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Five outside organizations used the auditorium as follows : 



November 17. 



19BS 



February 3. 



March 30. 



May 7. 



May 14. 

 May 21. 

 June 2. 



Lecture sponsQj-ed by the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Konrad 

 Z. Lorenz, Director, Research Institute for Comparative Eth- 

 nology, Max Planck Institute, Bulden, Westphalia, Germany. 

 "Evolution of Behavior Patterns in Animals." Attendance, 350. 



Lecture sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and 

 the Smithsonian Institution. Prof. Sumner McKnight Crosby, 

 "Excavations in the Abbey Church of St.-Denis." (Motion pic- 

 tures.) Attendance, 414. 



Far Eastern Association (Art Section). A. G. Wenley, Chair- 

 man. H, P. Stern read one of the papers. Attendance, 28. 



National Capital Parks. Camp Counsellors training course. 

 Attendance, 137. 



[Same.] Attendance, 76. 



[Same.] Attendance, 76. 



American Association of 



Museums (Art Technical Section). 



R. J. Gettens read one of the papers. Attendance, 350. 



STAFF ACTIVITIES 



The work of the staff members has been devoted to the study of new 

 accessions, of objects contemplated for purchase, and of objects sub- 

 mitted for examination, as well as to individual research projects in 

 the fields represented by the collections of Chinese, Japanese, Persian, 

 Arabic, and Indian materials. Reports, oral or written, and exclusive 

 of those made by the technical laboratory (listed below) were made 

 on 4,111 objects as follows: for private individuals, 2,233; for deal' 

 ers, 1,427; for other museums, 451. In all, 482 photographs were 

 examined, and 680 Oriental language inscriptions were translated for 

 outside individuals and institutions. By request 24 groups totaling 

 611 persons met in the exhibition galleries for docent service by staff 

 members. 



In the teclinical laboratory 42 objects from the Freer collection 

 and 37 from outside sources were examined. Investigation of the 

 copper corrosion product on ancient Egyptian bronze was concluded 

 and prepared for publication as the identification of a new mineral. 

 X-ray diffraction studies of copper corrosion products were con- 

 tinued, and similar studies of jade objects in the Freer collection were 

 begmi. Analysis of inlays on ancient Chinese bronzes was begun. 

 New equipment included platinum gage electrodes and stand for elec- 

 trolytic analysis and two new lamps for comparison microscope. 



By invitation the following lectures (illustrated unless otherwise 

 noted) were given outside the Gallery by staff members: 



