANDS: Royal Library, The Hague. New ZEALAND: General Assembly Library, Wellington. Norway: Utenriksdepartmentets Bibliothek, Oslo. 1 Shipment suspended. 2 Receives two sets. 140 = ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 Peru: Seccién de Propaganda y Publicaciones, Ministerio de Relaciones Ex- teriores, Lima. PHILIPPINES: Bureau of Public Libraries, Department of Education, Manila. POLAND: Bibliothéque Nacionale, Warsaw. PortTuGAL: Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon. Spain: Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid. SWEDEN: Kungliga Biblioteket, Stockholm. SWITZERLAND: Bibliothéque Centrale Fédérale, Berne. TurRKEY : Department of Printing and Engraving, Ministry of Education, Istanbul. UNION oF SoutH AFrica: State Library, Pretoria, Transvaal. Union oF Soviet SocraList Repustics: All-Union Lenin Library, Moscow 115. UNITED NaATIons: Library of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Urvueuay: Oficina de Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, Montevideo. VENEZUELA: Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas. Yucos.avia: Bibliografski Institut, Belgrade.’ DEPOSITORIES OF PARTIAL SETS AFGHANISTAN; Library of the Afghan Academy, Kabul. ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN: Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum. Botrtv14 : Biblioteca del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, La Paz. BRAZIL: MINAS GERAIS: Directoria Geral de Estatistica em Minas, Belo Horizonte. BriTIsH GUIANA: Government Secretary’s Office, Georgetown, Demerara. CANADA: ALBERTA: Provincial Library, Edmonton. BRITISH COULMBIA: Provincial Library, Victoria. New Brunswick: Legislative Library, Fredericton. NEWFOUNDLAND: Department of Provincial Affairs, St. John’s. Nova Scotia : Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia, Halifax. SASKATCHEWAN: Legislative Library, Regina. DoMINIcan ReEpuUsLic: Biblioteca de la Universidad de Santo Domingo, Ciudad Trujillo. Ecvuapor: Biblioteca Nacional, Quito. EL SALVADOR: Biblioteca Nacional, San Salvador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, San Salvador. GREECE: National Library, Athens. GUATEMALA: Biblioteca Nacional, Guatemala. Hratr: Bibliothéque Nationale, Port-au-Prince. HONDURAS: Biblioteca y Archivo Nacionales, Tegucigalpa. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Tegucigalpa. ICELAND: National Library, Reykjavik. INDIA: BIHAR AND ORISSA: Revenue Department, Patna. BoMBAY: Undersecretary to the Government of Bombay, General Depart- ment, Bombay. UNITED PROVINCES OF AGRA AND OUDH: University of Allahabad, Allahabad. Secretariat Library, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. West BencaL: Library, West Bengal Legislative Secretariat, Assembly House, Calcutta. SECRETARY’S REPORT 141 Iran: Imperial Ministry of Education, Tehran. TraQ: Public Library, Baghdad. JAMAICA: Colonial Secretary, Kingston. University College of the West Indies, St. Andrew. LEBANON: American University of Beirut, Beirut. LiperiA: Department of State, Monrovia. Mauaya: Federal Secretariat, Federation of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Matta: Minister for the Treasury, Valleta. NicArAGua: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Managua. PAKISTAN: Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Lahore. Central Secretariat Library, Karachi.’ PANAMA: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Panama. PARAGUAY: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Seccién Biblioteca, Asunci6én. Scortanp: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Sram: National Library, Bangkok. SINGAPORE: Chief Secretary, Government Offices, Singapore. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Italy. INTERPARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE OF THE OFFICIAL JOURNALS There are now being sent abroad 90 copies of the Federal Register and 104 copies of the Congressional Record. This is a decrease from the preceding year of 2 copies of the Federal Register and an increase of 2 copies of the Congressional Record. ‘The countries to which these journals are being forwarded are given in the following list: DEPOSITORIES OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AND FEDERAL REGISTER ARGENTINA: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, Buenos Aires. Biblioteca del Poder Judicial, Mendoza.* Boletin Oficial de la Republica Argentina, Ministerio de Justica e Instruc- cién Publica, Buenos Aires. Camara de Diputados Oficina de Informacién Parlamentaria, Buenos Aires. AUSTRALIA: Commonwealth Parliament and National Library, Canberra. New SoutH WaAtxgEs: Library of Parliament of New South Wales, Sydney. QUEENSLAND: Chief Secretary’s Office, Brisbane. Victor1A: Public Library of Victoria, Melbourne.‘ WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Library of Parliament of Western Australia, Perth. BRAZIL : Biblioteca da Camera dos Deputados, Rio de Janeiro. Secretaria de Presidencia, Rio de Janeiro.’ Amazonas: Archivo, Biblioteca e Imprensa Publica, Mandos. BauiA: Governador do Estado da Bahia, Sio Salvador. Espreiro Santo: Presidencia do Estado do Espirito Santo, Victoria. R10 GRANDE Do SUL: Imprensa Oficial do Estado, Porto Alegre. SAo PauLo: Imprensa Oficial do Estada, Sio Paulo. SeRGIre: Biblioteca Publica do Estado de Sergipe, Aracaju. BririsH Honpuras: Colonial Secretary, Belize. 3 Reduced from full to partial depository during year. 4¥Federal Register only. 5 Congressional Record only. 142 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 CANADA: Library of Parliament, Ottawa. Clerk of the Senate, Houses of Parliament, Ottawa. CEYLON: Ceylon Ministry of Defense and External Affairs, Colombo: CHINA: Legislative Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan.° Taiwan Provincial Government, Taipei, Taiwan. CUBA: Biblioteca del Capitolio, Habana. Biblioteca Piblica Panamericana, Habana.‘ Biblioteca Marti, Camara de Representantes, Habana. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Library of the Czechoslovak National Assembly, Prague.° EcypT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egyptian Government, Cairo.® Ext Satyabor: Library, National Assembly, San Salvador. FRANCE: Bibliothéque Assemblée Nationale, Paris. Bibliothéque Conseil de la République, Paris. Library, Organization for European Economic Cooperation, Paris.® Publiques de ]’Institut de Droit Comparé, Université de Paris, Paris.* Research Department, Council of Europe, Strasbourg.® Service de la Documentation Etrangére, Assemblée Nationale, Paris.® GERMANY: Amerika-Institut der Universitit Miinchen, Miinchen: Archiv, Deutscher Bundesrat, Bonn. Bibliothek der Instituts fiir Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel, Kiel-Wik. Bibliothek Hessischer Landtag, Wiesbaden. Der Bayrische Landtag, Munich.* ° Deutscher Bundesrat, Bonn.* Deutscher Bundestag, Bonn.*® GoLtp Coast: Chief Secretary’s Office, Accra.*" GREAT BRITAIN: Department of Printed Books, British Museum, London.°® House of Commons Library, London.° Printed Library of the Foreign Office, London. Royal Institute of International Affairs, London.® GREECE: Bibliothéque, Chambre des Députés Hellénique, Athens. GUATEMALA: Biblioteca de la Asamblea Legislativa, Guatemala. HAITI: Bibliothéque Nationale, Port-au-Prince. HONDURAS: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, Tegucigalpa. INDIA: Civil Secretariat Library, Lucknow, United Provinces.* Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.’ Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, Srinagar.*’ Legislative Assembly, Government of Assam, Shillong.** Legislative Assembly Library, Lucknow, United Provinces. Legislative Assembly Library, Trivandrum.® Legislative Department, Simla. Parliament Library, New Delhi.® Servants of India Society, Poona.® * Three copies. 7 Added during year. SECRETARY’S REPORT 143 IRELAND: Dail Eireann, Dublin. ISRAEL; Library of the Knesset, Jerusalem. ITALY: Biblioteca Camera dei Deputati, Rome. Biblioteca del Senato della Republica, Rome. European Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.‘ International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome.‘ JAPAN: Library of the National Diet, Tokyo. Korea: Secretary General, National Assembly, Pusan. LUXEMBOURG: Assemblée Commune de la C. E. C. A., Luxembourg. MExIco: Direccién General Informacion, Secretaria de Gobernacién, México, D. F. Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, México, D. F. AGUASCALIENTES: Gobernador del Estado de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Basa CALIFORNIA : Gobernador del Distrito Norte, Mexicali. CAMPECHE : Gobernador del Estado de Campeche, Campeche. CHIAPAS: Gobernador del Estado de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. CHIHUAHUA: Gobernador del Estado de Chihuahua, Chihuahua. CoAHUILA: Periddico Oficial del Estado de Coahuila, Palacio de Gobierno, Saltillo. CortIma : Gobernador del Estado de Colima, Colima. Duranco: Gobernador Constitucional del Estado de Durango, Durango. GUANAJUATO: Secretaria General de Gobierno del Estado, Guanajuato. GUERRERO: Gobernador del Estado de Guerrero, Chilpancingo. JALISCO: Biblioteca del Estado, Guadalajara. México: Gaceta del Gobierno, Toluca. MicHoacAn: Secretaria General de Gobierno del Estado de Michoacan, Morelia. MoRELOos : Palacio de Gobierno, Cuernavaca. NAYARIT : Gobernador de Nayarit, Tepic. NveEvo LEON: Biblioteca del Estado, Monterrey. OAXACA : Periédico Oficial, Palacia de Gobierno, Oaxaca. Pursia: Secretaria General de Gobierno, Puebla. QUERETARO: Secretaria General de Gobierno, Seccién de Archivo, Querétaro. San Luis Porosi: Congreso del Estado, San Luis Potosi. Srnatoa : Gobernador del Estado de Sinaloa, Culiacan. Sonora : Gobernador del Estado de Sonora, Hermosillo. TaBasco: Secretaria de Gobierno, Sessi6n 3a, Ramo de Prensa, Villahermosa. TAMAULIPAS: Secretaria General de Gobierno, Victoria. TLAXCALA: Secretaria de Gobierno del Estado, Tlaxcala. Veracruz: Gobernador del Estado de Veracruz, Departamento de Gober- nacién y Justicia, Jalapa. YucartAn : Gobernador del Estado de Yucatén, Mérida. NETHERLANDS: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.‘ New ZEALAND: General Assembly Library, Wellington. Norway: Library of the Norwegian Parliament, Oslo. PAKISTAN : Punjab Legislative Assembly Department, Lahore. PaNAMA: Biblioteca Nacional, Panama City.® Peru: Camara de Diputados, Lima. Potanp: Ministry of Justice, Warsaw.* Portuca: Secretaria de Assembla National, Lisbon.° PorTuaguEsEe Timor: Reparticio Central de Administracio Civil, Dili.‘ 144 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 SWITZERLAND: Bibliothéque, Bureau International du Travail, Geneva.‘ International Labor Office, Geneva.** Library, United Nations, Geneva. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA: Cape or Goop Hore: Library of Parliament, Cape Town. TRANSVAAL: State Library, Pretoria. Union or Soviet SocraList REPUBLICS: Fundamental’niia Biblioteka Obschest- vennykh Nauk, Moscow.® Uruevay : Diario Oficial, Calle Florida 1178, Montevideo. VENEZUELA: Biblioteca del Congreso, Caracas. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICES Exchange publications for addresses in the countries listed below are forwarded by freight to the exchange services of those countries. Exchange publications for addresses in other countries are forwarded . directly by mail. LIST OF EXCHANGE SERVICES AuvstTriA: Austrian National Library, Vienna. BelL¢iuM: Service des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles, Cuina: Bureau of International Exchange, National Central Library, Nanking.* CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Bureau of International Exchanges, National and University Library, Prague. DENMARK: Institut Danois des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Royale, Copenhagen K. EeyrT: Government Press, Publications Office, Bulaq, Cairo. FINLAND: Delegation of the Scientific Societies, Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki. FRANCE: Service des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Nationale, 58 Rue de Richelieu, Paris. GERMANY: Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Bad Godesberg. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: Wheldon & Wesley, 83/84 Berwick Street, London, Ww. 1° Hunecary: National Library, Széchényi, Budapest.” Inpvra: Superintendent of Government Printing and Stationery, Bombay. INDoNEsIA: Department of Cultural Affairs and Education, Djakarta. IskAEL: Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem. ITaty: Ufficio degli Scambi Internazionali, Ministero della Publica Istruzione, Rome. JAPAN: Division of International Affairs, National Diet Library, Tokyo. NETHERLANDS: International Exchange Bureau of the Netherlands, Royal Li- brary, The Hague. New SovutH Watss: Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney. New ZEALAND: General Assembly Library, Wellington. ; Norway: Service Norvégien des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque de l’'Uni- versité Royale, Oslo. PHILIPPINES: Bureau of Public Libraries, Department of Education, Manila. PoLAND: Service Polonais des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Nationale, Warsaw. * Two copies. * Between the United States and England only. % Changed from Hungarian Libraries Board. SECRETARY’S REPORT 145 PortuGAL: Seccio de Trocas Internacionais, Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon. QUEENSLAND: Bureau of Exchanges of International Publications, Chief Secre- tary’s Office, Brisbane. SoutH AUSTRALIA: South Australian Government Exchanges Bureau, Govyern- ment Printing and Stationery Office, Adelaide. Sparyn: Junta de Intercambio y Adquisicién de Libros y Revistas para Bibliote- eas Ptiblicas, Ministerio de Educacién Nacional, Avenida Calvo Sotelo 20, Madrid. SweEvEN: Kungliga Biblioteket, Stockholm. SWITZERLAND: Service Suisse des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Cen- trale Fédérale, Palais Fédéral, Berne. TASMANIA: Secretary of the Premier, Hobart. TURKEY: Ministry of Education, Department of Printing and Engraving, Istanbul. Unton or SoutH Arrica: Government Printing and Stationery Office, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. UNION oF Soviet SocraList REPusLics: Bureau of Book Exchange, State Lenin Library, Moscow 19. VictTorta: Public Library of Victoria, Melbourne. