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In addition the collections include a large number of mollusks and other inverte- 

 brates, several thousand plants; in the neighborhood of two thousand photos; anthro- 

 pological materials, etc. 



Very respectfully, Theodore Roosevelt. 



The secretary stated further that the Associated Press dispatches 

 indicate that the expedition had secured five specimens of the white 

 rhinoceros, a very rare animal. This had been accomplished through 

 the concession of the King of Uganda who had given permission for 

 the party to hunt in his domain. The collections included many 

 duplicates which would be useful for comparative study. 



secretary's statement. 



National Museum. — The secretary stated that it was hoped to 

 open a portion of the new building to the public by March 1, but that 

 the opening of the entire building would probably not take place 

 until the close of the year. The question of opening the Museum 

 at night and on Sundays was discussed, and after a full interchange 

 of views, the Vice-President offered the following resolution, which 

 was adopted: 



Resolved, That the secretary be authorized and directed to prepare proper regula- 

 tions for the opening, on Sundays, for a period not longer than five hours, of such 

 portions of the National Museum as he may deem expedient, provided that the appro- 

 priations for the maintenance of the Museum will permit. 



George Washington memorial building. — The secretary spoke of the 

 proposed movement of the George Washington Memorial Association 

 to erect in Washington a memorial building, which would be used 

 as a center for the scientific, literary, and other educational associa- 

 tions. He mentioned the meeting to be held in this connection at 

 the Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution on February 

 19, and said that among the speakers would be President Taft, 

 Senator Lodge, and Senator Burton. 



The secretary said that his purpose in bringing the matter before 

 the board was merely to show that there was a prospect of securing 

 such a building as would afford a much needed relief to the present 

 crowded condition of the Smithsonian building, brought about in 

 part by the accommodations which the Institution had offered to the 

 National Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, the American Historical Association, and 

 others. 



The secretary added that there was great need of a building of the 

 kind referred to; for instance, at the International Congress on 

 Hygiene and Demography there would be 3,000 persons, and it would 

 be necessary to scatter them through possibly eight or ten buildings. 

 In answer to an inquiry, he said that the George Washington memorial 

 building would be erected by popular subscription, and that it 

 would be entirely independent of the George Washington University. 



