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In the meantime preparations were begun for the Louisiana Purchase 

 Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. The scliedule of exhibits for this expo- 

 sition, approved by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 includes the displa}^ of a series of specimens of the large game mam- 

 mals of the world, the cast of an adult sulphur-bottom whale (the 

 largest existing animal), a series of the largest and most attractive 

 birds, such as the ostriches, pheasants, birds of paradise, etc. ; large 

 reptiles, such as the crocodiles, alligators, boas, pythons, cobras, and 

 the like; a series of models of deep-sea hshes; a systematic series of 

 invertebrates, arranged with the special view of illustrating modern 

 methods of museum installation and labeling; a series of the eggs of 

 vertebrates; a collection of l)utterflies. An exhibit from the National 

 Herbarium, and some minor exhibits, will probabl}'^ be decided upon 

 later. A representation of the Children's Room, showing the methods 

 to interest children in the study of animate nature, will also be made. 

 A report on the Pan-American Exposition was submitted during this 

 year, and will be found in the Assistant Secretarj^'s report for 1900- 

 1901, pp. 177 to 231. The Head Curator, having been in charge of 

 the exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum at 

 the Charleston Exposition, also submitted a report in that connection 

 wliich w^ill 1)e found in the Assistant Secretary's report for 1901-2, 

 j'}). 1G5 and 166. 



PERSONNEL. 



Mr. F. A. Lucas, Curator of the Division of Comparative Anatomy, 

 was, as alread}^ mentioned, placed in temporar}^ charge of all exhibits 

 of the Department of Biology, November 1, 1902. 



Dr. L. Stejneger served as acting Head Curator during the month 

 of August, 1902, and for about one week in October of that year. 



Dr. G. T. Moore, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, w^as 

 appointed custodian of lower algae in the National Herbarium, May 

 25, 1903. 



Dr. Marcus W. Lj^on, jr., Aid in the Division of Mammals, was 

 appointed chief special agent for the exhibit of the Smithsonian 

 Institution and National Museum at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 

 tion, November 1, 1902. 



Mr. Charles W. Simpson, Aid in the Division of ]\Iollusks, resigned 

 December 31, 1902. 



Mr. R. G. Paine was appointed Aid in the Division of Reptiles and 

 Batrachians, Juh?^ 1, 1902. 



Mr. W. B. Marshall was appointed Aid in the Division of ^Nlollusks, 

 April 1, 1903. 



Mr. W. V. Warner was appointed preparator January 17, 1903, and 

 was assigned to work on the permanent exhibit of insects. 



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