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tution of Washington, was appointed honorary custodian of diatoms 

 on February 29, 1936. 



Eoyal H. Trembly was advanced on November 16, 1935, from 

 assistant superintendent to superintendent of buildings and labor, 

 succeeding J. S. Goldsmith, retired; and on February 16, 1936, 

 Charles C. Sinclair, senior mechanic, was promoted to assistant super- 

 intendent. Lawrence L. Oliver, assistant property clerk, was ad- 

 vanced on October 1, 1935, to the position of property clerk, succeed- 

 ing the late W. A. Knowles ; and Stephen C. Stuntz was transferred 

 on November 1, 1935, from the Smithsonian library and made assist- 

 ant property clerk. Floyd B. Kestner was appointed junior photog- 

 rapher on September 3, 1935 ; William E. Wade, undermechanic, was 

 promoted on September 1, 1935, to succeed George H. Sherwood as 

 assistant engineer ; Joseph PI. Boswell was transferred to the Museum 

 from the National Gallery of Art guard force on December 9, 1935, 

 to succeed H, G. Lugenbeel as principal guard in the Freer Gallery. 



Carl W. Mitman, head curator of arts and industries, was desig- 

 nated as Smithsonian contact officer in connection with the Texas 

 Centennial Exposition; and Norman H. Boss, chief preparator in 

 vertebrate paleontolog}?^, as exhibits supervisor of this exhibit. 



Ten Museum employees were transferred from the active to the 

 retired list for age or disability during the year, as follows : Earl V. 

 Shannon, assistant curator of physical and chemical geologj^, on July 

 31, 1935, through disability; James S. Goldsmith, superintendent of 

 buildings and labor, on October 31, 1935, through age, after 53 years 

 of service ; George H. Sherwood, assistant engineer, through age, and 

 William J. Sanmiond, assistant engineer, for disability, on August 

 31, 1935 and May 31, 1936, respectively; John M. Barrett, junior 

 scientific aid, on February 29, 1936, through age, after 45^4 years of 

 service; Harry G. Lugenbeel, sergeant of the Freer Gallery guard 

 force, on October 12, 1935, through disability, after 42 years of 

 service; John Hammerstrom, guard, through age, and Thomas N. 

 Stanford, guard, through disability, on September 30 and Novem- 

 ber 29, 1935, respectively; and Mrs. Maria Ezell and Mrs. Maggie 

 Johnson, of the char force, through disability. 



Necrology. — The year was marked by the loss of several men long 

 associated with the National Museum, including three active workers 

 and four honorary staff members, as follows: Dr. Walter Hough, 

 head curator of anthropology, who died on September 20, 1935, after 

 almost 50 years of service ; William A. Knowles, property clerk, who 

 died on July 29, 1935, after 43 years of service; August Flegel, guard, 

 on February 28, 1936, after 10 years of service ; and, from the honor- 

 ary staff. Dr. Albert Spear Hitchcock, custodian of grasses since 

 October 10, 1912, who died on December 16, 1935; Andrew Nelson 



