12 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 19 39 



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Arctic Explorers Dec. 11 



Petroleum Dec. 1 8 



History of Dolls and Toys Dec. 25 



1939 



Early Wings for Commerce Jan. 1 



Modern Wings for Commerce Jan. 8 



Pushing Back History Jan. 15 



The Geologist Detective Jan. 22 



Our Island Universe Jan. 29 



Pearls and Oysters Feb. 5 



Great American Biologists Feb. 12 



Story of Aluminum Feb. 19 



Cave and Cliff Dwellers Feb. 26 



Modern Medicine Mar. 6 



Animals of Fable Mar. 12 



The Air above Us Mar. 19 



Eli Whitney — Cotton's Man of Destiny Mar. 26 



Gems and Gem Lore Apr. 2 



First Ladies' Fashions Apr. 9 



Trail Blazing with Science Apr. 16 



Head Hunters Apr. 23 



New Frontiers of Physics Apr. 30 



From New York to Washington by Coach in 1800 May 7 



The Lewis and Clark Expedition May 14 



Model Airplanes May 21 



Salt from the Earth May 28 



Old-Fashioned Gardens June 4 



Growth of the American Flag June 11 



Fishing around the World June 18 



The Miracle of Paper. June 26 



Supplementary articles on each subject, known as listener-aids, 

 were sent after each broadcast to those requesting them. In this 

 way the educational value of the programs is extended and put on 

 a more lasting basis, as the listener-aids can be preserved for 

 reference use. 



The continuation of "The World is Yours" is assured for the com- 

 ing year. The Institution has been grateful to the Office of Educa- 

 tion, the National Broadcasting Co., and the W. P. A. for mak- 

 ing available this new means of diffusing knowledge. In point 

 of numbers reached, in interest aroused, and in lasting educational 

 value, this series of broadcasts has perhaps been the most effective 

 method the Institution has ever used for the "diffusion of knowledge 

 among men." 



WALTER RATHBONE BACON TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIP 



The Walter Rathbone Bacon traveling scholarship of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution was awarded at the beginning of the year to Dr. 

 Hobart M. Smith for a period of 2 years. The purpose of Dr. 



