128 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 
During his long life Mr. Henderson enjoyed an intimate friend- 
ship with many men eminent in the social, political, and business 
life of the Nation, all of whom held him in the highest esteem. 
He was one of the men who make history, and in his death a highly 
honorable career was brought to a close. 
Respectfully, 
Gro. Gray, 
H.C. Loner, 
Cuarues D. Watcort. 
On motion, the report was accepted. 
SECRETARY’S ANNUAL REPORT. 
The secretary presented his report on the operations of the Insti- 
tution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913. 
In regard to publications, he said: 
“The publications issued by the Institution and its branches since 
the last annual meeting of the board aggregate about 6,500 printed 
pages covering the usual wide range of topics, and there have been 
distributed about 190,000 copies of pamphlets and bound volumes. 
“The Institution proper published 40 papers in the Smithsonian 
Miscellaneous Collections; the annual report for 1912, and pamphlet 
copies of 388 papers from the general appendix of that volume. 
The Bureau of American Ethnology issued an annual report and 
three bulletins, and the National Museum publications included 96 
papers from the Proceedings, an annual report, and a number of 
articles relating to the National Herbarium. The results of observa- 
tions and experiments by the Astrophysical Observatory for 1907 
to 1913 are recorded in Volume III of its Annals. 
“One of the bulletins of the Museum prepared by Assistant Sec- 
retary Rathbun gives an interesting descriptive illustrated account 
of the new building erected more especially for the natural history 
departments. A paper in the Miscellaneous Collections gives the 
results of experiments to determine the influence of the atmosphere 
on our health and comfort in confined and crowded places, from 
which it appears that the essentials for good ventilation are mainly 
to keep the air in motion, comfortably cooled, and containing the 
proper degree of moisture, its actual chemical purity being of minor 
importance. 
“ Among important works in preparation I may mention a com- 
plete list of publications of the Institution and its branches since its 
establishment, the list including about 12,000 titles of articles and 
volumes.” 
On motion, the report was accepted. 
