36 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
The radio program of the Smithsonian Institution organized two 
years ago has continued as a regular winter feature of the pro- 
gram of Station WRC, and has attained marked popularity as 
indicated by growing interest in the subject matter of the various 
talks. Thirty-two talks were given during the year from August 
5, 1925, to May 29, 1926, through the medium of 30 speakers, 14 of 
whom were members of the Smithsonian staff, including 12 from 
the National Museum. Seven of these talks reached a broader audi- 
ence than usual as they were broadcast also from station WBZ 
in Springfield, Mass. ‘The subjects covered a wide range of topics 
from butterflies to earthquakes, and turtles to comets. The subject 
matter of a number has been given permanent preservation by 
means of publication in the pages of the Scientific Monthly through 
the interest of its editor, Prof. J. McKeen Cattell. As an educa- 
tional factor for the spread of authentic scientific information the 
radio has a steadily increasing importance, and is a means for the 
diffusion of knowledge among men wholly in accord with the aim 
and ideals of the Smithsonian Institution. 
COLLECTIONS 
The growth in collections housed in the National Museum, while 
not so extraordinary as last year, has brought rich additions to our 
material. The total number of specimens received amounted to 
254,032, while there came to hand in addition more than 1,000 lots 
of material for examination and report. ‘These included approxi- 
mately 28,000 individual specimens in the department of biology 
alone. Gifts to schools and other educational agencies included 3,857 
objects, while 37,682 specimens were sent out to institutions or to 
private individuals in exchange for other materials. Loans of many 
thousands of specimens were made to specialists for study. 
Following is a résumé of the more important accessions for the 
year in the various departments and divisions of the Museum: 
Anthropology.—Among noteworthy accessions there may be men- 
tioned an excellent series of ethnological and cult material acquired 
by the Rev. D. C. Graham in western China and eastern Tibet, 
during his explorations in that region for the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion. The specimens obtained are especially valuable in completing 
collections previously at hand of the Miao aborigines, a native race 
whose culture will be lost as they are replaced by Chinese. Maj. 
Edward D. W. Dworak, formerly governor of the island of Min- 
danao, loaned a fine collection of Moro brass work for exhibition. 
The Bureau of American Ethnology transferred a collection of 
105 artifacts obtained in Young’s Canyon, Ariz., by J. C. Clarke, 
a welcome addition to the collections in American archeology. An 
