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would have control of finances, would inevitably weaken the con- 

 trol of the scientific men over the policies of the Laboratory in 

 general. Our Board of Trustees for these reasons adopted the 

 policy that any endowment that should be created in connection 

 with the present undertaking should be held in trust for the Labo- 

 ratory by an outside body, which should pay in the income to the 

 Laboratory for operating expenses. 



If we realize these immediate aims within the next year or two, 

 other practical problems will arise. The most serious of these 

 probably is the housing problem which will be created by the in- 

 creased attendance. This will be an important limiting factor in 

 the growth of the Laboratory. There should be added a building 

 capable of accommodating about 50 persons in separate rooms or 

 small suites, situated as close to the Laboratory buildings and mess 

 hall as possible. We should also erect about ten small bungalows, 

 furnished and equipped for light housekeeping, on the Gansett 

 tract, to accommodate some of our married members who can not 

 now find reasonably priced and suitable accommodations for their 

 families. About $75,000.00 is needed for these purposes. The 

 rentals would furnish an addition to the income of the Laboratory, 

 though it could not be expected to yield a high rate of return on 

 the investment. 



At the invitation of the Director, the Committee on Physiological 

 Optics of the National Research Council held a session at the 

 Laboratory from July 19 to July 22, inclusive. Advantage was 

 taken of this occasion to hold several conferences on the general 

 subject of biophysics between the members of the committee and 

 investigators at the Laboratory. Demonstrations of biophysical 

 investigations in progress were also held, and the sessions culmi- 

 nated in a symposium on " The Requirements of Biologists from 

 Physical Science and on the Equipment of a Biophysical Labora- 

 tory." Numerous suggestions were received by the officers of the 

 Laboratory for incorporation in the new plans. As one of the very 

 few occasions in which the border-line problems between physics 

 and biology have been discussed by specialists on both sides, the 

 occasion was noteworthy. It should be regarded merely as a be- 

 ginning of fruitful cooperation in biophysical research. 



At the meeting of the Corporation August 9, 1921, four new 



