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MISCELLANEOUS 



Vlsftors. — Curtailment oi trjivel because of the war had less effect 

 than anticipated upon the number of visitors at the various Museum 

 buildings. The total recorded during the year was 2,042,817, as against 

 2,505,817 for the previous jear. Tlio largest attendance for a single 

 month was in August 1941, with 381,952 visitors, and the second largest 

 was in July 1941, with 329,927. The attendance in the four Smith- 

 sonian and Museum buildings was as follows: Smithsonian Building, 

 375,630; Arts and Industries Building. 936.625; Natural History 

 Building, 622,989; Aircraft Building (closed fr(Mn July to November 

 6), 107,573. 



Puhllcatlons a)id printing. — The sum of $34,750 was available during 

 the fiscal year 1942 for the publication of the Annual Report, Bulletins, 

 and Proceedings. Forty-four ]iublications were issued — the Annual 

 Report, 3 Bulletins, 1 part each of Bulletins r>0. 82. and 161, 1 separate 

 paper from volume 28 of the Contributions from the United States 

 National Herbarium, aiul 36 separate Proceedings papers. Titles and 

 authors of these publications will be found in the report on publica- 

 tions, appendix 11. 



Volumes and separates distributed during the year to libraries, in- 

 stitutions, and individuals throughout the world aggregated 82,545 

 copies. 



Special exhihits. — Fifteen special exhiliits were held during the year 

 under the auspices of various educational, scientific, recreational, and 

 governmental groups. In addition the department of engineering 

 and industries arranged 21 special disjilays — 10 in graphic arts and 11 

 in photography. 



CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION AND STAFF 



In the department of anthropology, Dr. T. Dale Stewart succeeded 

 to the curatorship of physical anthropology on April 1, 1942, following 

 the retirement of Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, and Dr. Marshall T. Newman 

 was appointed associate curator on June 22, 1942. 



In the department of biology, division of birds, Herbert G. Deig- 

 nan was advanced to associate curator on February 1, 1942, and S. 

 Dillon Ripley, 2d, was appointed assistant curator on March 13, 1942. 

 In the division of mammals. Dr. David H. Johnson was appointed 

 associate curator on x\ugust 18, 1941. On February 1, 1942, Dr. 

 Egbert H. Walker was reallocated to assistant curator, division of 

 plants. 



In the department of geology, the division of physical and chemi- 

 cal geology (systematic and applied) and the division of mineralogy 

 and petrology were combined under the title of division of mineral- 

 ogy and petrology, with Dr. William F. Foshag as curator and Ed- 



