220 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



sponsored by the University of Maryland. Through the facilities of 

 this workshop, a five-day program outlining the history of the Insti- 

 tution and the work of the various Smithsonian museum and research 

 bureaus was presented to 40 graduate students from the University 

 of Maryland. This workshop has, since its inception in 1958, provided 

 an opportunity for more than 150 local school teachers and university 

 faculty members to become acquainted with cultural resources of the 

 Institution of value in school curricula. 



The Museum Service cooperated with the Greater Washington Ed- 

 ucational Television Association in the preparation of a half-hour 

 educational television presentation based on the early musical instru- 

 ment collection of the Smithsonian. 



Through the Museum Service distribution of certain duplicate spec- 

 imens and objects from the United States National Museum was made 

 to the Overbrook School for the Blind for use in that school's training 

 of blind children. Special "touch" exhibits and demonstrations were 

 arranged for visiting groups of children from the Columbia Light- 

 house for the Blind. 



The program for visitor orientation to Smithsonian museums and 

 exhibits was continued through the installation of another elec- 

 tronically controlled slide lecture device in the Lobby of the Museum 

 of Natural History. Floor diagrams showing exhibit locations and 

 listings of exhibits and location of each were installed in the Museum 

 of Natural History. 



Arrangements for various Smithsonian public functions and events 

 including lectures, films, and the opening of new halls and exhibits 

 were made by the Museum Service. More complete information about 

 these activities will be found under appropriate headings elsewhere in 

 the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 Mailing lists for announcements of these events were maintained and 

 kept current. The Smithsonian Calendar of Events^ a listing of spe- 

 cial events of the Institution was prepared and distributed monthly. 



