14 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 181)2. 



Invertebrate Fossils : 



Paleozoic : Mr. ('. D. Walcott, U. S. Geological Survey, Honorary Curator. 

 Mesozoic: Dr. ('. A. White, U. S. Geological Survey, Honorary Curator. 

 Cenozoic: Mr. William IT. Pall. U. S. Geological Survey, Honorary Curator. 

 Fossil Plants: Mr. Lester F. Ward, U. S. Geological Survey, Honorary Curator; 



Mr. F. H. Knowlton, Assistant Curator. 

 Botany: Dr. George Vasey, Botanist of the Department of Agriculture, Honorary 



Curator. 

 Minerals: Prof. F. W. Clarke. Chief Chemist, U. S. Geological Survey, Honorary 



Curator; Mr. William S. Yeates, Assistant Curator. 

 Geology: Mr. George P. Merrill, Curator; Mr. W. H. Newhall, Aid. 



THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 



No important changes in the administrative departments have been 

 made during the year. 



In the office of the Assistant Secretary, who has been appointed rep- 

 resentative of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum 

 at the World's Columbian Exposition, Mr. R. E. Earll has assisted in 

 the preparation of the exhibit for the World's Fair. 



The Department of Supplies and Accounts remains under the charge 

 of Mr. W. V. Cox. A statement of the work of this department will 

 be found on page 56. 



The Division of Correspondence and Reports is under the charge of 

 Mr. R. I. Geare. For a statement of the work accomplished, see page 

 61. 



Mr. S. C. Brown is in charge of registration and storage. A report 

 of his work will be found on page L'3. 



Mr. A. Howard Clark has continued his work as editor of the Pro 

 ceedings and Bulletin of the Museum. He also has charge of the 

 preparation and printing of labels. 



Mr. John Murdoch, who has tilled the position of librarian of the 

 Museum since 1887, resigned May 15, 1892. At the close of the fiscal 

 year his successor had not been appointed. A report upon the opera- 

 tions of the Library during the year will be found on page 31. 



The superintendent of the Museum. Mr. Henry Horan, with Mr. 

 Charles A. Steuart as assistant superintendent, continues in charge of 

 the mechanics and laborers. 



E.— REY1IAY OF WORK IN THE SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENTS. 



DIVISION OF ANTHROPOLOGY. 

 ETHNOLOGY. 



The work in this department for the past year has been chiefly con- 

 fined to the preparation of an exhibit for the World's Columbian 

 Exposition. After consultation, it was decided to unite the work of 

 the Bureau of Ethnology, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, with that of the Department of Ethnology in the National Museum. 