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Public Library of Western Australia, Perth. YUGOSLAVIA: Bibliografski Institut FNRJ, Belgrade. Respectfully submitted. D. G. Wiu1aMs, Chief. Dr. Leonarp CARMICHAEL, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. Report on the National Gallery of Art Str: I have the honor to submit, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the seventeenth annual report of the National Gallery of Art, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954. This report is made pursuant to the provisions of section 5 (d) of Public Resolution No. 14, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, approved March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51). ORGANIZATION The statutory members of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art are the Chief Justice of the United States, the Secre- tary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, ex officio. The five general trustees continu- ing in office during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954, were Samuel H. Kress, Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Duncan Phillips, Chester Dale, and Paul Mellon. The Board of Trustees held its annual meeting on May 4,1954. Samuel H. Kress was reelected President and Ferdi- nand Lammot Belin Vice President, to serve for the ensuing year. Donald D. Shepard resigned on July 20, 1953, as Adviser to the Board. The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art accepted Mr. Shepard’s resignation at a meeting held on October 20, 1953. Col. Harry A. McBride retired as Administrator of the Gallery on June 30, 19538, and Ernest R. Feidler was elected and appointed Administrator, effective July 1, 1953, to succeed Col. McBride. Mr. Feidler took office on January 1, 1954. The four other executive officers of the Gallery continued in office during the year. The execu- tive officers of the Gallery as of June 30, 1954, are: Huntington Cairns, Secretary-Treasurer. David E. Finley, Director. Ernest R. Feidler, Administrator. Huntington Cairns, General Counsel. John Walker, Chief Curator. Macgill James, Assistant Director. The three standing committees of the Board, as constituted at the annual meeting May 4, 1954, were as follows: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chief Justice of the United States, Earl Warren, Chairman. Samuel H. Kress, Vice Chairman. Ferdinand Lammot Belin. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael. Paul Mellon. 146 SECRETARY'S REPORT 147 FINANCE COMMITTEE Secretary of the Treasury, George M. Humphrey, Chairman. Chester Dale, Vice Chairman. Samuel H. Kress. Ferdinand Lammot Belin. Paul Mellon. ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Chairman. Duncan Phillips. Chester Dale. Paul Mellon. David EH. Finley. PERSONNEL On June 30, 1954, full-time Government employees on the staff of the National Gallery of Art numbered 306, as compared with 302 employees as of June 30, 1953. The United States Civil Service regu- lations govern the appointment of employees paid from appropriated public funds. APPROPRIATIONS For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954, the Congress of the United States appropriated for the National Gallery of Art $1,275,000 to be used for salaries and expenses in the operation and upkeep of the Gallery, the protection and care of works of art acquired by the Board of Trustees, and all administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by U.S. Code, title 20, sec. 74 (a), that is, section 4 (a) of the Public Resolution approved March 24, 1937 (50 Stat.51). The following expenditures and encumbrances were incurred: Ss peel aul ental garth Sa ST AECL $1, 135, 520. 00 ne TenrGUuCLiON. = Too eS 5, 693. 04 Peereriay. supplies. cduipment, ete 133, 260. 25 le ee a as eR RR RT CERES RST 140. 00 TEE at al i el lS RS RSC AR aN Sy 386. T1 a eles. che eof Spe enmecletaetet leit SRR RIL LIE RIE ET 1, 275, 000. 00 ATTENDANCE During the fiscal year 1954 there was a daily average of about 2,444 visitors to the Gallery. Since March 17, 1941, when the Gallery was opened to the public, to June 30, 1954, there have been 22,818,696 visitors. ACCESSIONS There were 1,010 accessions by the National Gallery of Art as gifts, loans, or deposits during the fiscal year. Most of the paintings and a number of the prints were placed on exhibition. 148 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 GIFTS PAINTINGS The Board of Trustees on July 1, 1953, accepted from Edgar Wil- liam and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 142 paintings from their collection of early American works of art. On October 20 the Board accepted the gift of a painting from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney entitled “The Biglen Brothers Racing” by Eakins. The gift of two paintings from Mrs. A. V. Tack entitled “Violet” and “Portrait of a Lady,” both by George Fuller, was accepted by the Board on October 20. The Board, on December 2, ratified the accept- ance of a gift from an anonymous donor of a portrait of James Forrestal by Albert K. Murray, which will be held for a National Portrait Gallery. The gift of a portrait of Andrew W. Mellon by Gari Melchers, offered by Donald D. Shepard, was accepted by the Board on December 2, 1953. On this same date the Board accepted a painting entitled “Coast of Naples” by William Haseltine, the gift of Mrs. Helen Plowden. The Board accepted from Lewis Einstein a “Portrait of a Young Woman” by Boucher, on December 28. The gift of a painting by George Luks entitled “The Miner” from Chester Dale was accepted by the Board on January 26, 1954. On the same date the Board accepted the following paintings from The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust: Artist Title i ETSY Ts Lf ana ato aa aie ae ls ebertignidebs. oe SRR et Paar nslle James De Lancey. Marl Baty see eI ee ee eee ee eee William Shepard. PachhoW 2 what 1 bi) Uk ie Pt AE ES Henry Leman. Lambdin 2s See 000! igs fe Sore eae SARE Daniel Webster. EE SC ic ge ge a Levi Lincoln. | C1 RR ho A a i oe 7 for ee Ov Pre ENT Ph John Cushing. TS ea Fe a a MS BCE A OS ae i LOA ME Ena th an Lincoln and his Son, Tad. Sart a Se ee Seek ae eee eee Lt. Robert Calder. 7 1 of a ma NIRS WREST APR 24 PEEPS UME Sh eA De (EL a William Constable. SS 51 a enna RE eA RE RLM RAT Ue, SLA RAE iia a CLL: Sir John Dick. EEE eae SRE IIE NESE SYST ICES FSA SN Me dS James Massy Dawson. On May 4, the Board accepted the following paintings from Chester Dale: “The Artist’s Garden” by Blakelock, “New York Street Scene in Winter” by Henri, “The Laundresses” by Steinlen, and “Moon- light” by Weir. At the same meeting, the Board accepted the gift of a portrait of Queen Victoria by Winterhalter from the children of the late William H. Donner. On the same date, the Board accepted from Mrs. A. V. Tack a Self-Portrait by her father, George Fuller. On May 19, the Board accepted from Miss Alice Preston a painting by Angelica Kauffman of the Countess Francoise Krazinska. The gift of a painting by Corot entitled “Italian Girl” was accepted from the Avalon Foundation by the Board of Trustees on June 10, 1954. In a letter received June 22, 1954, Mrs. Robert Homans gave the SECRETARY’S REPORT 149 Gallery two portraits by Stuart, “John Adams” and “Mrs. John Adams.” The Board of Trustees had accepted this gift on May 6, 1952. SCULPTURE On October 20, 1953, the Board of Trustees accepted from Lessing J. Rosenwald two bronzes by Daumier, “Figure” and “Le Défenser Officier.” DECORATIVE ARTS On December 28, 1953, the Board of Trustees accepted from Lewis Einstein the gift of a porphyry vase with base. PRINTS AND DRAWINGS On October 20 the Board of Trustees accepted 246 prints and draw- ings from Lessing