10 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1940 



will present to listeners topics relating to every major branch of 

 science. Exploration, history, industrial progress, and art are also 

 included, although less frequently, as coming within the scope of 

 Smithsonian activities or exhibits. The list of subjects for the past 

 fiscal year is as follows: 



19S9 



French Soldiers in the American Revolution July 2 



Red Men of the Great Plains July 9 



Birds in the Service of Man July 16 



Story of Fossils July 23 



Ryder, the Artist and Man July 30 



Stars in the Sky Aug. 6 



Early Air Mail Aug. 13 



Life of the Honey Bee Aug. 20 



Glaciers Aug. 27 



Story of the Street Car Sept. 3 



Lizards, Survivors of an Ancient Animal Kingdom Sept. 10 



Early American Fashions Sept. 17 



World's Most Valuable Trees Sept. 24 



King Salmon Oct. 1 



The Indians Who Met Columbus Oct. 8 



The Marvels of Sound Oct. 15 



Earthquakes Oct. 22 



Story of Portland Cement Oct. 29 



Germanna Ford — Crossroads of History Nov. 5 



The Great Apes Nov. 12 



Flying in Safety Nov. 19 



Our Debt to the Indians Nov. 26 



Exploring the Amazon for Plants Dec. 3 



Historical Gems 1_ Dec. 10 



Cortez, the Conquistador Dec. 17 



Christmas at Mount Vernon Dec. 24 



First New Year in the Colonies Dec. 31 



19^0 



The March of Science Jan. 7 



Rise of the Railroad Jan. 14 



Harnessing Electromagnetism Jan. 21 



Volcanoes Jan. 28 



The American Bison and the Indian Feb. 4 



Story of Hard Money in Ancient Times Feb. 1 1 



Evolution of the TypewTiter Feb. 18 



Pompeii Lives Again Feb. 25 



Radium Mar. 3 



Conquest of Noise Mar. 10 



Our Changing Wildlife Mar. 17 



American Pharmacy — First-line Defense Against Disease Mar. 24 



Opening of the Far West Mar. 31 



American Inventors Apr. 7 



Science in the Field Apr. 14 



Dinosaurs — Giants of the Past Apr. 21 



Story of Corn Apr. 28 



100 Years of Postage Stamps _. May 5 



Whistler: The Artist and the Man May 12 



