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Smithsonian and the remaining 11 as members of the staff, 7 being 

 from the Museum. Those who participated in this program were 

 few in number, however, as compared with those who contributed 

 toward making it a success by furnishing information, suggestions, 

 and encouragement. The series will be resumed in the early autumn. 



The Smithsonian radio program was as follows : 



October 19, 1923, " The Smithsonian Institution — Its origin and 

 functions," by Austin H. Clark, curator of echinoderms in the Mu- 

 seum ; October 22, " The Bureau of American Ethnology," by Dr. 

 J. Walter Fewkes, chief ; October 29, " The Arts and Industries 

 Museum," by Carl W. Mitman, curator of mineral and mechanical 

 technology in the Museum; October 31, "The historical collections," 

 by Theodore T. Belote, curator of history in the Museum ; November 

 5, " The National Gallery of Art," by Prof. W. H. Holmes, director 

 (read by Mr. Clark) ; November 9, " The National Herbarium," 

 by Dr. F. V. Coville, honorary curator of plants in the Museum; 

 November 16, " The Astrophysical Observatory," by Dr. C. G. Abbot, 

 director ; April 9, 1924, " The giants of the animal world," by Mr. 

 Clark; April 16, "Little folks in Greenland," by Miss Elisabeth 

 Deichmann of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, given under 

 the auspieces of the Smithsonian Institution; April 23, "The Na- 

 tional Zoological Park," by Ned Hollister, superintendent ; April 30, 

 " Useful plants of American origin," by F. L. Lewton, curator of 

 textiles in the Museum ; May 7, " Shooting stars and what they are," 

 by Dr. George P. Merrill, head curator of geology in the Museum; 

 May 14, "Animal terrors of past ages — dinosaurs," by Charles W. 

 Gilmore, curator of vertebrate paleontology in the Museum ; May 21, 

 " The nonmagnetic ship Carnegie and her work," by Capt. James 

 Percy Ault of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, given in co- 

 operation with the Smithsonian Institution; May 26, "Assiniboine 

 Indian music — songs of the Strong Heart Society," grass dance and 

 war dance songs, accompanied by a native drum, by Spotted Eagle 

 (George Connor) and Black Owl (James Archdale), arranged by 

 Miss Frances Densmore and given under the auspices of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution; May 28, "Large game animals of North Amer- 

 ica," by Dr. E. W. Nelson, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture, given in coopera- 

 tion with the Smithsonian Institution ; June 4, " Flying animals," 

 by Mr. Clark; June 18, "Atmospheric electricity," by Dr. S. J. 

 Mauchly of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, given in co- 

 operation with the Smithsonian Institution. 



In addition to the Smithsonian series, a talk by Carl W. Mit- 

 man on the early days of the automobile industry, prepared at the 



