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Three hundred twenty seats were installed in the Auditorium. 



In general, the courtyard planting is doing well. Four small box- 

 woods and four azaleas were replaced. Two cotoneasters were replaced 

 with Ilex var. glohosa. A complete new listing and diagram of all 

 plants was made for the Freer Gallery of Art pamphlet. The plant- 

 ings at the fountain have been made as usual. Each has made a 

 splendid showing in its respective season. Lantana was set out for the 

 summer and is beginning to flourish. 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery was open to the public from 9 to 4 :30 every day except 

 Christmas Day. The total number of visitors to come in the main 

 entrance was 130,597. The highest monthly attendance was in 

 April, 21,929. 



There were 2,589 visitors who came to the Gallery office for various 

 purposes — for general information, to submit objects for examina- 

 tion, to consult staff members, to take photographs or sketch in the 

 galleries, to use the library, to examine objects in storage, etc. 



AUDITORIUM 



The series of illustrated lectures was continued as follows: 



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October 10. Dr. Noel Barnard, Australian National University, Can- 



berra, Australia, "Bronze Casting in Ancient China," 

 Attendance, 145. 



November 7. Dr. Eleanor Consten von Erdberg. Rheiniscli-Westphalische 



Tecbnische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, "The Japa- 

 nese House : A Pattern of Simplicity." Attendance, 294. 

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January 16. Prof. Osvald Sir^n, Keeper Emeritus of Pictures and 



Sculptures, National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, "True 

 and False in Chinese Sculpture." Attendance, 255. 



February 13. Prof. Willy Hartner, Johan Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, 



Franlifurt, Germany, "Astrology on Persian Metal 

 Work." Attendance, 20G. 



March 13. William Watson, British Museum, London, England, "A 



New Find of Chinese Bronzes with Human Figurines." 

 Attendance, 183. 



April 3. Dr. James C. Harle, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England, 



"The Art and Architecture of South India." Attendance, 

 215. 



Outside organizations used the auditorium as follows: 



The Washington Film Society showed the following films : 



"La Retour" and "Under the Roofs of October 6. Attendance, 150. 



Paris." 

 "Storm over Asia." October 13. Attendance, 167. 



"Under the Black Mask" and "United Na- October 20. Attendance, 119. 



tions Week." 



