20 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 



the management of this corporation through the membership of the 

 secretary in its board of directors, which is composed of business 

 and professional men, many of whom have had experience in large 

 industrial and mining enterprises, and it is provided in the certificate 

 of incorporation that the Smithsonian Institution may receive funds 

 for research and experimentation. 



The chief assets of the corporation at present are the Cottrell 

 patents relating to the precipitation of dust, smoke, and chemical 

 fumes by the use of electrical currents. Dr. F. G. Cottrell, the in- 

 ventor and donor of these patents, has described their operation and 

 advantages and the progress thus far made in their installation in 

 an article printed in the Smithsonian Report for 1913. 



A number of other patents in various fields of industry have been 

 offered by officers of the Government and scientific institutions, as 

 well as by manufacturing corporations holding patents not available 

 for their own purposes, and undoubtedly there are many others, 

 both in this country and abroad, who will be glad to have their in- 

 ventions utilized for the benefit of scientific research. 



AMERICAN SCHOOL OF ARCHEOLOGY IN CHINA. 



In my last report mention was made of the proposed establish- 

 ment of an American school of archeology in China. The objects of 

 the school as proposed are : ( 1 ) To prosecute archeological research 

 in eastern China; (2) to afford opportunity and facilities for in- 

 vestigation to promising and exceptional students, both foreign and 

 native, in Asiatic archeology; and (3) to preserve objects of archeo- 

 logical and cultural interest in museums in the countries to which 

 they pertain in cooperation with existing organizations, such as the 

 Societe d'Ankor, etc. 



The management of the affairs of the school is placed in the hands 

 of an executive committee of five, consisting of Dr. Charles D. Wal- 

 cotty Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ; Mr. Charles Henry 

 Butler, reporter of the United States Supreme Court; Prof. E. W. 

 Shipley, of St. Louis; Mr. Charles L. Freer, of Detroit; and Mr. 

 Eugene Meyer, jr., of New York. The general committee consists 

 of IG gentlemen especially interested in archeological research in 

 China, Avith Dr. Walcott as chairman and Mr. Butler as secretary. 

 A preliminary survey in the Chinese Republic for the information 

 of the general committee in considering the permanent organization 

 of the proposed school has been made, and the committee will later 

 be called together for further consultation. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



Of new publications there was issued by the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion and its branches during the year a total of 6,807 printed pages, 



