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On February 1, 1931, Dr. A. J. Olmsted, chief photographer, was 

 appointed assistant curator of the section of photography under the 

 division of graphic arts. 



Frank M. Setzler was appointed assistant curator of the division 

 of archeology, August 16, 1930, and Gustav A. Cooper, assistant 

 curator in the division of stratigraphic paleontology on October 

 20, 1930. 



Following the retirement of Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Paul H. Oehser 

 was appointed Museum editor on April 16, by transfer from the 

 Department of Agriculture. Miss Gladys O. Visel was transferred 

 on March 1 from the National Gallery of Art to become clerk in 

 the Museum editorial office, and Frank W. Bright, of the Govern- 

 ment Printing Office, on March 2 succeeded J. C. Proctor, retired, 

 as compositor in the branch printing office of the Museum. Effective 

 March 1, 1931, the editorial work of the entire Institution was 

 consolidated in one central office under W. P. True, editor of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, 



January 1, 1931, Lester E. Conunerford became assistant chief in 

 the office of correspondence and documents. 



The following emplo^^ees left the service through operation of the 

 retirement act: Dr. Marcus Benjamin, editor, on January 31, 1931, 

 after a service begun April 1, 1896. During Doctor Benjamin's in- 

 cumbency there were published under his editorship 31 annual 

 reports, 59 volumes of proceedings, and 106 bulletins, many of the 

 latter in several volumes, a long and remarkable record. John 

 Claggett Proctor, printer, retired Februarj^ 28, 1931, after a service 

 of 46 years. 



On August 31, 1930, the following left the service through opera- 

 tion of the retirement act : Dr. James E. Benedict, assistant curator 

 in the department of biology, after over 40 years of active service in 

 many varied fields in the Museum, particularly with regard to our 

 exhibits in biology ; Miss Nellie H. Smith, clerk in the administration 

 office since April, 1890; J. W. ScoUick, osteologist since July, 1884; 

 John S. Prescott, electrician since January, 1896 ; William O. Murray, 

 skilled laborer, after 11 years' service. John M. Mohl, electrician's 

 helper, was retired on March 31 after over 33 years of service. 

 Jerome Patterson, watchman, was retired for disability on June 17, 

 1930. Through death the Museum lost three workers from its active 

 roll, Miss Narcissa Owen Smith, January 31, 1931; Paul Schilke, 

 watchman, on January 1, 1931; and Robert L. Belt, watchman, on 

 February 4, 1931. 



From its honorary list of workers the Museum lost by death Isobel 

 H. Lenman, honorary collaborator in ethnology, on February 3, 1931. 



