54 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1913. 



completed and in its final form was discussed with the author, Mr. 

 Waldemar Bogoras, during the visit of Dr. Boas to Berlin in the 

 summer of 1912. The results of these discussions were embodied in 

 the work, the manuscript was delivered, and the typesetting com- 

 menced. At the same time Dr. Boas studied the Koryak texts col- 

 lected by Mr. Bogoras, published in accordance with the plan pre- 

 viously outlined, at the expense of the American Ethnological 

 Society, and the indispensable references were embodied in the gram- 

 matical sketclx. 



The Coos grammar by Dr. Leo J. Frachtenberg 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. Frachten- 

 berg, was submitted 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 type, 

 so that examples 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 materials on the Oregon 

 languages. He was engaged in collecting and arranging the Alsea 

 material for Part 2 of the Handbook of Languages, and in preparing 

 for the discussion of his Molala linguistics. The rapid disappearance 

 of the Calapooya may make it necessary, however, to complete the 

 field work on the language of this people before closing the work 

 on the other manuscripts, even though this procedure may entail delay 

 in the printing of the volume. 



Dr. Alexander F. Chamberlain, of Clark University, who has 

 undertaken the preparation of a grammar of the Kutenai language, 

 expects 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 preparations for a careful revision of 

 the Dakota Dictionary by Riggs, a work made necessary 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 

 expects to complete all the preliminary work by the summer of 1914, 

 so that, should facilities be available, she will then be able to under- 

 take the required field work. 



Miss Frances Densmore continued her studies in Indian music, 

 devoting special attention to that of the Sioux, and during the year 

 submitted three papers, comprising 252 pages of manuscript, original 

 phonographic records and musical transcription of 107 songs, and 23 

 original photographic illustrations. Three subjects have been ex- 



