Report of the President. 29 



Basketry Designs of the Salish Indians. By Livingston Farrand. (Mem. 

 II, pp. 393-399, pll. xxi-xxiii, 15 text figures.) 



Archaeology of the Thompson River Region. By Harlan I. Smith. (Mem. 

 II, pp. 401-442, pll. xxiv-xxvi, 51 text figures.) 



Symbolism of the Huichol Indians. By Carl Lumholtz. (Mem. Ill, pp. 

 I-22S, pll. i-iv, 291 text figures.) Completed and published May, igoo. 



Traditions of the Chilcotin Indians. By Livingston Farrand. (Mem. IV, 

 PP- I-54-) ' 



Cairns of British Columbia and Washington. By Harlan I. Smith and 

 Gerard Fowke. (Mem. IV, pp. 55-75, pll. i-v.) 



Ethnographical Album of the North Pacific Coasts of America and Asia. 

 (Part I, pp. 1-5, pll. i-xxviii.) 



DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



A Monograph of the Sesiidse of America, North of Mexico. By William 

 Beutenmiiller. (Mem. I, pp. 218-352, pll. xxix-xxxvi, 24 text figures.) 



The American Museum Journal. (Vol. I, Nos. 1-5.) 



I desire to here record my hearty appreciation of the kind 

 cooperation given by the city government in furthering the inter- 

 ests of the Museum as regards its maintenance and its equipment 

 for the purposes of exhibition. 



I extend an expression of my sincere thanks to the Trustees for 

 their assistance in administering the affairs of the Museum and to 

 those persons who have aided the Museum by gifts of money or 

 specimens. 



I also desire to express on behalf of my colleagues and myself 

 our appreciation of the able and loyal service rendered by the 

 heads of departments and their assistants in the various activities 

 of the Museum. 



MORRIS K. JESUP, 



President. 



Addenda. — Since the preparation of this report the Trustees have formally 

 received from Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, on behalf of the Museum, the Bement 

 Collection of Minerals and the Tiffany Collection of Gems, the largest indi- 

 vidual gift the Museum has ever received. A description of these collections 

 will be given in the next Annual Report. 



