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in its operation. There can be no doubt that from all this he himself 

 received his reward of pleasure and satisfaction." 



Doctor Walcott's service to the United States Geological Survey 

 was presented by Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the survey. 

 Here was shown Walcott's exceptional capacity for the dual duties 

 of research and administration, and during the 13 years of his direc- 

 torship the Geological Survey had its greatest growth. He found 

 time also at this period to sponsor the development of reclamation 

 projects, national forests, national parks, fuel-testing plants, and 

 mine-safety stations. " Charles Walcott was great as the scientist, 

 famed the world over; he was great as the public official, honored the 

 length and breadth of his own country; he was also great as the 

 man in his home, among his friends in this community." 



Dr. Charles G. Abbot, present Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, spoke in conclusion of " Doctor Walcott, the Smithsonian 

 Secretary and National Academy President." His successful meth- 

 ods of administration of the Institution were touched upon, and his 

 long service to the National Academy outlined. In closing Doctor 

 Abbot said that "the Smithsonian Institution may well be proud 

 of its fourth secretary and the National Academy of its ninth 

 president." 



The full proceedings of the Walcott memorial meeting were printed 

 in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, the pamphlet including 

 a complete bibliography of Doctor Walcott's published writings, 

 numbering 272 titles. 



PRESENTATION OF PORTRAIT OF THE SECRETARY 



Mrs. Samantha L. Huntley presented to the Institution a portrait 

 of Dr. C. G. Abbot, fifth secretary. In offering the portrait, Mrs. 

 Huntley wrote : 



It has given me much pleasure to paint tliis portrait, and I hope you will 

 accept it for the Institution with my sincere wishes for your success in the 

 administration of its affairs. 



The portrait is at present hung in the National Gallery of Art. 



PUBLICATIONS 



The four series issued by the Institution proper are the Smith- 

 sonian Annual Reports, the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowl- 

 edge, the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, and Smithsonian 

 Special Publications, while other series are published by several of 

 the bureaus under the direction of the Institution, including the 

 National Museum, the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Astro- 

 physical Observatory, and the National Gallery of Art. Copies of 

 all of these publications are distributed free to a large list of libraries. 



