I took up with especial zest the transfer of the 
archeological and ethnological collections from the Old 
to the New Museum building, to their classification, in- 
stallation and labelling. Three large halls on the 
second floor of the new building were at my disposal, and 
as a result of my endeavors these collections stand today 
as the most complete Museum presentation of the whole field 
of American anthropology yet achieved. The installation 
of the ethnological collections claimed also the skilled 
attention of Professor 0. T. Mason and his assistant, Dr. 
Walter Hough. I took an active part, however, in this 
work, especially in the designing of show cases and the de- 
Signing and pilates of lay figure groups, the series of 
the latter forming a most popular feature of the Museum 
exhibits. | 
The large central hall of the Museum building was 
assigned to art and the construction of the fixed Galt ere 
screens dividing the hall into 9 rooms was finished in Feb- 
ruary 1910, and the hanging of the paintings was completed 
about the middle of March. This installation proved most 
satisfactory resulting in a harmony of effect which elicited 
warm praise from numerous sources. 
This year, 1910, is noteworthy as the year in which 
the Natural History Building was finished and fully occupied 
by the various collections. At the end of the year there 
