36 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1919. 



representation of oriental art in the world. However, in the fine 

 arts generally and in the useful or industrial arts the National 

 Museum has a great task before it, possible of accomplishment only 

 when requisite facilities are supplied. 



Steps were taken during the year looking to the more definite 

 organization of the department of arts and industries. Elaborate 

 classifications have been proposed from time to time, but none of 

 these have been strictly followed in the arrangement of the collec- 

 tions, due mainly to the limitation of space. Work is being chiefly 

 centered at present on those subdivisions which are most prominent 

 in relation to current industrial affairs, but there are other subdivi- 

 sions with important collections which are not represented by experts 

 on the staff from lack of funds for their employment. As at present 

 constituted the department of arts and industries may be consid- 

 ered to consist of: The division of mineral teclinology; the divi- 

 sion of textiles; the section of wood technology; the section of foods; 

 the di'V'ision of medicine ; and the division of mechanical technology, 

 the latter transferred from the department of anthropology at the 

 close of the fiscal year. 



There were a number of changes in the scientific staff. On March 

 31, 1919, Mr. J. C. Crawford resigned his position as associate cura- 

 tor of insects, though continuing to serve as custodian of Hymenop- 

 tera. Dr. John M. Aldrich, earlier in the year made custodian of 

 Diptera, was transferred on April 4, from the Department of Agri- 

 culture to succeed Mr. Crawford as associate curator. Dr. "W. M. 

 Mann was made assistant custodian of Hymenoptera, Mr. William 

 Schaus assistant custodian of Lepidoptera. and Mr. Charles T. 

 Green assistant custodian of Diptera. 



After long carrying the administrative duties of the division, Dr. 

 Charles W. Eichmond, assistant curator, was advanced to the posi- 

 tion of associate curator of birds on September 1, 1918. The section 

 of birds' eggs was, on August 20, placed in charge of Mr. Bradshaw 

 H. Swales, as custodian. 



On his return to the Museum on January 1, from military duty, 

 Mr. Neil M. Judd was promoted to curator of American archeology'', 

 Doctor Holmes wishing to be relieved of the immediate charge of that 

 division. Mr. Philip A. Means was appointed a collaborator in 

 archeology for two years, from March 1, 1919. 



Dr. Joseph E, Pogue was advanced on September 30, from assist- 

 ant curator to curator of mineral technologv. From October 1 to 

 April 8 he was furloughed from the Museum to the Fuel Adminis- 

 tration, to assist in formulating a conservation program with refer- 

 ence to petroleum resources. Mr. Cai*l W. Mitman, who severed 

 his connection with the scientific staff of the Museum in 1917, re- 

 turned to the Museum on October 9, 1918, as assistant curator of 



