ethnology and the United States National Museum. In fact, 
he has been in the scientific service of the government con- 
tinuously since 1871, with the exception of three years (1894- 
97) during which time he was curator of anthropology in the 
Field Museum of Natural History, and professor of anthropic 
geology at the University of Chicago. Besides being a 
geologist and anthropologist, Mr. Holmes is an artist of note, 
and has been curator of the National Gallery of Art, a branch 
of the National Museum, since its establishment several years 
AZO « Incidentally, he has been the representative of the 
government at seven national and international expositions. 
His influence upon the work of his collaborators and 
assistants has been very marked. The note of appreciation, 
which prefaces the anniversary volume of anthropological 
essays, remarks, in part: 
"This volume must not be regarded as merely commemora- 
tive of the day on which you achieve the seventieth milestone 
in your journey of life. It is rather an epitome of the in- 
fluence you have exerted on others through the passing years, 
a testimonial of your masterly leadership in both science and 
art. You are still at the height of your remarkable activity. 
At no time in your career have you done more noteworthy work 
in the advancement of knowledge than you are doing now. So 
with your splendid reserve of force, and with the inspiration 
derived from the important results of a generation of research 
in American archeology, we hope and expect you will continue 
