The tattered 35-star flag shown above, measuring 31½ by 26½ inches, was presented recently to Gettysburg National Military Park by John V. England, former New York City sergeant of police, who had received it from his father, the late Police Captain John W. England, last surviving member of Hancock Post No. 259, Grand Army of the Republic. The flag floated over the headquarters of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock whose II Corps held Seminary Ridge, the focal point of Pickett's famous charge on the third day of the history-making battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.

GREAT SMOKIES SALAMANDER LIST INCREASED TO 27 SPECIES

Collection of two new species of salamander (Hemadactylium scutatum and Leurognathus marmorata) has brought to a total of 27 the list checked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee-North Carolina. Members of the park staff believe the total is greater than that for any area of similar size in the United States. Collection of the small cricket frog (Acris crepitans) and a new turtle (Pseudemys troosti) has increased the list of amphibians and reptiles to 74.

The finding of an American brant in the park, a record for the state of Tennessee as well as for the park area, and of an orange-crowned warbler has raised to 198 the number of bird species listed in the Great Smokies. Studies are being continued meanwhile with respect to park flora and it is expected that a list of flowering plants soon will become available. Their estimated total is between 1,200 and 1,400.