Director's Report for 1919 
ORGANIZATION OF THE. STAFF 
At the end of the year 1919, the staff of the Museum was 
as follows: 
Herbert E. Gregory, Acting Director. 
William T. Brigham, Director Emeritus. 
William H. Dall, Honorary Curator of Mollusca. 
Otto H. Swezey, Honorary Curator of Entomology. 
John F. G. Stokes, Curator of Polynesian Ethnology. 
C. Montague Cooke, Curator of Pulmonata. 
Charles N. Forbes, Curator of Botany. 
John W. Thompson, Artist and Modeler. 
Elizabeth B. Higgins, Librarian. 
Edwin H. Bryan, Assistant in Entomology. 
George C. Munro, Assistant in Ornithology. 
Helen M. Helvie, Superintendent of Exhibition Halls. 
Lahilahi Webb, Guide to Exhibits. 
Early in the year arrangements were made with Yale Uni- 
versity for the temporary release of Herbert E. Gregory, Silliman 
Professor of Geology, to assist the Trustees in formulating plans 
for the further development of the Museum. With the title of 
Acting Director, Professor Gregory assumed administrative charge 
in May. Before his arrival. the duties of the Director’s office 
were performed by the Curator of Polynesian Ethnology, John 
F. G. Stokes. From September to the end of the year, the Act- 
ing Director was represented by the Curator of Pulmonata, C. 
Montague Cooke. 
On July 1, Edwin H. Bryan, of the College of Hawaii, was 
appointed Assistant in Entomology. 
On August 11, Mrs. Lahilahi Webb, who holds a prominent 
position among the Hawaiians, was appointed as guide to the 
collections in the Exhibition Halls. 
Leave of absence for one year beginning September 1 has 
been granted to Elizabeth B. Higgins to study library manage- 
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