SECRETARY'S REPORT 61 



BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 



During the year the new east wing of the Natural History Building 

 was completed, and the department of geology and the divisions of 

 birds and mollusks moved into their new quarters. For the first time 

 in many years these units have adequate workrooms and laboratories 

 as well as sufficient space in which to arrange the sj^stematic reference 

 collections for the most effective service to the scientists who employ 

 these unduplicated materials in essential research. The contract for 

 the construction of the west wing and the remaining required renova- 

 tion of the existing building had not been awarded at the close of the 

 year. 



In May 1963, the General Services Administration accepted a lim- 

 ited area of the new Museum of History and Teclinology Building 

 from the general contractor. Exhibits for a nmnber of halls in this 

 area have been moved to the building, and at the end of the year 

 installations were proceeding in several halls concurrently. At the 

 close of the year the construction of the building was estimated to be 

 98 percent complete. 



CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION AND STAFF 



Upon the retirement of Dr. A. Eemington Kellogg on October 31, 

 1962, as director of the United States National Museum and as As- 

 sistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Albert C. Smith, 

 then director of the Museum of Natural History, was appointed As- 

 sistant Secretary. Frank A. Taylor became the director of the United 

 States National Museum in addition to being director of the Museum 

 of History and Teclinology. 



On March 26, 1963, Mr. Taylor received one of the 10 National Civil 

 Service League's career service awards for 1963. 



On November 1, 1962, Dr. T. Dale Stewart, head curator of an- 

 thropology, became director of the Museum of Natural History. On 

 December 9, 1962, Dr. Richard S. Cowan was appointed assistant di- 

 rector of the Museum of Natural History. Dr. I. E. Wallen, formerly 

 associated with the Atomic Energy Commission, was appointed assist- 

 ant director for oceanography on August 5, 1962. 



During the fiscal year 1963, the following appointments were made 

 to the scientific staff of the ISIuseum of Natural History : Dr. Paul J. 

 Spangler, associate curator of insects, on July 8 ; George E. Watson, 

 assistant curator of birds, on August 6 ; Dr. Donald Duckworth, asso- 

 ciate curator of insects, on August 19; Dr. Victor G. Springer, associ- 

 ate curator of fishes, on August 28 ; Dr. J. Lawrence Angel, curator of 

 physical anthropology, on September 4 ; Stany wn G. Shetler, assistant 

 curator of phanerogams, on September 4; Dr. Harold E. Robinson, 

 associate curator of cryptogams, on October 15 ; Dr. Richard H. Eyde, 



