164 Diredor's Report for IQIQ. 



ir.c'iU and editorial work at in.stitulious oii the luaiiiland. it is 

 expected that on licr return Miss i li^'^ins will assume the duties 

 of Lihrarian and Editor. 



j. J. (ireenc. whose services of Museum printer for twenty- 

 one years have been of exceptional merit, severed his connection 

 witli the stall on October i. 1919. 



M. L. Horace Reynolds, cabinet maker, severed his connec- 

 tions with the Museum on November i. His work has been 

 entirely satisfactory. 



On December 19, George C. Munro, who for some years has 

 given the Museum the benefit of his extensive knowledge of 

 Hawaiian l)ir(ls, was appointed Assistant in Ornithology. His 

 connection with the staff should result in increasing and enrich- 

 ing the collection of native birds. 



With the completion of the manuscript of the Fornander 

 papers in December, the obligations to the Museum of Thomas 

 G. Thrum have been fulfilled. The task of editing has demanded 

 not only painstaking effort l)ut also a knowledge of ancient Ha- 

 waiian possessed by few men. 



WORK OF THE STAFF 



In addition to routine administrative duties the time of the 

 Acting Director has been given largely to consultation with the 

 Trustees and with members of the staff with a view to recom- 

 mending changes in the present organization, defining the scope 

 and purpose of the Museum's activities, and formulating a policy 

 for future development. As a guide to the study of these topics, 

 a memorandum submitted to the Trustees by Professor Gregory 

 in January 1918 was found helpful. Visits to other museums, 

 and correspondence and interviews with scientists interested in 

 Pacific Ocean ])roblems have been found profitable. 



Since resigning the Directorship December 31, 19 17, William 

 T. Brigham, Director Emeritus, has had the long-desired oppor- 

 tunity to continue his studies without interruption. Considerable 

 progress has been made during the }ear in the preparation of a 

 memoir on Hawaiian worship. 



The Curator of Polynesian Ethnology. John F. G. Stokes, 

 was busy witli administrative affairs during the first four months 



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