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The Staff 
Assistant Curator of the Herbarium—tIn January Dr. Alfred 
Gundersen was made assistant curator of the herbarium, a newly 
established position. 
Librarian—On August 4, Dr. Laura E. Watson Benedict, 
librarian since January I, 1915, resigned; Miss Ray Simpson, her 
successor, entered upon her duties on September 18. 
Number of Monthly Employees—Our monthly pay roll for 
December showed a total of 27 monthly employees; of this num- 
ber, 22 received their salaries from the tax budget and 4 from 
private funds; one received his salary in part from both funds. 
Needs.—The enlargement of our buildings to over five times 
Fic. 4. The children’s building, facing east. 
their size hitherto will necessitate the appointment, early in 1917, 
of a registrar and custodian of buildings, to have entire charge 
of and responsibility for the physical upkeep of the buildings 
and, as registrar, to keep records of all outgoing and incoming 
shipments, and to serve as custodian of our stock rooms and pub- 
lication room. 
