98 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1911. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE. 



Senator Henderson presented the following report : 



To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 



Gentlemen : The only matter of unfinished business in the hands of this 

 committee is the Andrews will case. A report upon the case was made to the 

 board at the meeting of February 10, 1910, which after discussion was referred 

 back to the committee with power to act. 



As a result of a very thorough consideration of the matter, it is recom- 

 mended by the committee that all proceedings in the Andrews will case be 



dropped. 



John B. Henderson, Chairman. 



On motion the report of the permanent committee was adopted. 

 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The secretary stated that his report for the year ending June 30, 

 1910, had been printed and sent to the members of the board. 



Delay in formal opening of the new building for the National 

 Museum. — The secretary said that on account of the nondelivery of 

 cases it had been impossible to install the exhibition series in time for 

 the opening- of the building before the present Congress adjourned. 

 In view of this and of the great desirability of first having the com- 

 plete exhibition series thoroughly installed and the entire building in 

 condition for critical inspection he had thought it best to postpone 

 the formal opening until later. In the meantime the collections in 

 cases were so arranged as to be viewed by visitors. 



Additions to art collections. — The secretary remarked further that 

 Mr. William T. Evans had presented 32 more paintings to the col- 

 lections illustrating the work of American artists, and that he under- 

 stood that Mr. Evans contemplated assembling also a collection illus- 

 trative of wood engraving, an art which, because of the development 

 of the various photo-engraving processes, had practically fallen into 

 disuse. 



He added that Mr. Charles L. Freer had returned to China for the 

 purpose of enlarging his great collection illustrating the early devel- 

 opment of Chinese art, all of which it was expected would come to 

 the Institution. Many of these articles were exceedingly rare and 

 very difficult to obtain, and the Institution would be most fortunate 

 in securing them. 



Smithsonian African expedition. — The secretary stated that Col. 

 Boose velt's final account of the expedition would be found in the 

 secretary's report to the board. This, however, gave the scientific 

 results of the expedition in general terms only. He would state that 

 the total amount subscribed for the expedition was $51,700, and that 

 the expenditures to date amounted to $48,353.09, leaving a balance of 

 $3,346.91, which was being held for expenditures necessary to the 



