TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THK 



BUREAL OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



W. H. Holmes, Chief 



INTRODUCTION 



The operations of the Bureau of American Ethnology 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 190-t, conducted in 

 accordance with the act of Congress making provisions 

 for continuing researches relating to the American 

 Indians, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, have been carried out, with minor modifications, 

 in accordance with plans of operations submitted, the 

 first on June 11 and the second on Septeml)er 26, and 

 duly approved by the Secretary. The first plan provided 

 for the month of July only. The Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion was engaged in an examination into the affairs of 

 the Bureau, and until this was brought to a conclusion it 

 was not regarded as feasible to formulate plans for the 

 year. The plan for July was extended to the months of 

 August and September, and on the 1st of October a plan 

 of operations for the remaining nine months of the year 

 was submitted and duly approved by the Secretary. 



On July 31 Mr W J McGee, ethnologist in charge, ten- 

 dered his resignation, which was accepted, and the posi- 

 tion of ethnologist in charge was discontinued. 



The research work has been carried forward by a per- 

 manent force of eight scientific employees, and a niunber 

 of temporary assistants have been engaged for i)eriods of 



