48 BUREAU OF AMERICAN BTHNOLOGY 
The bureau method of preserving the buildings for future 
students has now been adopted by other institutions, and 
work of this nature is being carried on at Pueblo Bonito, 
Chaco Canyon, by the National Geographic Society; at 
Chettro Kettle, in the same canyon, by the School of Amer- 
ican Research, Santa Fe, N. Mex.; at Pecos, N. Mex., by 
the Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; and at Aztec by the 
American Museum of Natural History of New York. This 
method of archeological work has created a great interest in 
archeological problems, as indicated by the increased number 
of visitors to these ruins, and has a great practical value as 
an asset to the communities in which these ruins are situated. 
It is the intention of the chief of the bureau to keep abreast 
of the other institutions in this regard. 
In the past year the bureau has entered upon two new lines 
of work which it is believed will not only increase its scientific 
output by intensive research but also appeal strongly to 
the popular interest and to the diffusion of knowledge 
already acquired. For many years it has not been found 
practical to continue work on the Hawaiian Islands, which is 
mentioned as one of the important items of ethnological 
research in the above act of Congress. A meeting of the 
Pan Pacific Convention in Honolulu shows an increased 
interest in the study of the Polynesian islands and their 
relation to the question of the peopling of America from 
the South Seas. Mr. Gerard Fowke, a collaborator of the 
bureau, was commissioned to attend this convention in 
the interest of the Smithsonian Institution, and he was 
instructed to gather whatever information he could in rela- 
tion to the archeology of the people, if any, that preceded 
the Hawaiian race of the present day. Although his results 
were negative, it is gratifying that the bureau took part in 
this convention, as it opened up several lines of work in 
other islands which it may later be advantageous to follow. 
The Sandwich Islands lie practically on the periphery of 
the sphere of influence of the Polynesian culture, and local 
investigators have the Hawaiians well in hand. There is 
considerable to do in mapping the distribution of temples 
and ancient buildings, but this work is being rapidly done 
