SECRETARY'S REPORT 77 



Kobert B. Cumming, Jr., archeologist, served as laboratory super- 

 visor at the Lincobi headquarters from July 1 to November 6. During 

 such times as the director was absent from the office, Mr. Cumming 

 assumed administrative responsibility for the Lincoln office. After 

 November 6 Mr. Cumming took over the duties of a field archeologist, 

 conducting surveys in the Ashton Keservoir area and carrying on ex- 

 cavations in the Fort Randall Reservoir basin. During the winter 

 months he wrote a preliminary report on the results of his survey 

 work and assisted with the preparation of a preliminary report on 

 the Oahe Reservoir. He also prepared a report on the physical anthro- 

 pology of skeletal material excavated at the Massacre Creek site, 

 Nebr., by the Nebraska State Historical Society, a cooperating insti- 

 tution. At the close of the year he was supervising the excavations 

 at the Oldham site near Platte, S. Dak. 



Walter D. Enger, Jr., archeologist, was engaged in a series of exca- 

 vations at the Tiber Reservoir on the Marias River in Montana at 

 the beginning of the fiscal year. The party under his supervision con- 

 tinued its activities until September 16, when it returned to the Lincoln 

 headquarters. 



Franklin Fenenga, archeologist, reported to the headquarters at 

 Lincoln, Nebr., on October 26 and served as laboratory supervisor 

 from November 6 to June 1, when he was assigned to duty in the field. 

 Early in June he made a survey of the Lovewell Reservoir area in 

 Kansas and in the latter part of the month made a preliminary recon- 

 naissance of six potential reservoir areas in Wyoming. During the 

 winter months in Lincoln he wrote preliminary archeological recon- 

 naissance appraisals of the Sun River basin and the Jefferson River 

 basin which were issued in mimeograph form. He also prepared sur- 

 vey reports for the following reservoir projects : Keyhole, Yellowtail, 

 Narrows, Moorhead, Fort Randall, and Lovewell. In addition, Mr. 

 Fenenga wrote "A Historical Analysis of Anthropological Interests 

 in the Psychological Sciences," for publication in the Proceedings of 

 the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. In November Fenenga was elected 

 editor of the Plains Conference News Letter. 



Thomas R. Garth, archeologist, joined the River Basin Surveys on 

 July 2 by transfer from the National Park Service. On July 17 a 

 party under his supervision began a series of investigations of historic 

 sites in the Fort Randall area. That work continued until late in 

 October, when he turned his attention to a survey of the area in the 

 vicinity of Chamberlain, S. Dak., for the purpose of locating Indian 

 sites. He completed his reconnaissance and returned to the Lincoln 

 office on November 7. On November 27 he was detailed to the Na- 

 tional Park Service to complete reports on work he had previously 

 done at the Wliitman Mission and Fort Walla Walla in Washinsixjn. 