J. Rosenwald to be added to his gift to the Gallery. In December, George Matthew Adams transferred to the Gallery 56 etchings by Alphonse Legros as his gift for 1958. His collection of prints by Legros was accepted by the Board on May 10, 1946. OTHER GIFTS Gifts of books on works of art and related material were made to the Gallery by Harold K. Hochschild and others. Gifts of money were made during the fiscal year 1954 by the Old Dominion Founda- tion and the Avalon Foundation. EXCHANGE OF WORKS OF ART On July 1, 1953, the Board approved Lessing J. Rosenwald’s offer to exchange the engraving “Death of the Virgin” by Lucantonio degli Uberti for a superior impression of the same work. WORKS OF ART ON LOAN During the fiscal year 1954 the following works of art were received on loan by the National Gallery of Art: From— Artist Chester Dale, New York, N. Y.: Pauesenpe with Sail Boat... dL. Beckwith. AR a | | cn seer eco Carolus Duran, ee lie cl SO 5 A -- Flemish, XVI Century. ES NE) y ee cree pees ee Weer On id Eee roe German, XVI Century. SR CT | | ees aa — Pisanello, style of. a a TE ee. Ae Carlsen. fo, (nese in Prospect Park —.._._____.______._..... Chase, ge ne ss Aue Ae ele re A. B. Davies. I I ties ncntesacilnsereliencieeengeaiasi tigi Dearth. SN Ci ES eee Oe: rc en Wright, Joseph. a ee eee Monet. oR Ee een, ae Johnson, Eastman. Arthur Sachs, Paris, France: I ES EO ae ROE eR ae Rae Goya, attributed to. 150 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 WORKS OF ART ON LOAN—Continued From— Artist Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York, N. Y.: 182 early American paintings. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D. C.: 72 objects of Pre-Columbian art. LOANED WORKS OF ART RETURNED The following works of art on loan were returned during the fiscal year 1954: To— Artist Chester Dale, New York, N. Y.: Madame G4) Se Sargent. he. Cammiumniea nis: eee Carriére. eee Dufy. View of Wer 07 Dotioreri: Bei wae See Dufy. Marigolds and Tangerines_——_____-___-__----____-__. Vallotton. Weniler wf (Tees. 6 223 30 se ee eee Gromaire. Ls [1 See he ee See eee a Se EP yelp ET SOE De La Fresnaye. Landscape with Sailboat___._._22 = agin Beckwith. Portrais ef Piecing ee __. Carolus Duran. Copley Amory, Washington, D. C: The Copley Wamily 2) 20 33.52) 2 MeO FS = FE eee Copley. John Wiley, Washington, D. C.: Russian Icon. Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York, N. Y.: Madame Fantin-Latepr20 23904 95 30144 reyes Degas. Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York, N. Y.: John “Harts s) 7 fo Se ee eee C. P. Polk. Mrs. John Hart and Daughter 22> 2474. 3534 se C. P. Polk Laley Windsor eee Hathaway John Cruser._...._ eit 9 ae eee Unknown. Anne (CPHMGE: 9.6 ee ee eee Unknown OF te the rent... <2 2 Fe eee Unknown Cabinet Maker with Folding Rule___________________ Unknown. Little Griese Pimk ‘with Hose ee ee Unknown. Young Man with Yellow Vest..._.___.___2 4s Unknown. Young Girl with, Yellow Dress... ee Unknown. WORKS OF ART LENT During the fiscal year 1954 the Gallery lent the following works of art for exhibition purposes: To— Artist Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, N. Y.: Mrs. Richa rel? Wists 2p ete Be 343 he Stuart. Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IIl.: White Girl (96008 foo i ee Whistler. fe Ps: FEAL.) ean bel tonalite Serene nn dy AB nee 2) tal 8 Sargent. Blair-Lee House, Washington, D. C.: The Meri sietes) cs et ee Luks. SECRETARY’S REPORT To— Artist U. S. Capitol, Architect’s Office, Washington, D. C.: ER OS OS a, ___ eee 6, 527 1,031 of these were obtained to fill gaps in Smithsonian Deposits sets. CATALOGING Volumes cataloged .oto 0. to: 252. swell le ee eee 4, 234 Catalogs cards. filed... 22 2 Ae a eee 31, 156 PERIODICALS Periodical ‘parts entered <2. en eee eee eee 22,4738 5,541 were sent to the Smithsonian Deposit. CIRCULATION Loans of. books and. periodicals..___»2-____. 22 _ eee 11, 654 Circulation of books and periodicals in sectional libraries is not counted, except in the Division of Insects. BINDING Volumes sent to. the’ bindery. =! 3 225 2 ee 1, 917 Volumes repaired in the library ~~ -—_2___.___2 22-5 eee 613 Respectfully submitted. Lema F. Criarn, Librarian. Dr. Lronarp CARMICHAEL, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. Report on Publications Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the publica- tions of the Smithsonian Institution and its branches for the year ended June 30, 1954: The publications of the Smithsonian Institution, comprising eight regular series and six others appearing from time to time, are issued partly from federally appropriated funds (Smithsonian Reports, publications of the National Museum and the Bureau of American Ethnology) and partly from private endowment funds (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, publications of the Freer Gallery of Art, and some special publications). This past year there has been added the series known as Ars Orientalis, which will be edited by the Smithsonian Institution under the auspices of the Freer Gallery and will appear under the imprint of the University of Michigan and the Smithsonian Institution. The first number of this series was in press at the close of the year. The Institution also publishes a guide book, postcards, photo albums, color slides, and picture books for sale to visitors. ‘Through its publication program the Smithsonian endeavors to carry out its founder’s expressed desire for the diffusion of knowledge. During the year the Institution published 14 papers in the Smith- sonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1 Annual Report of the Board of Regents and pamphlet copies of 17 articles in the Report appendix, 1 Annual Report of the Secretary, and 1 special publication. The United States National Museum issued 1 Annual Report of the Director, 13 Proceedings papers, 1 Bulletin, and 2 papers in the series Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. The Bureau of American Ethnology issued 1 Annual Report and 3 Bulletins. The National Collection of Fine Arts issued 1 catalog, and the Traveling Exhibition Service published catalogs for 3 of the circulat- ing exhibits. There were distributed 468,600 pieces of printed matter—141,953 copies of the publications and 326,647 miscellaneous items, Publica- tions: 54 Contributions to Knowledge, 31,243 Smithsonian Miscella- neous Collections, 10,527 Annual Report volumes and 15,811 Report separates, 1,367 War Background Studies, 3,920 special publications, 27 reports and 105 pictures of the Harriman Alaska Expedition ; 44,095 publications of the National Museum, 21,229 Bureau of American Ethnology publications, 7,589 National Collection of Fine Arts cata- 163 164 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 logs, 11 Freer Gallery of Art publications, 5 Annals of the Astro- physical Observatory, 5,912 Reports of the American Historical Association, and 58 publications not published by the Smithsonian Institution. Miscellaneous: 18 sets and 38 prints of North American Wild Flowers, and 5 Pitcher Plant volumes; 83,761 Guide Books; 293,173 postcards; 4,218 photo packets; and 15,434 picture pamphlets. The 1954 allotment from Government funds of $92,320 for printing and binding was entirely obligated at the close of the year. SMITHSONIAN PUBLICATIONS SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOLUME 120 Smithsonian Physical Tables. Ninth Revised edition. Prepared by William Elmer Forsythe. 