Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23

temperature or liquid air
The institution continues its lease of a
table at the Naples geological station
which has been occupied by Dr. Stewart
Patton Of Johns Hopkins University, Mr.. w
=. Bell OF the State University of Iowa,
DR.. Harold Heath of the Leland Stanford
IT,. University and DR.. E. L. Mellus of
Baltimore. DR.. NJ. NJ Metcalf of OberNn
College will occupy the table during a part
of the current year.
The permanent fund of the institution
now amounts to $4,000. and there has
been an additional sum of $3.50 received
IN United States bonds as the last INSTALL
G. Hodgkins. The total appropriations made
by Congress for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1907, to be administered by the in
stitution. was $925. $50. of which half mil
lion Is for the new building for the Ma
tonal Museum, making the amount of
money available for the actual work of the
institution and its branches for the year In
the neighborhood of $500, 600.
Atmospheric MEDICATION.
An important memoir in the series of the
contributions to, knowledge entitled AT
mospheric Nucleation," by DR.. Carl Barus.
was published, and a new edition of the
Smithsonian geographical tables, edited by
President r. s. Woodward, was put in
press. In view Of the increased interest and
Importance attaching to earthquakes, "a sup
plement to the Catalogue of EARTHQUAKES
on the Pacific Coast beginning 1897 is
now in preparation. Many valuable pubIi-
cations were issued by the National
Museum.
In conformity with the order of the PresI-
dent OF January "a, 1905, an advisory COM
mittee ON printing and publication now has
general supervision over all the publica-
tons issued under the institution and new
rules for the guidance of authors in the
| nrpn raf Inn Of
pared and promulgated.
Among the gifts to the library deserving
of special mention were a unique Tibetan
manuscript from the government of India
a large work descriptive of the Heber R.
Bishop collection of jades, and the con-
tinued additions by Gen. John Watts de
Peyster to his library on Napoleon. The
heirs of Secretary Langley presented his
gold medals, diplomas and other scientific
tokens to the institution.
The institution has continued to furnish
the International Catalogue of Scientific
Literature with a classified index to al:
scientific publications issued in the United
States.
Congress appropriated $1,000 for the pro-
lection of Casa Grande ruin and excava-
tons on the reservation, and work on this
is now in progress with important results,
1T being stated by the archaeologist in
charge of the excavations that he has
found there the American Pompeii.
The institution has materially assisted the
California Academy of Sciences in reha bill
tating its library by duplicating its own
publications and by forwarding free of ex-
pense to the academy any publications
which were contribute. to it, and by solicit
ing from all scientific societies and acade-
mics abroad new sets of their publications
for the California academy. Large and
valuable additions have resulted from this
work.
. The Fine Arts
The subject of the fine arts has been of
very great importance since the valuable
art ooflections. of Charles L. F'reer were
actually conveyed by deed Of gift to the
institution on May 5, 1905, by Mr.. Freer.
The Supreme Court of the District Of CO.
lumbia has decided that the Smithsonian
tional gallery of art, and has awarded it
the Harriet Lane Johnston collection con-
tanning number of variable paintings.
The new building for the National Mu-
scum Is making progress it will probably
not be completed for period of two years
more, making in all from four and a half
to five years, not an undue time for the
construction of so great building.
The most important collection received
during the year in the scientific series
was 1900 specimens of the lepidoptera
from North and South America. donated
by Mr.. William Schaus. From the dupli-
Gates in the reserve collections nearly
10000 specimens were made UP into $50
sets and distributed to schools and col
The bureau Of American ethnology has
made field Investigations and has contin-
ued to devote a large share of its time
to work on the Handbook of Indians. The
first volume of this is now in page FORM
and it is expected that Its issue will not
be very long delayed. The bureau has
Also with a view to aiding in the preser-
walton of American antiquities. complied
a card catalogue Of archaeological sites.
especially the ruined pueblos and cliff
dwellings, and has prepared series OF
bulletins giving Information concerning
these antiquities.
International Exchange Service.
The international exchange service has
handled packages amounting to 471,OVO
pounds, and now has 56.414 correspondents,
an increase Of more than 1900 over the pre-
ceding year. It has, through the Depart
ment of State, entered into relations with
the government Of China and with Portu-
gueSe East Africa
The National Geological Park now has
1872 animals, including some rare ones
from various parts Of the world. 1t has in
contemplation the preparation OF small
building which can be used as hospital
and quarantine for sick animals and as
pathological and anatomical laboratory Tor
the Advancement of science.
The astrophysical observatory has col
lected information relating to solar radia-
ton and to the transparency Of the earth's
atmosphere and the suns envelope, espe-
cially with the aim of securing data with
regard to- the suspected variability Of the
sun. During part of the year the acting
director was engaged in work on Mt. VIII
son, in southern California, and sufficient
material was assembled to warrant the is
suing of second volume of the annals.
which is now in preparation.
Reports of committees were presented and
authority was given to add the residual
Hodgkins fund to the permanent fund in
the United States treasury. Representative
DALI, IL was elected to fill the vacancy on
the executive committee caused by the
death of Mr.. Hit. A communication was
received from the attorney of Mrs. Mary
Bates Coues announcing the bequest to the
institution of portrait of DR.. Elliot Coues.
and the board accepted the bequest. Reso-
lutions were adopted thanking the heirs OF
Secretary Langley for the gift of his med
ais and Mr.. Schaus for the gift of his col
lection. A statement was presented from
the superintendent in charge of the con-
struction of the building for the National
Museum concerning the progress being
made and a model of the main entrance
of the building was shown to the board.
FESTIVAL FOR NEW CANAL.
zeebugge Port Formally Opened for
Commerce July l.