APPENDIX 1. 
REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the opera- 
tions of the United States National Museum for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1914: 
INTRODUCTORY. 
The last report contains a brief review of the exhibits in the new 
building, which mainly relate to zoology, geology, and anthropology, 
though also including the paintings of the National Gallery of Art 
and certain special and temporary installations. The natural history 
collections, while presenting a generally finished appearance, are, 
however, as there explained, still incomplete and to a large extent 
provisional in their arrangement. Considerable progress toward 
their improvement was made during last year, and this work will be 
continued as rapidly as possible until, to the extent of the material 
available, some degree of perfection has been reached, but the pur- 
poses of the Museum would be poorly served if more or less, and 
even radical, changes were not made from time to time in those parts 
of the collections which belong especially to the public. 
Because of extensive interior alterations going on in the Smith- 
sonian building, it was necessary temporarily to withdraw the 
graphic arts collection from display, but upon the completion of 
this work the surroundings for this important division will be greatly 
improved. In the older Museum building, moreover, there was much 
activity in connection with the exhibits, though not as much was 
accomplished as was desirable or would have been possible with a 
slightly increased appropriation. This building has been entirely 
given over to the arts and industries and American history. Square 
in shape, its exhibition space, amounting to about 100,000 square 
feet, is divided into four naves or halls, radiating from a central 
pavilion, the naves in turn being connected by ranges, eight in num- 
ber, which follow the outer walls of the building and inclose four 
square covered courts. Although consisting of only a single story, 
except in the towers and pavilions, which are used for offices, most 
of the halls are supplemented by galleries. The building faces north, 
and its different subdivisions are designated by their position with 
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