SECRETARY’S REPORT 69 
At the beginning of the fiscal year the permanent staff, in addition 
to the chief, consisted of six archeologists (one of whom was on loan 
to the National Park Service), one clerk-stenographer, one file clerk, 
one clerk-typist, one photographer, one illustrator, and four museum 
aides. ‘Temporary employees included 1 archeologist, 1 physical an- 
thropologist, 2 field assistants, 3 cooks, and 90 crewmen. 
During the year, 1 archeologist was transferred to the staff from 
the Chattahoochee Project on July 21, 1 cook joined the temporary 
staff on July 9, and 16 temporary crewmen were added in July. Dur- 
ing the last week of August and the first week of September, all 
temporary crewmen and three cooks were terminated, and one cook 
was transferred from that position to laboratory assistant. The tem- 
porary archeologist was terminated on September 12, and the two 
field assistants were terminated on August 29 and September 5, re- 
spectively. The physical anthropologist was terminated on September 
2, and one museum aide was transferred from full time to half time 
on September 15. The archeologist on temporary-detached duty with 
the National Park Service returned to the permanent staff on October 
1. One archeologist was transferred on October 13 to the Chatta- 
hoochee Basin project. 
On September 23, one archeologist was assigned temporary-detached 
duty for 8 weeks with the National Park Service to conduct excava- 
tions at Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyo. He returned to the 
Missouri Basin project on November 15. On December 4, one arche- 
ologist was assigned temporary-detached duty for 3 weeks with the 
National Park Service to conduct excavations at George Washington 
Carver National Monument, Mo. He returned to the Missouri Basin 
project on December 21. On February 9, two archeologists were trans- 
ferred for temporary duty with the Chattahoochee Basin Project. 
They returned to the Missouri Basin project on June 17 and 29, re- 
spectively. One museum aide resigned to take other employment on 
March 20, and one archeologist was permanently transferred to the 
National Park Service on May 30, to join the staff of the Wetherill 
Mesa Research project, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. During 
June, six temporary crewmen were employed. 
At the end of the fiscal year there were five archeologists, in addi- 
tion to the chief, one administrative assistant, one clerk-stenographer, 
one file clerk, one clerk-typist, one illustrator, one photographer, and 
three museum aides on the permanent staff, and one laboratory assist- 
ant and six crewmen on the temporary staff. 
During the year there were 14 Smithsonian Institution River Basin 
Surveys field parties at work within the Missouri Basin. Of the 14 
Missouri Basin parties, 5 were at work in the Oahe Reservoir area 
during July and August, and 5 others were at work in the Big Bend 
