STAFF OF THE MUSEUM 



Phillip H. Lewis was appointed Assistant Curator of Primitive Art 

 to establish and develop a Division of Primitive Art in the Depart- 

 ment of Anthropology. William P. Fawcett, who was appointed to 

 the staff of the Library in June, was granted a leave of absence in 

 October for military service. Other appointments during the year 

 were: Peter Anderson, Assistant Taxidermist; Mrs. Jane Comiskey, 

 Manager of Book Shop; Mrs. Marjorie Furr, Artist, Department of 

 Botany; Constantin Globa, Library; Raymond A. N. Gomes, As- 

 sistant Recorder; Miss Marguerite Grauel, Cashier; Marvin Rabe, 

 Assistant Preparator, Harris Extension; Mrs. Evelyn Shahroch, Sec- 

 retary, Department of Geology; Miss Eleanor Sheffner, Bookkeeper; 

 Mrs. Virginia B. Turner, Secretary, Department of Anthropology; 

 and Mario Villa, Assistant Taxidermist. 



Dr. Alan Solem, Assistant in the Division of Lower Invertebrates, 

 was advanced to Assistant Curator; Miss Marion K. Hoffmann, Act- 

 ing Auditor, was appointed Auditor by the Board of Trustees; Miss 

 Louise Jones was assigned to the Book Shop as secretary; and 

 Matthew S. Moroney became Captain of the Guard following the 

 retirement of Captain Frank Meinke. Resignations during the year 

 were: Dr. Elaine Bluhm, Assistant, Division of Archaeology; Mrs. 

 Phyllis Brady Donovan, Secretary, Department of Geology; Bruce 

 Erickson, Preparator, Division of Paleontology; Forest Highland, 

 Assistant Recorder; Boris Ivanov, Library; Miss Agnes H. McNary, 

 Secretary, Department of Anthropology; and Robert K. Wyant, 

 Curator of Economic Geology. Stanley Kuczek, Preparator, De- 

 partment of Geology, retired at the end of the year. 



The Museum thanks its faithful volunteer workers for help dur- 

 ing the year. Some of them, designated as Research Associates and 

 Associates, are included in the List of Staff at the beginning of this 

 Report. Other volunteers are: Howard Anderson, Edward Brennan, 

 C. Gilbert Cash, Teddy Czyzewicz, Michael Duever, Mrs. Patricia R. 

 Falkenburg, Robert Fizzell, David Goldberger, Kenneth Jones, Wil- 

 liam Leja, Mrs. Judith D. Lownes, Richard McClung, Thomas 

 Mclntyre, Harry G. Nelson, Thomas Olechowsky, Thomas O'Neill, 

 Miss Patricia E. O'Shea, Philip Porzel, John M. Schmidt, Wayne 

 Shadburne, and Gale Zelnick. 



I record with deep regret the death on February 4 of Miguel 

 Covarrubias, of Mexico City, Research Associate in Primitive Art, 

 Department of Anthropology; the death on October 22 of Albert J. 

 Franzen, Preparator and Taxidermist in the Department of the 

 N. W. Harris Public School Extension, who faithfully served the 



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