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Two short papers are also being prepared on Myriapods 

 and Cephalopods, respectively. 



Doctor Van Name has been engaged on a paper dealing 

 with the "Isopods of the West Indies Region," which he ex- 

 pects to complete during the coming year. 



During the year, two papers by Dr. W. G. Van Name, and 

 one by Mr. Paul S. Welch, were published in the Museum 

 Bulletin. ! K * ': Iffii 



A popular article entitled "A Journey to the Mariana 

 Islands — Guam and Saipan" was published by Professor 

 Crampton in the March- April number of Natural History, 

 illustrated by a series of excellent photographs. 



Progress has been made upon papers by W. L. Schmitt, 

 M. A. Pilsbry, Paul Bartsch, A. L. Treadwell, Ralph V. 

 Chamberlain, and J. P. Moore. 



Research Associate Frank J. Myers has continued to en- 

 large our Rotifer collections during the past 

 Accessions vear > an d in addition has donated to the depart- 

 ment a fine Watson microscope with complete 

 equipment for high-power work. He has also donated a 

 second slide cabinet for the protozoan collections. 



