REPOET OF THE SECRETARY. 33 



national Council of the Catalogue in voting to extend the work to at 

 least 1920. 



NECROLOGY. 



James Burrill Angell, doctor of laws, died April 1, 1916. He had 

 been a regent of the Institution for a quarter of a century, from Janu- 

 ary 19, 1887, to January 15, 1912, when he resigned on account of 

 age and inability longer to attend meetings of the board. He was 

 born at Scituate, R. I., January 7, 1829, and through his long life as 

 a journalist, an educator, and a diplomat he served his country faith- 

 fully in many positions of honor and trust. 



He began his career as a professor of modern languages at Brown 

 University, was a journalist during the period of the Civil War, 

 president of the University of Vermont 1866-1871, president of the 

 University of Michigan 1871-1909, United States minister to China 

 1880-1882, and minister to Turkey 1897-98, and served on several 

 important treaty commissions. In accepting his resignation as a 

 regent in 1912 the board recorded its appreciation of his long and 

 faithful service to the Smithsonian Institution. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Charles D. Walcott, Secretary. 



