with friends and colleagues. Among the works of art given to the museum in her 

 honor on that memorable occasion were Jacob Kainen's painting "Dabrcwsky V" and 

 James Surls' sculpture "Black and White tipped Flower." 



July 25 



Exhibition: Ornamental and agrcmic grasses, grown and installed by the Office of 

 Horticulture, were exhibited at the first International Grass Symposium. 



July 27 



Symposium: The first international grass symposium on grass systematics and 

 evolution was held under the sponsorship of the Smithsonian, the American 

 Institute of Biological Sciences, and the National Science Foundation. Museum 

 botanist Thomas Sod ers trai n played a major role in planning the symposium, 

 attended by 150 scientists from the U.S. and abroad. 



July 29 



Symposium: "Our Next 50 Years: A Look at the U.S. Space Progr a m, " held at the 

 National Air and Space Museum, brought together a panel of experts to discuss the 

 findings and recommendations for the 21st century that were made by the 

 presidential ly appointed National Commission on Space. 



August 



Calendar: The Smithsonian calendar of events, produced by the Office of Public 

 Affairs, was redesigned to achieve a more readable and useful format. The 

 calendar continues to be published as a paid monthly advertisement in the 



Washington Post. 



August 



New Program: The Directorate of International Activities began a pilot three- 

 year program in cooperation with the National Museum of Natural History and the 

 international Man and the Biosphere Program, with a goal of designing a 

 practical, standardized methodology for collecting and managing biotic inventory 

 and other biological data in all biosphere reserves, potential reserves and other 

 endangered habitats. 



August 



Publication: Great Basin , sixth in the Smithsonian's projected twenty-volume 

 encyclopedic Handbook of North American Indians, was published by the Smithsonian 

 Institution Press and the National Museum of Natural History. 



August 



Exhibition: "Thomas T. Thompson Trilobite Collection," a display of the largest 

 and finest personal collection of North American trilobites, opened at the 

 National Museum of Natural History. 



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