827 pp., 36 figs. (Publ. 4169.) [June] 1954. (Cloth-bound, $10.00; paper-bound, $9.00.) VOLUME 121 No. 12. The Pleistocene fauna of Wailes Bluff and Langleys Bluff, Maryland, by S.F Blake. 32 pp.,1pl.,1fig. (Publ. 4129.) Aug. 11, 1953. (40 cents.) VOLUME 122 No. 2. New and inadequately known North American species of the copepod genus Diaptomus, by Mildred Stratton Wilson. 30 pp., 58 figs. (Publ. 4132.) Aug. 4, 1953. (35 cents.) No. 4. Solar variation, a leading weather element, by C. G. Abbot. 35 pp., 22 figs. (Publ. 4135.) Aug. 4, 1953. (40 cents.) No. 5. Silver-disk pyrheliometry, by W. H. Hoover and A. G. Froiland. 10 pp., 1 pl., 2 figs. (Publ. 4136.) Aug. 4, 1953. (20 cents.) No. 6. The external morphology of the dragonfly Onychogomphus ardens Need- ham, by Hsiu-fu Chao. 56 pp., 50 figs. (Publ. 4137.) Sept. 15, 1953. (60 cents.) No. 7. The geology of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, in relation to the life and remains of the prehistoric peoples of Pueblo Bonito, by Kirk Bryan. 65 pp., 11 pls., 3 figs. (Publ. 4140.) Feb. 2, 1954. (90 cents.) No. 8. Further additions to the birds of Panama and Colombia, by Alexander Wetmore. 12 pp. (Publ. 4142.) Dec. 17, 1953. (15 cents.) No. 9. Insect metamorphosis, by R. E. Snodgrass. 124 pp., 17 figs. (Publ. 4144.) Apr. 1, 1954. ($1.20.) No. 10. Two silicified carboniferous trilobites from West Texas, by Harry S. Whittington. 16 pp., 3 pls., 1 fig. (Publ. 4146.) Apr. 22, 1954. (35 cents.) No. 11. A revision of the sea-stars of the genus Tethyaster, by Ailsa M. Clark and Austin H. Clark. 27 pp., 12 pls. 2 figs. (Publ. 4147.) Apr. 8, 1954. (45 cents.) No. 12. The reproduction of cockroaches, by Louis M. Roth and Edwin R. Willis. 49 pp.,12 pls. (Publ. 4148.) June 9, 1954. (80 cents.) No. 13. Washington, D. C., precipitation for 1953 and 1954, by C. G. Abbot. 4pp.,1fig. (Publ. 4170.) Apr. 20,1954. (10 cents.) SECRETARY’S REPORT 165 VOLUME 123 No. 1. Songs and stories of the Ch’uan Miao, by David C. Graham. 336 pp., 24 pls., 1 fig. (Publ. 4139.) Apr. 8,1954. ($4.00.) ANNUAL REPORTS Report for 1952.—The complete volume of the Annual Report of the Board of Regents for 1952 was received from the printer Septem- ber 24, 1953: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year ended June 30, 1952. 461 pp., 43, pls., 24 figs. (Publ. 4111.) The general appendix contained the following papers (Publs. 4112- +4128): Radio astronomy, by J. A. Ratcliffe. The sun, the moon, and the tides, by Leo Otis Colbert. Engineering and pure science, by W. F. G. Swann. Man’s synthetic future, by Roger Adams. Phosphorus and life, by D. P. Hopkins. The ice age in the North American Arctic, by Richard Foster Flint. The 1944 eruption of Usu, in Hokkaido, Japan, by Takeshi Minakami, Toshio Ishikawa, and Kenzo Yagi. Snails and their relations to the soil, by Harley J. Van Cleave. The ecology, evolution, and distribution of the vertebrates, by Austin H. Clark. Grasshopper Glacier of Montana and its relation to long-distance flights of grass- hoppers, by Ashley B. Gurney. Recent advances in the study and techniques of anatomy, by Paul G. Roofe and Samuel W. Lesher. Livestock parasitology in the United States, by Benjamin Schwartz. Botanizing with the Okinawans, by Egbert H. Walker. Bromeliad malaria, by Lyman B. Smith. Pharmacology of antibiotics, by Henry Welch. An anthropologist looks at Lincoln, by T. D. Stewart. The use of music in the treatment of the sick by American Indians, by Frances Densmore. Report for 1953—The Report of the Secretary, which will form part of the Annual Report of the Board of Regents to Congress, was issued January 15, 1954: Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ended June 30, 1958. 165 pp., 7 pls. (Publ. 4141.) 1954. SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS The Smithsonian Institution. 32pp.,15 pls. (Publ. 4145.) 1954. PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM The National Museum issued 1 Annual Report of the Director, 13 Proceedings papers, 1 Bulletin, and 2 papers in the series Contribu- tions from the United States Natinal Herbarium, as follows: 166 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 ANNUAL REPORT The United States National Museum annual report for the year ended June 30, 1953. vii+97 pp. [January 12, 1954.] PROCEEDINGS — VOLUME 100 Title page, table of contents, list of illustrations, and index. Pp. i-viii, 533-584. Mar. 23, 1954. VOLUME 101 Title page, table of contents, list of illustrations, and index. Pp. i-ix, 611-639. Mar. 23, 1954. VOLUME 103 No. 3323. Review of the Indo-Pacific anemone fishes, genus Amphiprion, with de- scriptions of two new species, by Leonard P. Schultz. Pp. 187-201, pls. 9, 10. July 3, 1953. ‘ No. 3324. Marine polychaete worms from Point Barrow, Alaska, with additional records from the North Atlantic and North Pacific, by Marian H. Pettibone. Pp. 203-356, figs. 26-89. May 21, 1954. No. 3325. The relationships of Old and New World melanians, by J. P. E. Mor- rison. Pp. 357-894, pl. 11. Apr. 20, 1954. No. 3326. Preliminary analysis of the fossil vertebrates of the Canyon Ferry Reservoir area, by Theodore E. White. Pp. 395-438, figs. 40-51. May 28, 1954. No. 3327. A review of the labrid fish genus Wetmorella with descriptions of new forms from the tropical Indo-Pacific, by Leonard P. Schultz and N. B. Marshall. Pp. 489-447, figs. 52-54, pl. 12. Apr. 21, 1954. No. 3328. Review of the Atlantic periwinkles, Nodilittorina, Echininus, and Tectarius, by R. Tucker Abbott. Pp. 449-464, figs. 55-57. Mar. 23, 1954. No. 3329. Mammals of northern Colombia, preliminary report No. 7: Tapirs (genus Tapirus), with a systematic review of American species, by Philip Hershkovitz. Pp. 465-496, figs. 58-62. May 18, 1954. No. 8830. A revision of the goatfish genus Upeneus with descriptions of two new species, by Ernest A. Lachner. Pp. 497-582, pls. 18, 14. May 18, 1954. No. 33831. Studies in neotropical Mallophaga, XI: Bird lice of the suborder Amblycera, genus Dennyus Neumann, by M. A. Carriker, Jr. Pp. 533-549, figs. 68, 64. May 21, 1954. No. 3332. Nearctie flies of the family Periscelidae (Diptera) and certain An- thomyzidae referred to the family, by A. H. Sturtevant. Pp. 551-562. June 16, 1954. No. 3333. North American triclad Turbellaria, XIII: Three new cave pla- narians, by Libbie Hyman. Pp. 563-573, figs. 65-68. June 14, 1954. BULLETINS 202. Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands, by Leonard P. Schultz and collaborators. xxxii+685 pp., 74 pls., 90 figs. Dec. 15, 1953. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM VOLUME 29 Part 11. Studies in the Bromeliaceae, XVII, by Lyman B. Smith. Pp. i-vi+ 521-543, figs. 77-94. Feb. 19, 1954. SECRETARY’S REPORT 167 VOLUME 31 Part 2. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, II, by Emery C. Leonard. i-viii+119-322 pp., figs. 41-118. Nov. 10, 1953. PUBLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY During the year the Bureau issued 1 Annual Report and 3 Bulletins, as follows: ANNUAL REPORT Seventieth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1952-1953. ii+33 pp. 1954. BULLETINS 152. Index to Schoolcraft’s “Indian Tribes of the United States,” compiled by Frances 8. Nichols. vi+257 pp. 1954. 154. