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Ofl5ce of the Inspector Gen- April 28 ; attendance, 43. 

 eral. April 29 ; attendance, 70, 



April 30 ; attendance, 83. 

 May 1 ; attendance, 63. 

 May 5 ; attendance, 75. 

 May 6 ; attendance, 84. 

 May 7 ; attendance, 95. 

 May 8 ; attendance, 59. 



United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: 

 Food and Drug Administra- January 15 ; attendance, 93. 



tion. Bureau of Biological February 19 ; attendance, 137. 



and Physical Sciences. 



Division of Pharmacology January 24 ; attendance, 81. 



General meeting April 15 ; attendance, 76. 



Washington Fashion Group : 



Ninth Fashion Career Course : 



"Fashion Showmanship" February 17 ; attendance, 242. 



"Accessories to Fashion" February 24 ; attendance, 256. 



"Fashion in the Home" March 2 ; attendance, 235. 



"Fashion Communication" March 9 ; attendance, 234. 



"Fashion Careers Un- March 16 ; attendance, 234. 



limited." 

 "Fashion Designing'' March 23 ; attendance, 237. 



Archaeological Institute of America : 



Lecture by Professor D. P. April 16 ; attendance, 35. 

 Hansen, New York Uni- 

 versity, "Sculpture from 

 Nippur." 



National Academy of Sciences : 



Committee on Vision April 23 ,' attendance, 122. 



April 24 ; attendance, 160. 



STAFF ACTIVITIES 



The work of the staff members has been devoted to the study of 

 new accessions, of objects contemplated for purchase, and of objects 

 submitted for examination, as well as to individual research projects 

 in the fields represented by the collection of Chinese, Japanese, Per- 

 sian, Arabic, and Indian materials. In all, 17,894 objects and 1,298 

 photographs were examined, and 1,093 Oriental language inscriptions 

 were translated for outside individuals and institutions. By request, 

 32 groups totaling 859 persons met in the exhibition galleries for 

 docent service by the staff members. Ten groups totaling 98 persons 

 were given docent service by staff members in the storage rooms. 



Among the visitors were 132 distinguished foreign scholars or 

 persons holding official positions in their own countries who came here 

 under the auspices of the Department of State to study museum ad- 

 ministration and practices in this country. 



