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mmmmm , THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY SOT CENTRAL CIRCULATION BOOKSTACKS The person charging this material is re- sponsible for its renewal or its return to the library from which it was borrowed on or before the Latest Date stamped below. The Minimum Fee for each Lost Book is $50.00. Theft/ mutilation, and underlining of books are reasons for disciplinary action and may result in dismissal from the University. TO RENEW CALL TELEPHONE CENTER, 333-8400 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN MAR 9 1991 When renewing by phone, write new due date below previous due date. L162 Field Museum of Natural History Reports, Vol. VII, Plate XXI ERNEST R. GRAHAM Trustee of the Museum and member of the Building Committee Field Museum of Natural History Founded by Marshall Field, 1893 Publication 248 Report Series Vol. VII, No. 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR 1927 nf -"^ THE imm JUL 3 1323 Of 'LUNOIS UNlVWSltY Chicago, U. S. A. January, 1928 OF THE tiW^ViiuSHY Of ILimOlS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY FIELD MUSEUM PRESS ^ i V BEQUESTS Bequests to Field Museum of Natural History may be made in securities, money, books or collections. They may, if desired, take the form of a memorial to the memory of a person or cause, to be named by the giver. For those desirous of making bequests to the Museum, the following form is suggested: FORM OF BEQUEST I do hereby give and bequeath to Field Museum of Natural History of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, Cash contributions made within the taxable year to Field Museum of Natural History to an amount not in excess of 15 per cent of the taxpayer's net income are allowable as deduc- tions in computing net income under Article 251 of Regula- tion 69 relating to the income tax under the Revenue Act of 1926. Endovmients may he made to the Museum with the pro- vision that an annuity be paid to the patron during his or her lifetime. These annuities are tax-free and are guaranteed against fluctuation in amount. CONTENTS Board of Trustees 180 Officers and Committees 181 Staff of Museum 182 Report of the Director 185 Lectures and Entertainments 197 The James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Public School and Children's Lectures 201 Publications 204 Library 205 Expeditions 208 Accessions 233 Cataloguing, Inventorying and Labeling 253 Installations, Rearrangements and Permanent Improvements 257 The N. W. Harris Public School Extension 283 Art Research Classes 284 Division of Public Relations 285 Division of Printing 288 Divisions of Photography, Roentgenology and Illustration 290 Division of Memberships 291 Attendance Statistics 293 Financial Statements 294 List of Accessions 296 Department of Anthropology 296 Department of Botany 299 Department of Geology 301 Department of Zoology 304 Raymond Division 307 Division of Photography 307 The Library 308 Articles of Incorporation 320 Amended By-Laws 322 List of Benefactors, Honorary Members, and Patrons 327 List of Corporate Members 328 List of Life Members 329 List of Associate Members 332 List of Sustaining Members 347 List of Annual Members 351 180 Field Museum op Natural History—Reports, Vol. VII THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Watson F. Blair Chauncey Keep John Borden Charles H. Markham Harry E. Byram Cyrus H. McCormick William J. Chalmers William H. Mitchell Richard T. Crane, Jr. Frederick H. Rawson D. C. Davies Martin A. Ryerson Captain Marshall Field James Simpson Stanley Field Solomon A. Smith Ernest R. Graham Albert A. Sprague Albert W. Harris Silas H. Strawn William Wrigley, Jr. Deceased, 1927 Edward E. Ayer Arthur B. Jones Jan. 1928 Annual Report of the Director 181 OFFICERS Stanley Field, President Martin A. Ryerson, First Vice-President Watson F. Blair, Second Vice-President Albert A. Sprague, Third Vice-President D. C. Davies, Secretary Arthur B. Jones, Assistant Secretary Solomon A. Smith, Treasurer COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Stanley Field Albert A. Sprague Watson F. Blair *Edward E. Ayer William J. Chalmers Captain Marshall Field *Arthur B. Jones John Borden FINANCE COMMITTEE Watson F. Blair *Arthur B. Jones Martin A. Ryerson Chauncey Keep Albert W. Harris BUILDING COMMITTEE William J. Chalmers Albert A. Sprague Cyrus H. McCormick Ernest R. Graham Harry E. Byram AUDITING COMMITTEE Arthxhi B. Jones Charles H. Markham Silas H. Strawn PENSION COMMITTEE Albert A. Sprague Solomon A. Smith James Simpson •deceased 182 Field Museum of Natural History—Reports, Vol. VII LIST OF STAFF DIRECTOR D. C. Davies DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY Berthold Lauper, Curator A. L. Kroeber, Research Associate in American Archaeology ASSISTANT curators Albert B. Lewis, Melanesian Ethnology Ralph Linton, Oceanic and Malayan Ethnology William D. Strong, North American Ethnology and Archaeology J. Eric Thompson, Mexican and Maya Archaeology W. D. Hambly, African Ethnology Henry Field, Physical Anthropology William M. McGovern, South American and Mexican Ethnology T. George Allen, Egyptian Archaeology John G. Prasuhn, Modeler department of botany B. E. Dahlgren, Acting Curator Paul