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The more important acquisitions during the year were as follows : — 



244 negatives of South America and the Southern Pacific Islands, the gift of 



Dr. Thomas Barbour; 

 A set of photographs showing the effect of the Omaha tornado; 

 A set of photographs of the Grand Coulee District of Washington. 



During the year six electric-light fixtures were installed over the 

 slide case and two over the photograph cases. These have been 

 fitted with special reflectors and powerful tungsten lamps, greatly 

 facilitating the use of the collection on dark days. 



The Josiah Dwight Whitney scholarships were awarded as 

 follows: — $100 to Mr. George Belchic, student in the Rocky 

 Mountain summer course in geology; $100 and the balance of the 

 income to Mr. W. G. Foye, 2G, for geological and geographical 

 studies in Ontario. 



Professors Wolff and Palache continued instruction in the eco- 

 nomic geology of non-metalliferous substances, but this course 

 now extends throughout the year and is to be given by Professors 

 Graton and Palache, with lectures also by Professors Wolff, Smyth, 

 and Jeffrey. A new half course, on t]je geology of iron ores, under 

 Prof. H. L. Smyth, has been added to the Departmental program. 



Professor Ward was absent on sabbatical leave during the first 

 half year. From August 22 to October 18 he took part in the 

 transcontinental excursion of the American Geographical Society. 

 The early part of the winter was spent in preparing two papers 

 for publication, and in the revision of lectures. During the second 

 half year Professor Ward gave Geology B (29 students) ; Geology 

 19 (4 students); Geology 20e (2 students); and Geology B at 

 Radcliffe College (8 students). During February he also gave 

 at the request of the Graduate School of Business Administration, 

 a course of six illustrated lectures on the geography of South 

 America, for the students in the course on commercial relations 

 with South America. These lectures were also attended by stu- 

 dents in Spanish-American history. Much time was spent during 

 the entire year in connection with Blue Hill Observatory, of which, 

 after May 1, Professor Ward was unofficially in charge. 



Mention was made in the last report of the death of Prof. A. 

 Lawrence Rotch, in April, 1912. The endowment fund of $50,000 

 which was left by him for the maintenance of the Blue Hill Ob- 

 servatory not being available until the end of April, 1913, Mrs. 

 Rotch very generously agreed to pay all the running expenses of 

 the Observatory for one year. Her generosity made it possible 

 to continue the work at Blue Hill without interruption, thus adding 



