Evening star., 1921-12-08

pedition, from which the institution re-
searches mentioned In DR.. Walcotts
report was the Smithsonian African ex-
pedition from which the institution re-
800 birds, 200 reptiles and 200 fishes.
There was also mentioned Prof. God
dard's work on multiple charge
rocket for exploring scientifically the
unknSwn ,lnsIS upper layers Of the earth's at
branches published during the year 113
volumes and pamphlets, OF which there
were distributed to libraries and other
establishments throughout the world
total of 142,208 copies.
the new aircraft building, south of
the Smithsonian building, was opened
to the public, and several changes were
made In the organization of the mu-
scum. Visitors to the natural history
and industries building, 2sS,S9i. A
large number OF meetings and congresses
were held in the museum auditorium,
Made Separate Unit.
The National Gallery of Art, formerly
part OF the National Museum. was
made separate administrative unit un-
der the Smithsonian Institution on July
|. 1920. During the year there was
formed the National Gallery of Art
commission. A catalogue of the gal
lery.s present collections was prepared
toward building up an art library. ac-
cording to the report. The collections
now in the gallery are valued at several
million dollars, and all that Is needed
to insure its full development Is q suit
able building to house the growing col
lections. that are at present in part ex-
hibited in the natural history building
OF the National Museum, DIR. Walcott
said.
The building for the Freer CAL
nf Ff ppSttf h.. N,t
Gallery. was completed during the
year, and the Freer collections OF
American and oriental art are now
being installed. The task of identi-
lying, checking and cataloguing the
entire collection of 1856 OBJECTS was
begun and well advanced during the
year.
The bureau Of American ethnology
continued the study of the languages,
dwellings, social and religious Gus
toms and other aspects OF the cul-
tGral life Of the American Indian.
During the year archaeological field
work was carried on by the chief,
DR.. J. Walter Fewkes, on the Mesa
Verde National Park, Colorado, in the
course of which an extremely inter-
esttng ruin used by the prehistoric
Indians in connection with the wor-
ship of fire was excavated and re-
paired. Researches were also carried
quois, the kiowa, Pueblo, Usage,
l>awnee and others. -
Many Visitors Mt Zoo.
The National Geological Park, another
branch of the Smithsonian Institution,
continues to increase in popularity and
usefulness. as all previous attendance
records were broken by the number of
visitors during the past year, tOtaling
2,400.S37. The number of animals in the
collections was 1,545, representing 47S
species, a larger number of species than
ever before exhibited in the park. The
most urgent needs of the park are
suitable public restaurant, building for
the exhibition of small mammals, and
funds for grading and filling operations
in the park.
The astrophysical observatory during
the year established a new solar observ-
ing station on Mount Harqua Hala,
AriZ., probably the most consistently
cloudless region in the United States.
With the results from this station
and the Smithsonian observing station
at Montezuma, Chile, at both Of which
observations of the sun are conducted
daily, 1t is hoped to establish a sound
basis for the study of the relation be-
tween variations of the suns radia-
tion and our weather on the earth.
At the Mount Wilson station of the
observatory. DIR. Abbot brought to
perfection the solar cooker on whlch
he has been working for-several sea-
sens. and practically all cooking for
the station was carried on. using only
the suns heat. Preparation of volume
" of the annals of the observatory,
covering the last nine years, was
practically completed, according to
the report.
There also was included in the re-
port a discussion of the affairs of the
International Exchange Service,
which conducts an exchange of gov