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archeological Salvage Pro- gram. Nos. 1-6. xviii-++336 pp., 56 pls., 40 figs. 1953. No.1. Prehistory and the Missouri Valley Development Program: Summary report on the Missouri River Basin Archeological Survey in 1948, by Waldo R. Wedel. No.2. Prehistory and the Missouri Valley Development Program: Summary report on the Missouri River Basin Archeological Survey in 1949, by Waldo R. Wedel. No. 3. The Woodruff Ossuary, a prehistoric burial site in Phillips County, Kansas, by Marvin F. Kivett. No. 4. The Addicks Dam sites: I. An archeological survey of the Addicks Dam Basin, Southeast Texas, by Joe Ben Wheat. II. Indian skeletal remains from the Doering and Kobs sites, Addicks Reservoir, Texas, by Marshall T. Newman. No. 5. The Hodges site: I. Two rock shelters near Tucumcari, New Mexico, by Herbert W. Dick. II. Geology of the Hodges site, Quay County, New Mexico, by Sheldon Judson. No. 6. The Rembert Mounds, Elbert County, Georgia, by Joseph R. Caldwell. Appendix. List of River Basin Surveys reports published in other series. 156. The Iroquois Eagle Dance, an offshoot of the Calumet Dance, by William N. Fenton, with an analysis of the Iroquois Eagle Dance and songs, by Gertrude Prokosch Kurath. vi+324 pp., 28 pls., 36 figs. 1953. PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS Catalog of American and European paintings in the Gellatly Collection. (Fourth Edition.) 19 pp., 14 pls. (Publ. 4143.) 1954. [January 1954.] (35 cents.) Watercolors and drawings by Gavarni. (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service catalog.) [September 1953.] Fuseli drawings. (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service cata- log.) [January 1954.] Carl Bodmer paints the Indian frontier. (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service catalog.) [February 1954.] 318732—54——_12 168 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION The annual reports of the American Historical Association are transmitted by the Association to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and are by him communicated to Congress, as provided by the act of incorporation of the Association. The following report volumes were issued during the year: Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the year 1951. Volume 2. Writings on American History, 1949. Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the year 1952. Volume 1. Proceedings. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The manuscript of the Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, was transmitted to Congress, in accordance with law, on March 17, 1954. ORGANIZATION Lester KE. Commerford, chief of the division of publications, retired at the end of December after 48 years of service with the Institution, all in the division of publications. Effective April 8, 1954, the editorial division and the publications division were combined under a new designation, the editorial and publications division. All the Institution’s editorial, publication dis- tribution and sales, and duplicating functions are now centralized’ under the direction of Paul H. Oehser, chief of the division, who also serves as public relations officer; John S. Lea, assistant chief of the division. Mrs. Eileen M. McCarthy is in charge of publication dis- tribution; William D. Crockett, illustrations and layouts; and Al- phonso Jones, duplicating. The Smithsonian’s printing section (a branch of the Government Printing Office) continues under this division. Respectfully submitted. Pau H. OfHser, Chief, Editorial and Publications Division. Dr. Lronarp CARMICHAEL, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution For the Year Ended June 30, 1954 To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Your executive committee respectfully submits the following report in relation to the funds of the Smithsonian Institution, together with a statement of the appropriations by Congress for the Government bureaus in the administrative charge of the Institution: SMITHSONIAN ENDOWMENT FUND The original bequest of James Smithson was £104,960 8s. 6d.— $508,318.46. Refunds of money expended in prosecution of the claim, freights, insurance, and other incidental expenses, together with pay- ment into the fund of the sum of £5,015, which had been withheld during the lifetime of Madame de la Batut, brought the fund to the amount of $550,000. Since the original bequest, the Institution has received gifts from various sources, the income from which may be used for the general work of the Institution. These, including the original bequest, plus savings, are listed below, together with the income for the present year. ENDOWMENT FUNDS (Income for the unrestricted use of the Institution) Partly deposited in the United States Treasury at 6 percent and partly invested in stocks, bonds, and other holdings Income Fund Investment present year Parent Fund (original Smithson bequest, plus accumulated savings) - ------- $729, 001. 82 $43, 725. 93 Subsequent bequests, gifts, and other funds, partly deposited in the U. S. Treasury and partly invested in the consolidated fund: MSG ss pa DS 9, 908. 29 379. 83 Avery, Robert S., and Lydia, bequest fund_...........------------------ 58, 062. 83 3, 025. 35 me INES Dia il tll egen 304, 273. 93 19, 554. 56 A yg Eb a nee 500. 00 30. 00 Hachenberg, George P. and Caroline, bequest fund__..------------------ 4, 486. 41 222. 49 Piamilton, James poquest fand =. 2555222225 22222222----2-2-.-.2--.--.-.- 2, 950. 32 172.32 peoerrolne. honest tind eet PS ee es 1, 349. 15 66. 87 Hodgkins, Thomas G, (general gift) _....__---.--.----------------------- 149, 792. 24 8, 635. 97 Porter, Henry Kirke, memorial fund! 22-1. 22. 2222_.2.12..---.-.2-----2- 319, 482. 17 15, 845. 16 Rhees, William Jones, bequest fund_......--.-.------------------------- 1, 117.74 61. 56 Sanford, George H., memorial fund___...-..----------------------------- 2, 093. 04 115. 25 Witherspoon, Thomas A., memorial fund ._...-------------------------- 143, 960. 04 7, 139. 88 eee eee eee ee ee sedeanedecssedne 1, 087, 976. 16 55, 249. 24 So SS i SUES et a aa 1, 816, 977. 98 98, 975.17 169 170 | ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 The Institution holds also a number of endowment gifts, the in- come of each being restricted to specific use. These, plus accretions to date, are listed below, together with income for the present year. Income Fund Investment present year Abbott, William L., fund, for investigations in biology_........-.-..-.....-- $116, 735. 16 $5, 768. 38 Arthur, James, fund, for investigations and study of the sun and annual lec- UEO OIL SAO Sn te 8 eS a ay a 44, 614. 04 2, 212. 67 Bacon, Virginia Purdy, fund, for traveling scholarship to investigate fauna of countries other than the United States__.........-.-.------------+-----.-- 55, 889. 26 2, 771.89 Baird, Lucy H., fund, for creating a memorial to Secretary Baird__..---.---- 26, 858. 54 1, 332. 04 Barney, Alice Pike, memorial fund, for collection of paintings and pastels and for encouragement of American artistic endeavor____.----.------.---------- 31, 995. 41 1, 421. 51 Barstow, Frederick D., fund, for purchase of animals for Zoological Park_-_- 1, 115.30 55. 31 Canfield Collection fund, for increase and care of the Canfield collection of TNs 65 en a ae ers ek re a se 42, 665. 99 2, 116. 04 Oasey, Thomas L., fund, for maintenance of the Casey collection and promo- tion of researches relating to Coleoptera___.