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abandoned. Village rentals either for separate rooms or for 

 furnished houses tend to be unreasonably high. A very serious 

 problem for the future of the Laboratory is that of the young 

 married investigators especially if they have children. The 

 Laboratory has no real provisions for family housing, and village 

 rents are beyond the means of many of the most valued members 

 of our organization. As a consequence in many cases they feel 

 obliged to remain away from the Laboratory, which needs them, 

 and which they need. 



This situation is being studied and plans are being prepared 

 to provide for an apartment house and a modern dormitory 

 building in the immediate neighborhood of the Laboratory and a 

 few small bungalows to be placed on the Gansett tract. At 

 present funds are not available for such a considerable under- 

 taking, but it is doubtful if they could be secured without a well 

 considered plan. We shall accordingly proceed hopefully until 

 the problem is solved . 



9. Changes in Personnel. Coincident with the establishment 

 of the Endowment Fund and the completion of the New Building 

 the past year has witnessed very important changes in personnel. 



i. Resignation of Mr. C. R. Crane as President of the Corpo- 

 ration. 



A. COPY OF MR. CRANE'S LETTER. TRUSTEES MINUTES, 



1925, pp. 5-6. 



August 8, 1925. 



To THE TRUSTEES OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, WOODS 

 HOLE, MASS. 



Gentlemen: Twenty- two years have now elapsed since I became 

 President of the Marine Biological Laboratory. I have enjoyed with 

 you watching the growth of the Laboratory during that period. With 

 the strong interest and support that is now assured, I feel that my 

 own work has been completed and I hereby tender you my resignation 

 which I ask you to accept. 



The Laboratory has one unique feature in that its Board of Trustees 

 consists almost entirely of biologists and it seems to me desirable that 

 your President should also belong to the Fraternity. I have talked 

 informally with some of the members of the Committee on Future 

 Administrative Organization over the plan which they will propose at 

 your meeting and I heartily approve the plan. 

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