ADMIMISTRATIVE REPORT XXIII 



Castillo at Chieheu Itza, and also of two models illustrating 

 in actual dimensions the remarkable sculptural embellish- 

 ments characteristic of the ancient Mayan architecture. 



PUBLICATIONS 



The Twentieth Annual Report and Part i of the 

 Twenty-second Report have been issued during the 

 year, the former in March and the latter in May, 1904. 

 The Twenty -first and Part ii of the Twenty -second are 

 in press. The Twenty -third was siibmitted for publica- 

 tion on February 23, and Bulletin 28 was sent to the 

 Public Printer on March 31, 1901. 



Publications are sent to two classes of recipients : First, 

 regularly, without special request, Jto working anthro- 

 pologists, public libraries, scientific societies, institutions 

 of learning, and to other persons or institutions able to 

 contribute to the work of the Bureau, publications, eth- 

 nologic specimens, or desirable data; second, to other 

 persons or institutions in response to special requests, 

 usually indorsed by Members of Congress. During the 

 year 1,946 copies of the Twentieth Annual Report have 

 been sent to regular recipients, and 2,500 miscellaneous 

 volumes and pamphlets have been distributed in response 

 to about an equal niimber of special requests. More than 

 250 of these requests have come through Congressmen, 

 and about 500 volumes have been sent in response. One 

 hundred and fifteen copies of Part i of the Twenty -second 

 Annual Report have been sent out. 



EDITORIAL WORK 



Mr Herbert S. Wood has had charge of the editorial 

 work during the year, being assisted in several instances 

 by Dr Elbert J. Benton, Mr E. Gr. Farrell (courteously 

 detailed for the work by the Grovernment Printing Office) , 

 and Mr William Barnum. The editorial work for the 

 year has consisted chiefly in the reading of proofs of the 

 Twenty-first and Twenty -second Annual Reports, and 

 the preparation for printing of the Twenty -third Annual 

 Report. 



