REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. Ill 



The number of books and bound periodicals in the circulating library established 

 for the employees is 1,220; 1,824 volumes circulated among 115 readers, and the cur- 

 rent periodicals were largely used. The pleasure and instruction afforded the 

 employees of the Instittition and Museum by this small collection amply justifies 

 the extremely moderate outlay. 



The inaugural dissertations and academic publications of the following universities 

 have been accessioned: Basel, Berlin, Bern, Bonn, Breslau, Cornell, Erlangen, Freid- 

 burg, Geissen, Gratz, Griefswald, Halle a. S. Heidelberg, Helsingfors, Jena, Johns 

 Hopkins, Jurjew, Kiel, Konigsberg, Leipzig, Louvam, Lund, Marburg, Rostock, St. 

 Petersburg, Strassburg, Toulouse, Tubingen, Utrecht, Wiirzburg, and Zurich. 

 Very respectfully, 



Cyrus Auler, Librarian. 



Mr. S. P. Langley, 



Secretary Smithsonidn Jnstittdion. 



