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bert Ward, and the donation was accepted by Vice President Calvin 

 Coolidge, as Chancellor of the Smithsonian. 



Second International Congress of Eugenics. — On the occasion of 

 this congress, which met in New York City from September 22 to 28, 

 1921, an exhibit of eugenics and anthropology was brought together 

 for display from September 22 to October 22, 1921, in the American 

 Museum of Natural History. By invitation, the United States 

 National Museum, through Dr. A. Hrdlicka, curator of physical 

 anthropology, prepared and sent a special exhibit illustrating 

 "Human variation, inheritance, acquired characteristics, evolution 

 of parts, and reversions," which filled 11 large cases and attracted 

 very favorable attention. Doctor Hrdlicka was a member of the 

 general committee of the congress and also one of the speakers. 



ORGANIZATION AND STAFF. 



The organization of the Museum as reported a year ago has under- 

 gone but slight change. The Loeb collection of chemical types has 

 been established as an independent entity of the department of arts 

 and industries, under the charge of Mr. F. L. Lewton. 



The changes in the scientific staff during the year were likewise 

 not numerous. Mr. Paul M. Frank was appointed assistant curator 

 in the division of mineral technology on November 16, 1921; Mr. 

 Charles Carey, aid in the division of history, on July 13, 1921; 

 Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, philatelist in the same division, on 

 January 3, 1922; Mr. Matthew W. Stirling, aid in the division of 

 ethnology, on September 15, 1921; Mr. Paul S. W. Conger, aid in 

 the division of marine invertebrates, on December 1, 1921; Mr. 

 Ralph C. Smith, aid in the division of graphic arts, on December 5, 

 1921 ; and Mr. Paul C. Van Natta, aid in the division of physical 

 anthropology , on December 16, 1921. 



Mr. Chester G. Gilbert's title in the division of mineral technology 

 was changed from associate curator to that of honorary curator. 

 Mr. Bradshaw H. Swales, who had been serving as custodian of 

 the section of birds' eggs, was appointed honorary assistant curator 

 in the division of birds. On February 23, 1922, Dr. F. W. Pennell 

 was designated collaborator in the division of plants for the re- 

 mainder of the calendar year, and on June 12, 1922, Mr. Robert 

 Sterling Clark was made collaborator in zoology for one year. Mr. 

 Neil M. Judd, curator of American archeology, was absent on fur- 

 lough from July 1 to September 24, 1921, and from May 1, 1922, 

 to the end of the fiscal year, in connection with explorations for the 

 National Geographic Society; and Mr. W. F. Foshag, assistant 

 curator in the division of mineralogy and petrology, was granted 

 furlough from September 1, 1921, to July 15, 1922. Mr. John J. 



