42 ANNUAL EEPOKT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1931 



Dr. Frank Wiggleswortli Clarke, honorary curator of mineralogy 

 since December, 1883, died May 23, 1931. There may be mentioned 

 further the death on November 2, 1930, of Dr. Oliver Perry Hay, 

 internationally known for his work on paleontology, who, though 

 never officially attached to the staff, carried on his researches in the 

 Museum for nearly a quarter of a century. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



Alexander Wetmore, 



Assistant Secretary. 

 Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary J Smithsonian Institution. 



