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was appointed collaborator in the division of birds. Dr. Joseph A. 

 Cushman, an international authority on foraminifera, was appointed 

 collaborator in foraminifera in the division of marine invertebrates. 

 Dr. W. T. Schaller was given honorary appointment as associate in 

 mineralogy in the department of geology. 



Mr. Ellsworth P. Killip, aide in the division of plants, was ad- 

 vanced on December 1 to assistant curator and, following the resigna- 

 tion of Mr. Paul C. Standley on May 31, to associate curator. On 

 June 1 Mr. Emery C. Leonard was made assistant curator in the divi- 

 sion of plants. Miss M. F. Willoughby was appointed senior clerk 

 in the division of stratigraphic paleontology on December 16. The 

 division of Old World archeology, following the death of Dr. Casa- 

 nowicz, has been placed temporarily under the general supervision of 

 Mr. Neil M. Judd, curator of American archeology. 



Turnover on the staff for the year was less than for the similar 

 preceding fiscal period, due to the action of Congress in making pos- 

 sible on July 1, 1927, the first promotions under the efficiency ratings. 

 The Museum force has now become more stabilized, with resultant 

 improvement in morale. 



Three employees left the service through the operation of the re- 

 tirement act : Columbus M. Sorrels, watchman, after 36 years' serv- 

 ice; Eobert Campbell, a laborer at the Museum for 33 years; and 

 Thomas Hamilton, laborer, after 23 years of service. 



Miss Elizabeth Ward Lamon, principal clerk-stenographer in the 

 administrative office, after a Government service of 30 years, was 

 granted an indefinite furlough to permit her to regain lost health. 



The Museum lost through death a number of important members 

 of its scientific staff, all of whom had been long associated with its 

 scientific work. Dr. Immanuel Moses Casanowicz, assistant curator 

 of Old World archeology, died September 26, 1927. Dr. Joseph 

 Nelson Rose, assistant curator of plants, died May 4, 1928. Mr. 

 Bradshaw Hall Swales, honorary assistant curator of birds, died on 

 January 23, 1928. Other losses by death included Mr. Joseph Mace, 

 who served the Museum as teamster for over 50 years; Bernard W. 

 Burdine, oiler, with 40 years of service ; Samuel J. Lancaster, watch- 

 man, with 33 years of service; Carter E. Collins, laborer for 30 years; 

 Edwin J. Weiskoff, electrician for 17 years ; Edgar Furbush, watch- 

 man for 6 years; and Frank Nash, laborer for 2 years. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Alexander Wetmore, 



Assistant Secretary. 



Dr. Charles G. Abbot, 



Secretary^ Smithsonian Institution, 



