THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. 85 



The second question concerns administration. A- matters 

 now stand the burden of administering the affairs of the labora- 

 tory falls rather heavily on men who already have a full assign- 

 ment of work in their own universities. There i- n question but 

 that the work of the laboratory could be made more effective in 

 all respects if we had an administrative officer who devted 

 hi- entire time to the affair- . .f the laboratory: it is also question- 

 able whether the laboratory can continuously retain the servi 

 of men under present condition.-, when their work is i^iven at the 

 expense of cffectiveiu -- in their university work and their re- 

 search. Jt i- therefore recommended, that, a- 5OOD a- may l>e. 

 the office of assistant direct "i- IK made a resident po-iti-n for 

 the entire \car. l"nder -uch an arrangement all our relation- 

 should prosper better: with the inve-tii, r a:r-. with the student-, 

 and with in-titutioii-. The e\peii-c involved would probably be 

 a dimini-liini; amount \\in.i,' to improvement in laboratory condi- 

 tion- generally. 



As SOOn as plai tely under way for a permanent 



buildin ;i an officer \\onld be !! I the 



detail- decided on by t' !) the building, and to make 



ime-ti^ati'.n- . .n behalf of the committee; and later when the 

 laboratory \\a- ere at other seasons 



of the \ear ' immer. lie -hould be furnished with 



-tanre ade-|i ire him -nffu'ient time for research. 



Th< appended a- part- of th'~ report (l) a h-t of the 



-tatV. i j ' h-t- of inve-- .;id -tir I I n attendance. ' .^ ' a 



comparative tabular view of attendance, 14' the name- of -ub- 

 scribini,' in-titution-. 151 the evening lecture-. (6) a li-t of mem- 

 ber- of the 



