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During the early part of last summer, the contractor who originally laid out the Thea Heye Garden, refilled several sunken spots and also sowed the garden again with grass seed, and the grounds are now in very good condition.

Other Real Estate

Owing to the fact that the subway has not yet been completed and the status of the neighborhood not finally established, it has been found impossible to sell the St. Nicholas Avenue real estate situated on the triangular block bounded by St. Nicholas Avenue, St. Nicholas Place and 151st Street. The houses are in poor condition and it has been the feeling of the Trustees that it would not pay to put them in such condition as would make them rentable.

Changes in Staff

The changed conditions, due to the deaths of our former benefactors, Mr. James B. Ford and Mr. Hamon W. Hendricks, have necessitated, during the year, many changes in the staff of the Museum and the following resignations were accepted:

May 1, 1928, Miss Delight Ansley, Assistant Librarian.
Oct. 15, 1928, Miss Mabel Auwell, Stenographer.
May 1, 1928, Miss Mary Brown, Stenographer.
May 1, 1928, Mr. D. A. Cadzow, Scientific Staff.
May 1, 1928, Mrs. Sarah Clarkson, Janitoress
May 1, 1928, Mr. Joseph Cook, Watchman.
May 1, 1928, Miss Marguerite de Lancey, Stenographer.
May 1, 1928, Mr. Leonard Drake, Gardener.
May 1, 1928, Dr. Melvin R. Gilmore, Scientific Staff.
July 1, 1928, Mrs. Martha Graham, Stenographer.
June 1, 1928, Mr. M. R. Harrington, Scientific Staff.
May 1, 1928, Mr. F. P. Orchard, Technical Staff.
May 1, 1928, Mr. F. H. Saville, Scientific Staff.
May 1, 1928, Mr. W. Wildschut, Scientific Staff.
May 1, 1928, Mr. Arthur Woodward, Scientific Staff.

During the current year the following additions were made to the staff.
Oct 15, 1928, Miss Arvilla Longcor, Typist.
June 1, 1928, Miss Josephine Mosbach, Stenographer.

Expeditions

Texas. Mr. M. R. Harrington returned from the field in the middle of May, where he had been working for the Mrs. Thea Heye expedition among the caves south of Marathon, Texas. This work seemed so extremely important that it was decided by the Trustees to conduct a joint expedition with the

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University Museum of Cambridge, England, and the work was again started among these caves on January 20, 1929, under the leadership of Mr. Edwin F. Coffin. The results, so far, have been extremely satisfactory and many unique and valuable finds are being made.

Venezuela, Colombia. Through the generosity of Mrs. Thea Heye, an expedition was made possible under the leadership of Dr. H. S. Dickey, across the Orinoco River. Dr. Dickey succeeded in making a representative ethnological collection from the Cuiapo-Pihibi Indians, and also a most valuable discovery of archaeology in several caves forty miles up the Tomo River from its junction with the Orinoco River on the Colombia side of the Orinoco. The large burial jars found here were most unique as well as a new type of painted pottery.

Salvador and Guatemala. Through the generosity of Mrs. Thea Heye an expedition to Salvador and Guatemala was conducted by Dr. S. K. Lothrop, who collected a most valuable number of textiles, costumes and dance masks from Guatemala. While in Salvador Dr. Lothrop was able to collect a very valuable lot of archeological material.

Mexico. Mr. Edward H. Davis made a short trip through the Seri Indian district of Sonora, Mexico and was fortunate to find a cave in which were several large storage jars of pottery containing seeds of the Saguaro, Zarbueso and Pitahalla cactus. These jars had been sealed with a stone cover attached by gum. In a nearby cave Mr. Davis also found a cache of these seeds. They were not, however, in containers, but had been stored in bulk of hundreds of bushels. In this same cave were found eight most interesting arrow foreshafts of wood.

British Honduras. Mr. Gregory Mason who went to Southern Mexico was provided with funds in order to collect ethnology from the Indians of that vicinity. He obtained a small but valuable collection from them, and upon crossing into British Honduras he discovered several caves that contained most valuable pottery.

Due to the generosity of Mr. Thomas H. Blodgett, who had financed Mr. Mason's trip to British Honduras, this collection, after having been divided with the Government of British Honduras, was presented to the Museum.

Collections Presented

The Museum is indebted to Mrs. Thea Heye for many valuable gifts, but particularly for the very fine collection presented by her from Mexico, made over forty years ago by Mr. Leo Stein. This collection contains some unique gold objects from Mexico, as well as many fine carved stones and unique