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CARNEGIE INSTITUTION 



In response to this announcement 127 applications were received. 

 These were distributed according to the subjects of investigation 

 and referred to the confidential advisers, whose written opinions 



were laid before the Executive Committee with accompanying 

 papers. The persons below named were then selected : 



J. H. Bair, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. . . Grant No. 73. 



J. W. Baird, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. . . . Grant No. 74. 



A. J. Carlson, Stanford University, California . . . Grant No. 75. 



C. D. Child, Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y. . . . Grant No. 76. 



Arthur B. Coble, Lykens, Pa Grant No. 65. 



W. W. Coblentz, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. . . Grant No. 77. 



Lee H. Cone, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. . Grant No. 78. 



Elias Elvove, Lexington, Ky Grant No. 79. 



Shephard I. Franz, Hanover, N. H. ..... Grant No. 80. 



L,. E. Griffin, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. . . Grant No. 81. 



Ellsworth Huntington, Milton, Mass Grant No. 82. 



Herbert S. Jennings, Ann Arbor, Mich Grant No. 83. 



George D. Louderback, Reno, Nev. Grant No. 66. 



Albert P. Morse, Wellesley, Mass Grant No. 84. 



C. P. Neill, Catholic University, Washington, D. C. . . Grant No. 85. 



Hideyo Noguchi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia . Grant No. 29. 



James B. Overton, Jacksonville, 111. Grant No. 86. 



H. F. Perkins, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. . . Grant No. 87. 



H. N. Russell, Kings College, Cambridge, England . . Grant No. 88. 



George W. Scott, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia . Grant No. 60. 



R. M. Strong, Haverford, Pa Grant No. 89. 



H. G. Timberlake, University of Wisconsin, Madison . . Grant No. — . 



J. B. Whitehead, Jr., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore . Grant No. 59. 



E. J. Wilczynski, Berkeley, Cal Grant No. 58. 



F. S. Wrinch, Princeton, N. J Grant No. 91. 



One of the persons thus selected, Mr. H. G. Timberlake, died in 

 July, 1903, and one of them, Mr. C. D. Child, did not accept the 

 appointment on account of a change in his plans. From all the 

 others satisfactory reports of progress have been received, which 

 again have been referred to specialists for their scrutiny and comment. 



It is the purpose of the Executive Committee, upon the final ex- 

 amination of the reports of the work of these Research Assistants, 

 to select those whose work justifies the opinion that their capacity 

 warrants further grants by the Institution to enable them to proceed 

 with their investigations, and to continue the grants to the persons 

 so selected and discontinue them as to the remainder of the list. 



The specific subjects to which these twenty-five investigators pro- 

 posed to direct their attention were distributed among the following 



