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groups — five in the bird hall and 19 in the mammal hall. It 

 is hoped that all tliese may be completed within the next few 

 years. 



PERSONNEL 



Only a few changes have taken place in the personnel of 

 the Museum within the year. Mr. William Heim, who was 

 employed as taxidemiist, took indefinite leave August 16, 

 1920, on account of ill health. It is hoped he may be able 

 to return at an early date. Mr. Francis G. Gilchrist, who 

 was employed May 10, 1920, as assistant in the department 

 of Ornithology and Mammalogy, resigned July 30 to re-enter 

 the University of California. Harvey R. Scott was employed 

 as assistant taxidennist from July 28 to August 20. Chase 

 Littlejohn has been employed as assistant curator, department 

 of Ornithology and Mammalogy, since September 13. 



The employes of the Academy at this date are as follows : 

 Dr. Barton Warren Evermann, Director and Executive 

 Curator of the Museum, and Editor ; W. W. Sargeant, Secre- 

 tary to the Board of Trustees ; Miss Susie Peers, Secretary 

 to the Director; Joseph W. Hobson, Recording Secretary; 

 Miss Alice Eastwood, curator, Department of Botany; Ed- 

 ward P. Van Duzee, curator. Department of Entomology, 

 and assistant librarian; Dr. John V&n Denburgh, curator, 

 Department of Herpetology ; Dr. Roy E. Dickerson, honorary 

 curator, Department of Invertebrate Paleontology; Dr. G. 

 Dallas Hanna, curator. Department of Invertebrate Paleon- 

 tology; Dr. Walter K. Fisher, curator, Department of Inverte- 

 brate Zoology; Joseph Mailliard, curator, Department of 

 Ornithology and Mammalogy; Joseph R. Slevin, assistant 

 curator, Department of Herpetology; Chase Littlejohn, as- 

 sistant curator, Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy; 

 Mrs. Marian L. Campbell and Mrs. Kate E. Phelps, assist- 

 ants, Department of Botany; Mrs. Helen Van Duzee, as- 

 sistant, Department of Entomology and in the Library; Miss 

 Mary E. McLellan, Library assistant; William Heim, as- 

 sistant. Department of Exhibits (on leave) ; John I. Carlson, 

 general assistant; Raymond Smith, general assistant; Georges 

 Vorbe, Merle Israelsky, and William Barbat, temporary as- 

 sistants, Department of Invertebrate Paleontology; William 



