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These annuities are tax-free and are guaranteed against fluctuation in amount. 944027 CONTENTS Page Board of Trustees 7 Officers and Committees List of Staff 8 Report of the Director H Lectures and Entertainments 32 James Nelson and Anna Louise Raymond Public School and Children's Lecture Division 34 Nature Study Courses 39 Lecture Tours for Adults 40 Educational Meetings 41 Radio Broadcasting 41 Division of Publications 42 Library 45 Expeditions and Research 47 Accessions 93 Departmental Cataloguing, Inventorying and Labeling 124 Installations and Rearrangements 128 The N. W. Harris Public School Extension 155 Art Research Classes 156 Division of Public Relations 157 Division of Printing 162 Divisions of Photography, Roentgenology and Illustration 163 Division of Memberships 165 Cafeteria 166 Attendance Statistics and Door Receipts 167 Financial Statements 168 List of Accessions 170 Department of Anthropology 170 Department of Botany 173 Department of Geology 179 Department of Zoology 183 Raymond Division 186 Division of Photography 186 The Library 187 Articles of Incorporation 199 Amended By-Laws 201 List of Benefactors, Honorary Members, and Patrons 206 List of Corporate Members 207 List of Life Members 208 List of Associate Members 211 List of Sustaining Members 231 List of Annual Members 235 6 Field Museum of Natural History—Reports, Vol. VIII THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES John Borden Cyrus H. McCormick William J. Chalmers William H. Mitchell Richard T. Crane, Jr. Frederick H. Rawson Marshall Field Martin A. Ryerson Stanley Field Fred W. Sargent Ernest R. Graham Stephen C. Simms Albert W. Harris James Simpson Samuel Insull, Jr. Solomon A. Smith William V. Kelley Albert A. Sprague Charles H. Markham Silas H. Strawn William Wrigley, Jr. Deceased. 1929 Chauncey Keep Jan. 1930 Annual Report of the Director OFFICERS Stanley Field, President Martin A. Ryerson, First Vice-President Albert A. Sprague, Second Vice-President James Simpson, Third Vice-President Stephen C. Simms, Secretary Solomon A. Smith, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Stanley Field Albert A. Sprague Albert W. Harris Marshall Field William J. Chalmers John Borden James Simpson Silas H. Strawn finance committee Albert W. Harris *Chauncey Keep Martin A. Ryerson Solomon A. Smith Frederick H. Rawson building committee William J. Chalmers Albert A. Sprague Cyrus H. McCormick Ernest R. Graham William H. Mitchell auditing committee James Simpson Charles H. Markham Silas H. Strawn pension committee Albert A. Sprague Solomon A. Smith James Simpson •deceased 8 Field Museum of Natural History—Reports, Vol. VIII LIST OF STAFF DIRECTOR Stephen C. Simms DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY Berthold Laufer, Curator A. L. Kroeber, Research Associate in American Archaeology ASSISTANT CURATORS Albert B. Lewis, Melanesian Ethnology William D. Strong, North American Ethnology and Archaeology J. Eric Thompson, Central and South American Archaeology Paul S. Martin, North American Archaeology W. D. Hambly, African Ethnology Henry Field, Physical Anthropology 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 Llewelyn Williams, Assistant in Wood Technology Carl Neuberth, Custodian of Herbarium DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY 0. C. Farrington, Curator Henry W. Nichols, Associate Curator Elmer S. Riggs, Associate Curator of Paleontology Sharat K. Roy, Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY Wilfred H. Osgood, Curator William J. Gerhard, Associate Curator of Insects C. E. Hellmayr, Associate Curator of Birds H. B. Conover, Associate in Ornithology assistant curators John T. Zimmer, Birds Karl P. Schmidt, Reptiles R. Magoon Barnes, Birds' Eggs Alfred C. Weed, Fishes Edmond N. Gueret, Vertebrate Skeletons Colin C. Sanborn, Assistant in Mammalogy Walter A. Weber, Assistant and Artist Dwight Davis, Assistant in Osteology taxidermists Julius Friesser C. J. Albrecht L. L. Pray Leon L. Walters Arthur G. Rueckert Ashley Hine 'resigned Jan. 1930 Annual Report of the Director 9 department of the n. w. harris public school extension Cleveland P. Grant, Acting 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, Assistant to the Director RECORDER— IN CHARGE OF PUBLICATIONS Elsie H. Thomas PURCHASING AGENT J. L. Jones THE JAMES NELSON AND ANNA LOUISE RAYMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S LECTURE DIVISION Margaret M. Cornell, Chief June Work Gordon S. Pearsall Franklin C. Potter * Margaret F. Pyatt Miriam Wood *Alfred L. Hertel *Mary Louise Smith DIVISION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS H. B. Harte, in charge DIVISION OF MEMBERSHIPS Pearle Bilinske, 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 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 1929 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, 1929. It is most gratifying to be able to report an attendance for the year which breaks all records in the history of the Museum. The total number of visitors during 1929 was 1,168,430. This figure represents an increase of 144,803 over the attendance in 1928, and 122,884 over 1927, the latter year's attendance having been the largest previously attained in the Museum's history. It is worthy of note, too, that the 1929 attendance marks the third successive year in which the number of visitors has exceeded one million. Such impressive and encouraging figures indicate a response on the part of the public to the Museum's activities which makes it certain that the institution is fulfilling its great mission of disseminating knowl- edge of the natural sciences on a broad scale. Attendance of this size is, further, a tribute to the farsightedness of the Founder of the Museum, and the many others through whose generous bene- factions it has been possible to carry on the work on an ever ex- panding scale. The highest attendance for any single day in the history of the Museum was also achieved during 1929, on Friday, May 24, when the Museum received 59,843 visitors. A large part of the increase in the Museum's endowment, and an increasing part of the institution's operating funds, are derived from the many contributions received in the form of memberships. Renewed expressions of gratitude therefore are due to the many persons who have evidenced their interest and good will in this manner. On December 31, 1929, the Museum had on its member- ship rolls 5,781 names, a number exceeding that of any previous year. As the increased attendance indicates a growing appreciation by the public of what the Museum is doing for it, the increased membership indicates a growing realization of the value and importance of the services rendered the public and a disposition to cooperate in pro- moting their success. Every membership represents a contribution 11 12 Field Museum of Natural History—Reports, Vol. VIII which is deeply appreciated by the administrative officials of the Museum. The lack of such support would cause a serious curtail- ment in the institution's work. In recognition of the extremely valuable and eminent services rendered the Museum by Mr. Richard T. Crane, Jr., and Mr. Cornelius Crane, the Trustees during 1929 voted to add their names to the list of Benefactors; and this has been done in accordance with the Trustees' order.