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In the Department of Anthropology the following personnel 

 changes vrere made : Dr. Willard TV. Hill was appointed on Febru- 

 ary 16, 1939, Associate Curator of Etlmology, to fill the position 

 vacated by the transfer of Henry B. CoUins, Jr., to the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology. Dr. T. Dale Stewart was advanced to Asso- 

 ciate Curator, Division of Physical Anthropology, on April 1, 1939. 



In the Department of Biology Conrad V. Morton was advanced to 

 Assistant Curator, Division of Plants, on March 16, 1939. Herbert 

 G. Deignan was appointed to the Division of Birds as scientific aid 

 on August 16, 1938. On October 1, 1938, Miss Marion F. Willoughby 

 became senior scientific aid. Division of Stratigraphic Paleontology, 

 Department of Geology. Miss Mary C. Breen, after serving as 

 collaborator. Division of Mollusks, for nearly 29 years, resigned on 

 February 13, 1939. Dr. Benjamin Schwartz was made honorary 

 collaborator in the Section of Helminthology on February 8, 1939. 



Other changes in staff and in personnel status among the Museum 

 employees were as follows: Mrs. Dorothy Chamberlain was ap- 

 pointed senior clerk in the Associate Director's office to fill the 

 vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Margaret G. Shoup. In 

 the editor's office. Miss Gladys O. Visel's designation was changed 

 to editorial clerk on May 1, 1939. Michael Cahillane was appointed 

 captain of guard and George F. Shaw lieutenant of guard on 

 August 1, 1938, and William B. Stiles was made principal guard 

 on January 7, 1939. 



Eight employees were retired during the year under the Civil 

 Service Retirement Act: Three for disability — Clark M. Braden, 

 guard, on November 30, 1938; Mrs. Bessie L. Cartter, charwoman, 

 on August 31, 1938 ; and Mrs, Eva M. Wright, charwoman, on March 

 11, 1939. Three on account of age — Clarence E. Bowman, guard, 

 on July 31, 1938, with 17 years 2 months service ; George W. Leonard, 

 under mechanic, on July 31, 1938, with 16 years 2 months services; 

 and Charles H. Chapin, guard, on May 31, 1939, with 15 years 4 

 months service. Two by optional retirement — George Johnson, cap- 

 tain of watch, on July 31, 1938, with 42 years 6 months service; and 

 Mrs. Hattie J. Brady, attendant, on February 28, 1939, with 34 years 

 service. 



The Museum lost through death Glen E. Johnson, guard, on De- 

 cember 21, 1938, and two honorary workers long associated with its 

 activities : Hugo Worch, custodian of the Section of Musical Instru- 

 ments, on November 14, 1938, and B. Preston Clark, collaborator in 

 the Division of Insects, on January 11, 1939. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secretary. 



Dr. Charles G. Abbot, 



/Secretary, SmitJisonian Institution. 



