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The attendance of workers at the laboratory comprised 62 

 investigators and <>4 -Indents a total of 126 as compared with 

 66 investigators and 63 students, total, 129, in 1909, and 52 

 investigators, 48 student?, total 100, in 1908. There was a grati- 

 fying increase in the number of subscribing institutions, from 19 

 in 1909 to 24 in 1910. One of the subscribing institutions of 

 1909 dropped out this year. The new subscribing institutions 

 were Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Agricultural College, 

 The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, The University 

 of Illinois and the Washington University Alumni Association. 

 The membership of the corporation was also somewhat in- 

 creased. The receipts of the supply department increased from 

 $8.54';. 55 i |( '9> to $9.300.58, in 1910. 



Xo definite progress was made in the plan for a permanent 

 building during the year, except that steps have been taken to 

 secure the possession of more land that is necessary for the 

 protection of our present holdings. Success has been attained 

 in this direction and I think we may say that we are distinctly 

 nearer the realization of the permanent building, not only in 

 point of time but in preparedness. This raises definitely two 

 questions: first, as concerns the nature and use of the building, 

 and second, concerning administration affairs of the laboratory. 



As regards the building, I believe that the committee that was 

 appointed December 30, 1909, was fully agreed that the new 

 building should provide for the library and for a certain number 

 of research rooms. This committee has not formally met and I 

 do not present this as an official report from the committee. 

 But on the assumption that provision would be made for re- 

 search rooms on a more adequate scale and with better equip- 

 ment than the present quarters, I think that we should begin to 

 ascertain the attitude of certain universities and research institu- 

 tions with reference to the maintenance of quarters for investi- 

 gation to be available throughout the year. Such an inquiry 

 may ^eem premature; but when we consider that the character 

 of the building to be erected must depend to a certain extent 

 upon the financial -upport of institutions for its maintenance. I 

 think it will be admitted that we can not move too soon in [In- 

 direction of receiving assurances. 



