﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  THE 
  SECRETARY 
  23 
  

  

  Special 
  exhibits. 
  — 
  Twelve 
  special 
  exhibits 
  were 
  held 
  during 
  the 
  year 
  

   under 
  the 
  auspices 
  of 
  various 
  educational, 
  scientific, 
  recreational, 
  and 
  

   governmental 
  groups. 
  In 
  addition 
  the 
  department 
  of 
  engineering 
  

   and 
  industries 
  arranged 
  27 
  special 
  displays— 
  12 
  in 
  graphic 
  arts 
  and 
  

   15 
  in 
  photography. 
  

  

  CHANGES 
  IN 
  ORGANIZATION 
  AND 
  STAFF 
  

  

  To 
  afford 
  a 
  more 
  usual 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  functions 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Alexander 
  

   Wetmore's 
  position, 
  on 
  January 
  16, 
  1943, 
  his 
  title 
  was 
  changed 
  to 
  

   Assistant 
  Secretary, 
  Smithsonian 
  Institution, 
  Director, 
  United 
  States 
  

   National 
  Museum. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  department 
  of 
  anthropology 
  Dr. 
  Joseph 
  E. 
  Weckler, 
  Jr., 
  

   associate 
  curator 
  in 
  the 
  division 
  of 
  ethnology, 
  resigned 
  on 
  January 
  6, 
  

   1943. 
  

  

  Following 
  the 
  death 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Leonhard 
  Stejneger, 
  head 
  curator 
  of 
  

   the 
  department 
  of 
  biology 
  for 
  many 
  years, 
  Dr. 
  Waldo 
  L. 
  Schmitt, 
  

   curator 
  of 
  the 
  division 
  of 
  marine 
  invertebrates, 
  was 
  advanced 
  to 
  the 
  

   position 
  of 
  head 
  curator 
  of 
  the 
  department 
  on 
  June 
  16, 
  1943. 
  Dr. 
  

   Doris 
  M. 
  Cochran's 
  title 
  was 
  changed 
  on 
  March 
  27, 
  1943, 
  to 
  associate 
  

   curator 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  division 
  of 
  reptiles 
  and 
  batrachians. 
  In 
  the 
  

   division 
  of 
  mollusks, 
  Dr. 
  Harald 
  A. 
  Render 
  was 
  reallocated 
  to 
  as- 
  

   sociate 
  curator 
  and 
  Dr. 
  Joseph 
  P. 
  E. 
  Morrison 
  to 
  assistant 
  curator 
  

   en 
  September 
  1, 
  1942. 
  On 
  July 
  1, 
  1942, 
  Walter 
  A. 
  Weber 
  was 
  ap- 
  

   pointed 
  assistant 
  curator 
  on 
  the 
  staff 
  of 
  the 
  division 
  of 
  birds 
  to 
  succeed 
  

   S. 
  Dillon 
  Ripley, 
  II. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  Frank 
  A. 
  Taylor, 
  who 
  is 
  now 
  on 
  military 
  

   duty, 
  the 
  head 
  curator 
  of 
  the 
  department 
  of 
  engineering 
  and 
  in- 
  

   dustries, 
  Carl 
  W. 
  Mitman, 
  assumed 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  division. 
  In 
  the 
  

   division 
  of 
  engineering 
  Fred 
  C. 
  Reed 
  was 
  appointed 
  acting 
  associate 
  

   curator 
  on 
  August 
  1, 
  1942, 
  while 
  Paul 
  E. 
  Garber 
  is 
  on 
  military 
  

   furlough. 
  Other 
  division 
  of 
  engineering 
  staff 
  appointments, 
  to 
  be 
  

   effective 
  only 
  for 
  the 
  duration 
  of 
  the 
  war, 
  are: 
  Kenneth 
  M. 
  Perry, 
  

   advanced 
  from 
  exhibits 
  worker 
  to 
  senior 
  scientific 
  aid, 
  August 
  1, 
  

   1942; 
  Burlie 
  Parks, 
  transferred 
  from 
  the 
  Museum 
  property 
  office 
  to 
  

   the 
  position 
  of 
  exhibits 
  worker 
  formerly 
  held 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Perry. 
  Dr. 
  

   Wallace 
  E. 
  Duncan, 
  assistant 
  curator, 
  section 
  of 
  chemical 
  industries, 
  

   resigned 
  on 
  July 
  31, 
  1942. 
  The 
  vacancy 
  caused 
  by 
  his 
  resignation 
  

   was 
  filled 
  November 
  2, 
  1942, 
  by 
  the 
  transfer 
  of 
  Joseph 
  W. 
  Schutz 
  

   from 
  the 
  Social 
  Security 
  Board. 
  

  

  An 
  honorary 
  appointment 
  was 
  conferred 
  on 
  Dr. 
  Walter 
  K. 
  Fisher 
  

   as 
  associate 
  in 
  zoology 
  on 
  June 
  25, 
  1943. 
  The 
  honorary 
  title 
  of 
  Dr. 
  

   T. 
  Wayland 
  Vaughan 
  was 
  changed 
  on 
  July 
  28, 
  1942, 
  from 
  associate 
  

   in 
  marine 
  sediments, 
  department 
  of 
  biology, 
  to 
  associate 
  in 
  paleontol- 
  

  

  