14 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1924 



the more technical series, but also from the general public, among 

 whom the importance of scientific matters is coming to be more 

 and more realized. This popular demand is chiefly for the Smith- 

 sonian Annual Reports, which contain a general appendix consisting 

 of series of specially selected articles presenting in readable form 

 progress and interesting developments in all branches of science. 

 Unfortunately, owing to the rush of work at the Government Print- 

 ing Office both during the war and since, these volumes have fallen 

 behind date, until now they are issued over two years late. How- 

 ever, for the coming fiscal year. Congress has allotted an additional 

 amount to enable the Institution to catch up with these reports by 

 issuing two in one year, and it is hoped that within a year or two 

 they will again appear more nearly on time. 



The various publications of the National Museum and of the 

 Bureau of American Ethnologv are given in detail in the report on 

 publications appended hereto. 



In the series of Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 13 papers 

 were issued during the year, among which may be mentioned two 

 papers by your secretary on the results of his geological field work 

 in the Canadian Rockies; an illustrated pamphlet on the History of 

 Electric Light, by Henry Schroeder, of the General Electric Co.; 

 a paper on the Telescoping of the Cetacean Skull, by Gerrit S. 

 Miller, jr., of the National Museum; and a second paper by Dr. 

 J. Walter Fewkes describing and figuring the beautiful designs on 

 prehistoric Indian pottery from the Mimbres Valley, N. Mex. 



Allotments for 'printing. — The congressional allotments for the 

 printing of the Smithsonian rejDorts and the various publications of 

 the branches of the Institution were practically used up at the close 

 of the year. The appropriation for the Institution and its branches 

 for the coming year ending June 30, 1925, totals $90,000, allotted as 

 follows : 



Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. $22, 600 



National Museum 37, 500 



Bureau of American Ethnology 21,000 



National Gallery of Art 1, 000 



International Exchanges 200 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100 



National Zoological Park 300 



Astrophysical Observatory 300 



Annual Report of the American Historical Association 7, 000 



Committee on printing and publication. — The Smithsonian ad- 

 visory committee on printing and publication considers all manu- 

 scripts offered for publication by the Institution and its branches 

 and makes recommendations thereon to your secretary. It also 

 considei-s matters of publication policy and means of effecting econ- 



