ADMINISTRATIVE EEPOKT 21 



The Coos grammar by Dr. Leo J. Fraeliteuberg was 

 completed, so far as the work of the editor, Dr. Boas, is 

 concerned, the page proofs having been finally revised. 



The manuscript for the Siuslaw grammar, also by Dr. 

 Frachtenberg, was siibmitted and the editing considerably 

 advanced. This will be completed as soon as the entire 

 series of Siuslaw texts are in print — a work that- has been 

 undertaken under Dr. Boas's editorship by Columbia 

 University. All the collected texts are now in tyi^e, so 

 that exami^les can be added to the manuscript of the 

 grammar. 



Dr. Frachtenberg remained in Siletz, Oreg., throughout 

 the year for the purpose of revising on the spot the mate- 

 rials on the Oregon languages. He was engaged in collect- 

 ing and arranging the Alsea material for part 2 of the 

 Handbook of Languages, and in preparing for the discus- 

 sion of his Molala linguistics. The rapid disappearance of 

 the Calapooya may make it necessary, however, to com- 

 l^lete the field work on the language of this people before 

 closing the work on the other manuscrijjts, even though 

 this procedure may entail delay in the printing of the 

 volume. 



Dr. Alexander F. Chamberlain, of Clark University, 

 who has undertaken the j)rej)aration of a grammar of the 

 Kutenai language, ex^Dects to deliver his manuscript early 

 in the new fiscal year. The printing of this sketch must 

 necessarily be delayed until the text material is available 

 in print. 



Miss Haessler continued her prei)arations for a careful 

 revision of the Dakota Dictionary by Riggs — a work made 

 necessaiy by reason of the need of greater precision in 

 phonetics and translation, as well as of a more systematic 

 arrangement of the material. Miss Haessler expected to 

 complete all the preliminary work by the sununer of 1914, 

 so that, should facilities be available, she would then be 

 able to undertake the required field work. 



Miss Frances Densmore continued her studies in Indian 

 music, devoting special attention to that of the Sioux, and 



