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Dr. Adam G. Boving, 87, associate in zoology since 1939, died at his 

 home in Washington, D. C, on March 16, 1957. Dr. Boving was one 

 of the pioneers and world authorities on beetle larvae. Until his 

 retirement in 1945 he had been employed since 1913 as an entomologist 

 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Robert A. Cushman, 77, assistant custodian of Hymenoptera since 

 1927, died at Altadena, Calif., on March 27, 1957. Cushman was ap- 

 pointed entomologist in 1906 in the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 and remained in that organization until he retired for health reasons 

 in 1944. He published many significant articles dealing with the 

 classification of parasitic Hymenoptera. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Remington Kellogg, Director. 



Dr. Leonard Carmichael, 

 Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



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