C. Standley, Associate Curator of the Herbarium J. Francis Macbride, Assistant Curator of Taxonomy James B. McNair, Assistant Curator of Economic Botany Samuel J. Record, Research Associate in Wood Technology Carl Neuberth, Custodian of Herbarium DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY O. C. Farrington, Curator Henry W. Nichols, Associate Curator Elmer S. Riggs, Associate Curator of Paleontology Sharat K. Roy, Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology DEPARTMENT OP ZOOLOGY Wilfred H. Osgood, Curator William J. Gerhard, Associate Curator of Insects C. E. Hellmayr, Associate Curator of Birds BoARDMAN CONOVER, Associate in Ornithology assistant curators Edmund Heller, Mammals Karl P. Schmidt, Reptiles John T. Zimmer, Birds Alfred C. Weed, Fishes R. Magoon Barnes, Oology Edmond N. Gueret, Osteology Alfred M. Bailey, Assistant Colin C. Sanborn, Assistant taxidermists Julius Friesser, Mammals C. J. Albrecht, Maminals L. L. Pray, Fishes Leon L. Walters, Reptiles Arthur G. Rueckert, Mammals Ashley Hine, Birds "resigned Jan. 1928 Annual Report of the Director 183 DEPARTMENT OF THE N. W. HARRIS PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTENSION Stephen C. Simms, Curator A. B. WOLCOTT, Assistant Curator THE LIBRARY Elsie Lippincott, Librarian Emily M, Wilcoxson, Assistant Librarian registrar auditor Henry F, Ditzel Benjamin Bridge Clifford C. Gregg, General Assistant recorder purchasing agent Elsie H. Thomas Douglas W. Gibson THE JAMES nelson AND ANNA LOUISE RAYMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL AND children's LECTURE DIVISION Dorothy R. Cockrell, Chief Margaret Fisher Cleveland P. Grant Margaret M. Cornell E.Vance Cooke, Jr. division of public relations H. B. Harte, in charge division of memberships *R. R. More, in charge division of printing U. A. Dohmen, in charge divisions of photography, roentgenology and illustration C. H. Carpenter, Photographer Carl F. Gronemann, Artist A. A. Miller, Photogravurist Charles A. Corwin, Artist Anna Reginalda Bolan, Roentgenologist superintendent of maintenance John E, Glynn CHIEF engineer W. H. Corning William E. Lake, Assistant Engineer •Resigned LIBRARY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 1927 To the Trustees of Field Museum of Natural History: I have the honor to present a report of the operations of the Museum for the year ending December 31, 1927. In reviewing the history of this year, three things stand out prominently which alone would make it especially noteworthy in the annals of the Institution. They are: first, the year's attendance exceeded 1,000,000, outstripping all previous years; second, extensive structural changes were made which added fourteen halls to the space available for exhibits; and third, through the activities of sixteen expeditions, and through the continued expansion of intra- mural research, publications, and dissemination of knowledge by exhibits and other means, the Museum has again made a great contribution to the causes of science and education. The number of persons who visited the Museum in 1927 was 1,043,546. This exceeds the attendance of 1926, the next largest, by 112,975. As there were only one or two especially important events at Soldier Field or in Grant Park during the year to attract crowds into the vicinity of the Museum, this large and gratifying gain in attendance can rightfully be assigned to the constantly in- creasing interest of the public in the Museum itself. In the six years and eight months since the Museum has been in its pre- sent building it has received a total of 4,740,877 visitors. This is more than the total number for 22 years in its former building in Jackson Park. The structural changes, above mentioned, were undertaken to gain additional exhibition area which was greatly needed for anthro- pological and zoological material which either has already been acquired or is to be acquired in the future. This reconstruction was a vast undertaking, and the large expense involved was met by contributions made by President Stanley Field. Details of the work of the sixteen Field Museum expeditions in the field during the year will be found in the various departmental sections of this Report. A brief summary is given herewith: The Second Rawson-MacMillan Subarctic Expedition set out in June for fifteen months in Labrador and Baffin Land, to 185 186 Field Museum of Natural History—Reports, Vol. VII make explorations, collect anthropological, botanical, geological, and zoological material, conduct scientific researches, and make topo- graphical studies. The expedition is financed by Mr. Frederick H. Rawson, and led by Lieutenant-Commander Donald B. MacMillan. A fleet of three vessels, Commander MacMillan's flagship "Bow- doin," the schooner "Radio," and the power boat "See-Ko," is engaged in the work. The expedition has established a scientific station near Nain, in Labrador. Dr. William D. Strong, Mr. Sharat K. Roy, Mr. Alfred C. Weed, and Mr. Arthur G. Rueckert are mem- bers of the Museum staff on this expedition. The Field Museum-Chicago Daily News Abyssinian Expedition returned in May after more than eight months in Abyssinia, during which 3,500 mammals, birds, fishes and reptiles, many of them rare species, were collected.