32 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1937 



iiigs was recorded as follows: Smithsonian Building, 364,057; Arts 

 and Industries Building, 1,050,388 ; Natural History Building, 702,057 ; 

 Aircraft Building, 171,430. 



Publications and printing. — The sum of $22,000 was available dur- 

 ing the year for printing the Museum Annual Report, Bulletins, and 

 Proceedings, an increase of $17,950 over the previous year, and a cor- 

 responding increase in volume of publication was reflected. Thirty- 

 three publications were issued — the Annual Report, 1 volume of 

 Proceedings (completed), 2 Bulletins, and 29 Proceedings separates. 

 The two Bulletins issued were : No. 153, part 2, "Birds Collected by the 

 Childs Frick Expedition to Etliiopiu and Kenya Colony : Passeres", 

 by Dr. Herl)ert Friedmann; and no. 1G7, "Life Histories of North 

 American Birds of Prey: Part 1, Order Falconiformes", by Arthur 

 Cleveland Bent, the tenth volume in this series of life histories of North 

 American birds. The total number of octavo pages printed was 1,G04 ; 

 and of plates, 135. Volumes and separates distributed during the year 

 to libraries and individuals throughout the world aggi-egated 68,822. 

 more than twice as many as last year. 



An important step in the advance of Museum efficiency was the 

 thorough overhauling and equipping of the Museum's Branch Print- 

 ing Office early in the year. Through the generous cooperation of the 

 Public Printer, a reconditioned and fully equipped linotype machine 

 was installed by the Government Printing Office, together with new 

 type faces suitable for the printing of Museum labels. As a direct 

 result of this new equipment, the labeling and job-printing work of 

 the Museum is practically up to date for the first time in many years. 



Assistance from xoorh relief agencies. — The Museum profited umch 

 by the continued assignment of workers from the Works Progress 

 Administration of the District of Columbia. The number of sucli 

 workers increased from GG at the beginning of the year to 88 at the end, 

 and the work totaled 89,419 man-hours, covering the following tasks : 

 Checking, labeling, and repairing library material; preparing draw- 

 ings and photographs; typing; arranging, cataloging, labeling, 

 mounting, and numbering specimens; model making; translating; 

 work on plaster casts ; and drafting. 



Special exhibitions. — Sixteen special exhibitions were held during 

 the year under the auspices of various scientific, educational, and Gov- 

 ernment agencies, such as the Works Progress Administration, Third 

 World Power Conference, Association of Federal Architects, and the 

 District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs. 



The division of graphic arts featured 18 special exhibits — 9 in 

 graphic arts and 9 in photography. 



Changes in organization and staff. — No major change in adminis- 

 trative organization occurred during the year and but few changes 

 in the scientific staff. The designation of the carpenter shop was 



