28 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1907. 
tion and the National Museum, and a separate building—Annex B— 
about 60 by 100 feet, was provided for the installation and care of 
the exhibit. Mr. W. de C. Ravenel, administrative assistant of the 
United States National Museum, represented the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution and the National Museum on the Government board, and was 
assisted in the preparation of the exhibits by an advisory committee 
consisting of Dr. Cyrus Adler, Assistant Secretary of the Smith- 
sonian Institution; Mr. W. H. Holmes, chief of the Bureau of 
American Ethnology; and Mr. A. Howard Clark, Curator of His- 
tory, United States National Museum. The exhibit is entirely his- 
torical in character and mainly has to do with the development of 
the United States along various lines, such as in land transporta- 
tion, firearms, photography, medicine, and other branches. 
Bordeaux E'xposition——The United States exhibit at the Interna- 
tional Maritime Exposition, opened at Bordeaux, France, May 1, 1907, 
was collected and installed by the Smithsonian Institution at the re- 
quest of the Department of State. Mr. Ravenel, administrative assist- 
ant of the United States National Museum, was designated by the 
Secretary to prepare and install this exhibit. 
Congress of Americanists—The fifteenth annual Congress of 
Americanists was held in Quebec September 10-15, 1906. Mr. W. H. 
Holmes, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology, was unable 
to accept the designation of delegate which was tendered to him, 
but his place was filled by Dr. Walter Hough, of the Division of 
Anthropology in the Nationa! Museum, who represented the Smith- 
sonian Institution, the National Museum, and the Bureau of Ameri- 
can Ethnology. 
International Geological Congress—The Tenth International: Geo- 
logical Congress was held in the City of Mexico September 6-14, 
1906. Prof. S. F. Emmons, of the United States Geological Survey, 
acted as representative for the Smithsonian Institution. 
Linneus celebrations—The two hundredth anniversary of the 
birthday of Linné was celebrated at New York May 4, 1907, by the 
New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Theodore Gill represented the 
Smithsonian Institution on that occasion. Professor Farlow, of Har- 
vard University, represented the Institution at the Linnzeus celebra- 
tion of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at Upsala on May 25. 
Dedication of engineering building—Myr. George C. Maynard, of 
the National Museum, represented the Smithsonian Institution at the 
dedication of the new building for the engineering department of the 
University of Pennsylvania, September 26, 1906. 
Memorial to Louis Agassiz-—At the unveiling of the memorial 
to Louis Agassiz, in the Hall of Fame at Columbia University, New 
York, on May 380, 1907, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