-.--..-.------------------------ 18, 982. 62 693. 47 Chamberlain, Francis Lea, fund, for increase and promotion of Isaac Lea col- TaCUION OF Poni and isnONuskes:.-0 5.2035 en a 5 eae eee ee 31, 414. 07 1, 557. 97 Dykes, Charles, bequest fund, for support in financial research _.-.-...------ 48, 033. 83 2, 381. 97 Eickemeyer, Florence Brevoort, fund, for preservation and exhibition of the photographic collection of Rudolph Eickemeyer, Jr_----------------------- 12, 125. 61 601. 35 Hillyer, Virgil, fund, for increase and care of Virgil Hillyer collection of light- ine ohiets hs 2 8 me POLE sh FUR a) OY ee Pe NS ge Ra eo 7, 301. 51 363. 61 Hitchcock, Albert S., library fund, for care of the Hitchcock Agrostological Libranyeiitia TR ri Oy Geer eae 2 1, 760. 24 87. 28 Hodgkins fund, specific, for increase and diffusion of more exact knowledge in regard to nature and properties of atmospheric air____._._--------------- 100, 000. 00 6, 000. 08 Hrdlitka, Ale3 and Marie, fund, to further researches in physical anthropol- ogy and publication in connection therewith. _..........--.-------.-------- 37, 141. 61 1, 755. 02 Hughes, Bruce, fund, to found Hughes alcove_...-.------------------------- 21, 352. 84 1, 059. 01 Loeb, Morris, bequest fund, for furtherance of knowledge in the exact sciences_ 97, 222.19 3, 234. 01 Long, Annette and Edith C., fund, for upkeep and preservation of Long col- lection of embroideries, laces, and textiles_____-....----------_------------ 605. 70 30.01 Maxwell, Mary E., fund, for care and exhibition of Maxwell collection __---- 21, 880. 76 1, 085. 17 Myer, Catherine Walden, fund, for purchase of first-class works of art for use and benefit of the National Collection of Fine Arts____--._----------_----- 21, 145. 78 1, 048. 70 Nelson, Edward W.., fund, for support of biological studies__._._--.----_---- 9, 887. 88 267.19 Noyes, Frank B., fund, for use in connection with the collection of dolls placed in the U. S. National Museum through the interest of Mr. and Mrs. 104 21s RE NR aN ak ay alate a Hadras AI ROE ho LSA IB ke oo I 1,071.75 63.13 Pell, Cornelia Livingston, fund, for maintenance of Alfred Duane Pell col- 5 (1) | a oe ae ee 4 oes SES SPR Yao) OSes 8, 268. 85 410. 08 Poore, Lucy T. and George W., fund, for general use of the Institution when principal amonnis, to.$250000.2- 225.222 eee ee ee 166, 480. 45 8, 130. 99 Rathbun, Richard, memorial fund, for use of division of U. 8S. National Mu- germ containing Orustacen 5. oe a eee nee eee ae eee ies 11, 864. 80 588. 42 Reid, Addison T., fund, for founding chair in biology, in memory of Asher RSENS Ercan ogni aie oh os Shier sonia eee ae a er 31, 733. 87 1, 690. 11 Roebling Collection fund, for care, improvement, and increase of Roebling aoliection of minerblgte 32 ss c8 ce ole oe ee 134, 632. 03 6, 677. 22 Rollins, Miriam and William, fund, for investigations in physics and chem- ABUT 2 an ob ace at ee i 104, 746. 00 5, 195.00 Smithsonian employees’ retirement fund __-----------------------.---------- 29, 772. 26 1, 526. 41 Springer, Frank, fund, for care and increase of the Springer collection and brary} ee Sa ees IY See eee 20, 004. 71 992. 14 Strong, Julia D., bequest fund, for benefit of the National Collection of Fine v4 nT Seto Aa Ree Neen fis cetuNomnaivng Tac aIPN AMI) /7) ” Ce RMR Ryle FT a et 11, 153. 62 553. 16 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 171 Income Fund Investment pr t year Walcott, Charles D. and Mary Vaux, research fund, for development of geo- logical and paleontological studies and publishing results thereof___..-_--.- $501, 991. 73 $24, 743. 49 Walcott, Mary Vaux, fund, for publications in botany_-_-_------.--.--------- 64, 573. 03 3, 202. 58 Younger, Helen Walcott, fund, held in trust. ------.--.22.22.22222222.2222.- 67, 094. 47 3, 491. 90 Zerbee, Frances Brincklé, fund, for endowment of aquaria_.---._--.-----..-- 1, 058. 16 52. 48 NED etd de eet ote cen re byte dicts wee win ne OL 1, 898, 204. 07 93, 149. 71 FREER GALLERY OF ART FUND Early in 1906, by deed of gift, Charles L. Freer, of Detroit, gave to the Institution his collection of Chinese and other Oriental objects of art, as well as paintings, etchings, and other works of art by Whistler, Thayer, Dewing, and other artists. Later he also gave funds for construction of a building to house the collection, and finally in his will, probated November 6, 1919, he provided stock and securi- ties to the estimated value of $1,958,591.42, as an endowment fund for the operation of the Gallery. The above fund of Mr. Freer was almost entirely represented by 20,465 shares of stock in Parke, Davis & Co. As this stock advanced in value, it was sold and the proceeds reinvested so that the fund now amounts to $6,936,185.15. SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENTS Invested endowment for general purposes_______-------------- $1, 816, 977. 98 Invested endowment for specific purposes other than Freer en- ee et wee OMe. Lee be teers eee LL 1, 898, 204. 07 Total invested endowment other than Freer____--------- 3, 715, 182. 05 Freer invested endowment for specific purposes_____.---------- 6, 936, 185. 15 Total invested endowment for all purposes___----------- 10, 651, 367. 20 CLASSIFICATION OF INVESTMENTS Deposited in the U. S. Treasury at 6 percent per annum, as au- thorized in the U. S. Revised Statutes, sec. 5591_.----------- $1, 000, 000. 00 Investments other than Freer endowment (cost or market value at date acquired): (ale petal eel lle plana $961, 522. 64 ene Aa tera Se coccécc 1, 679, 015. 88 Real estate and mortgages_______--------- 5, 981. 00 ESS lll lll ea a 68, 662. 53 ——_—————— 2, 715, 182. 05 Total investments other than Freer endowment- -------- 3, 715, 182. 05 172 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 CLASSIFICATION OF INVESTMENTS—Continued Investments of Freer endowment (cost or market value at date $6, 936, 185. 15 acquired) : Bonds: .._._-_. 245 22 Bee Pe oe $4, 016, 765. 54 [OLS pile het Sli hed ely pistes: Bo 8 Bi ae cote 2, 666, 410. 11 BEV gle Tee Os, | RR Ae A a antic 253, 009. 50 nr tap ins HERON Es os SF rs Sia Rane 2 10, 651, 367. 20 CASH BALANCES, RECEIPTS, AND DISBURSEMENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 1954! Cash balance on hand June, BQ) One oe ee Receipts, other than Freer endowment: Income from investments___._..------------ $213, 0383. 23 Gifts and contributions__._..__....._....----- 263, 265. 56 Books andrpublications..* 1 cbt Pe a 37, 361. 68 MESGCHARPONN 224.0 iunsaetee go) ee es 12, 494. 54 Proceeds from real estate_______._-___-_-_-~- 90. 00 Payroll withholdings and refund of advances (nepiiaropita we Be Eh Te AER ie Tey. os 1, 250. 83 U. S. Government and other contracts try ee OL AOMORI te RMT eM eae 8, 815. 16 Proceeds from sale of securities (net)________- 91, 083. 76 Proceeds from sale of cash securities (net)___~ 1, 786. 57 Total receipts other than Freer endowment__..._------ Receipts from Freer endowment: Income from inyestments.c 236044 2o. 4asjJss2te------ @tab 8 epee Leena ot tee Disbursements other than Freer endowment: Agiminisiration 2435. gyn lis he) Mae) nae $93, 554. 50 Pubhedoeas: 3! 55 Daren i) Ro eee eens 22, 030. 31 Eibrary © ee lt eee ee 341. 08 Custodian fees and servicing securities__.__-_- 4, 208. 75 Miscellanea: re! 33 peje eis at: iat uybeet nh ae 948. 