28 Report of the President 



Department of Woods and Forestry : 



Miss Mary Cynthia Dickerson, appointed Curator, January 18, 

 1911. 



Department of Books and Publications : 



Miss Ida Richardson Hood, appointed Assistant Librarian, 

 November 28, 1911. 



The following are the new appointments: 



Administrative Staff : 



United States Trust Company of New York, made Assistant 

 Treasurer, February 13, 1911. 



Department of Ichthyology and Herpetology : 



Dr. Bashford Dean, reappointed Curator, February 13, 1911. 



Department of Geology and Invertebrate Palaeontology : 



Mr. George Borup, appointed Assistant Curator of Geology, 

 December 20, 1911. 



We regret to record the resignation of Associate Curator 

 Harlan I. Smith, to take a post in the Ottawa Museum. Mr. 

 Smith has been in charge of the archaeological work of the 

 Department of Anthropology since 1895. 



I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 



Frederic A. Lucas, Director 



Changes in Building. — The most comprehensive and 

 important work of the year has been the completion and 

 occupation of the new administrative offices in the south 

 central section. This concentrates and centralizes the ad- 

 ministrative force, while the offices vacated have been altered 

 for the concentration and better accommodation of the staff of 

 the Departments of Vertebrate Palaeontology and of Ichthy- 

 ology and Herpetology as well as for the installation of the 

 Osborn Library of Vertebrate Palaeontology. This last has yet 

 to be done, but the other changes, save minor details, have 

 been made. 



The only matter of regret in this connection is that, owing 

 to the changes made during the past two years, the Library 

 is not quite so accessible to the public as formerly. It is 

 believed, however, that real students will come as formerly, 

 while the needs of the public will be largely met by the read- 

 ing room on the second floor, which, it is hoped, may act also 

 as a "feeder" for the Library. 



