SECRETARY'S REPORT 203 



divided into 45 sessions of one-lialf an hour, presented Monday, 

 Wednesday, and Friday at 6 :30 a.m. 



MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 



The Gallery building, the mechanical equipment, and the grounds 

 have been maintained at the established standards throughout the 

 year. 



The renewal program of all solid portions of the roof was 

 completed. 



The Phantasia marble borders in the East and West Garden Courts, 

 which had raised and broken, were removed and replaced with a 

 domestic marble, "Compania Rose." This does not require reinforce- 

 ment by steel rods which were the primary cause of the failure of 

 the Phantasia marble. 



One of the elevators in the north lobby was converted from manual 

 to automatic. 



The Gallery greenliouse was operated to full capacity in providing 

 flowering plants for the decoration of the Gallery throughout the 

 year. 



Fourteen hundred Gallery-grown landscape-size azaleas were re- 

 planted in redesigned beds on the grounds as substitutes for over- 

 grown and nematode-infested small-leaf hollies and euonymous. The 

 azaleas are effective as foliage plants throughout the year and give the 

 landscaping additional color in spring and early simmier. 



Spreading Japanese yews were substituted for the nematode- 

 damaged, small-leaf hollies on the south side of the building. 



The experimental planting of various zoysia grasses continued in 

 the Madison Drive and Seventh Street parkings and other exposed 

 lawn areas. 



LECTOUR 



The Gallery's electronic guide system, Lectour, continued to be an 

 effective tool for art education purposes. During the fiscal year 1961 

 Lectour was available in 20 different exhibition areas and was used by 

 74,487 visitors. It has been installed in 10 additional galleiy rooms 

 and broadcasts will be available to the public during the ensuing fiscal 

 year. 



Lectour broadcasts were prepared for special exhibitions of Civil 

 War paintings, Italian drawings, and Chinese art treasures. 



OTHER ACTIVITIES 



Thirty-seven Sunday evening concerts were given in the East Gar- 

 den Court. The National Gallery orchestra conducted by Richard 

 Bales played 10 of these concerts. Two of the 10 concerts were made 

 possible by the Music Performance Trust Fmid of the American 

 Federation of Musicians. In addition, a string orchestra conducted 