09 Researches... 22 Leeggemers een? eee 212, 466. 51 S. 1. Retirement system on ee 2, 531. 04 Total disbursements other than Freer endowment-_-_--_- Disbursements from Freer endowment: cE gs: Mlle. ta a elisha alae hi, SS. palpate Waka LS ae $119, 018. 53 Purebases for collection. 2222 oe 131, 452. 25 Custodian fees and servicing securities_____-- 11, 752. 58 Miscclianeats . 6s 2-905 5c es ee 21, 696. 91 Total disbursements from Freer endowment___-_------- 1 OU8l GiIshUrBenIeHts.. 2 ee a ee ee eas Caali halance Jitne 30,1954 kc Beton! Mcp oe ge $533, 830. 34 629, 181. 33 324, 659. 98. 1, 487, 671. 65 336, 080. 28 283, 920. 27 620, 000. 55 867, 671. 10 1, 487, 671. 65 1 This statement does not include Government appropriations under the administrative charge of the Institution. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ASSETS Cash: United States Treasury cur- rent account__-_-------- $695, 472. 72 In banks and on hand-_-__--- 172, 198. 38 867, 671. 10 Less uninvested endowment eee ee ee 321, 672. 03 ————)S 0 9895 C7 Travel and other advances__._-.-....-.------- 8, 274. 82 Cash invested (U. S. Treasury a IE SI I 705, 260. 92 Investments—at book value: Endowment funds: Freer Gallery of Art: Stocks and bonds_----- $6, 683, 175. 65 Uninvested cash_._._-- 253, 009. 50 ———————_ 6, 936, 185. 15 Investments at book value other than Freer: Stocks and bonds____-_-_-- 2, 571, 670. 69 Uninvested cash____.._-_-- 68, 662. 53 Special deposit in U. S. Treasury at 6 percent “2 i ee 1, 000, 000. 00 Other stocks and bonds_-_-- 68, 867. 83 Real estate and mortgages. - 5, 981. 00 —_—————————_ 3,715, 182. 05 173 $1, 259, 534. 81 10, 651, 367. 20 11, 910, 902. 01 UNEXPENDED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS Unexpended funds: Income from Freer Gallery of EEE ESR ee ee ae Income from other endow- ments: oS ats NESE ene $262, 673. 44 Eee Oe Oo nay oe 172, 917. 79 $526, 109. 19 435, 591. 23 297, 834. 39 1, 259, 534. 81 Endowment funds: mmc Anmurny GF Art. 2. eee $6, 936, 185. 15 Other: ek i ermill 1, 898, 204. 07 oe | ne 1, 816, 977. 98 10, 651, 367. 20 11, 910, 902. 01 174 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 The practice of maintaining savings accounts in several of the Wash- ington banks and trust companies has been continued during the past year, and interest on these deposits amounted to $1,480.60. In many instances, deposits are made in banks for convenience in collection of checks, and later such funds are withdrawn and deposited in the United States Treasury. Disbursement of funds is made by check signed by the Secretary of the Institution and drawn on the United States Treasury. The Institution gratefully acknowledges gifts and grants from the following: Laura D, Barney, additional gift for the Alice Pike Barney memorial fund. Wenner-Gren Foundation, grant for La Venta exploration, Edward W. Nelson Estate, to support biological studies. National Geographic Society, for publication of “The Material Culture of Pueblo Bonito.” Morris Loeb Estate, for the furtherance of knowledge in the exact sciences. Johns Hopkins University, for publications on Arctic research. Link Foundation, for publication of a National Air Museum booklet. EB. A. Link, Link Aviation, Inc., additional gift for historical research (marine archeology). Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc., and Air Transport Association of America, for an architectural survey for the new proposed Air Museum. Pan American Sanitary Bureau, for publication of the manuscript by Herbert T. Dalmat on Guatemalan black flies. Herbert Sondheim and the Washington Fashion Group, for research on historic dresses. Agnes Chase, for copying the index to grass names. Gene M. Stirling, for work on archeology and ethnology of Florida. Time, Incorporated, for special paleontological work. Guggenheim Foundation, for wax metabolism fund. Rose Banon. Robert M. de Calry. Deere & Company, for E. C. Kendall. Atomic Energy Commission, additional gift for studies on the regulation of plant growth by radiation. Atomic Energy Commission, for mechanism of action of ionizing radiation. United States Information Agency, for exhibition of “American Primitive Paintings.” United States Information Agency, for exhibition of “American Indian Paintings.” United States Information Agency, for five exhibits to be circulated abroad. Frank Wilbert Stokes fund, for acquisition of certain paintings, sketches, and other artistic compostions. For support of the Bio-Sciences Information Exchange: Atomic Energy Commission Department of the Air Force Department of the Army Department of the Navy National Science Foundation Public Health Service Veterans Administration REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 175 The foregoing report relates only to the private funds of the Institution. The following appropriations were made by Congress for the Gov- ernment bureaus under the administrative charge of the Smithsonian Institution for the fiscal year 1954: EINE EE a a EE $3, 000, 000. 00 ES a a ee 625, 000. 00 In addition, funds were transferred from other Government agen- cies for expenditure under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution as follows: Working fund, transferred from the District of Columbia government, eco) SOOOMCAl FAaTK —_ $35, 000. 00 Working funds, transferred from the National Park Service, Inte- rior Department, for archeological investigations in river basins rt CiMifen Mitten 71, 495. 00 The Institution also administers a trust fund for partial support of the Canal Zone Biological Area, located on Barro Colorado Island in the Canal Zone. The report of the audit of the Smithsonian private funds follows: WASHINGTON, D. C., August 26, 1954. To THE Boarp oF REGENTS, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington 25, D. C. We have examined the accounts of the Smithsonian Institution relative to its private endowment funds and gifts (but excluding the National Gallery of Art and other departments, bureaus or operations administered by the Institution under Federal appropriations) for the year ended June 30, 1954. Our examina- tion was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other audit- ing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. The Institution maintains its accounts on a cash basis and does not accrue income and expenses. Land, buildings, furniture, equipment, works of art, living and other specimens and certain sundry property are not included in the accounts of the Institution. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly the position of the private funds and the cash and investments thereof of the Smithsonian Institution at June 30, 1954 (excluding the National Gallery of Art and other departments, bureaus or operations administered by the Institution under Federal appropriations) and the cash receipts and disbursements for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & Co. Respectfully submitted. CLARENCE CANNON VANNEVAR BusH Rosert VY. FLemMIne Executive Committee. “HOD od 1ot vergno!) yd 4 mith st0e tite ails to au J ‘| 4) re Cee eal a mat . $4 ft nS Lime ¥ ; 00.009) 0008 8% snore. na“ rine minal of A0 Co PH pe ee ee oH me © Tat ast been Pee ae oman 9 ~asge dnorurevof) aedto mort boristenst s199 bat noite stitent saj eoghtons old to coitsetib odt-wban on ' Jeti e, oltiupic? 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