ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington, in the Board Room of the Admin- 

 istration Building, on Tuesday, December 14, 1909, and was called to order 

 at 2 o'clock p. m. by the Chairman, Mr. Billings, 



Upon roll-call by the Secretary, the following Trustees responded : John S. 

 Billings, John L. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. Dodge, William N. Frew, Lyman 

 J. Gage, Henry L. Higginson, Charles L. Hutchinson, Seth Low, S. Weir 

 Mitchell, Andrew J. Montague, William W. Morrow, Wm. Barclay Parsons, 

 Henry S. Pritchett, Elihu Root, Martin A. Ryerson, Charles D. Walcott, 

 William H. Welch, Andrew D. White, Robert S. Woodward. 



The minutes of the sixth meeting were approved as printed in abstract and 

 submitted to the Trustees. 



The reports of the President, the Executive Committee, the auditor, the 

 Finance Committee, directors of departments, and grantees of the Institu- 

 tion, were presented and considered. 



After explanation and discussion, the following general appropriations 

 were made for 1910: 



Publication $50,000 



Administration 4S,ooo 



Division of Publications 9,000 



Departments and large projects 408,661 



Minor grants and research associates 89,600 



Classics of International Law iS,ooo 



Insurance fund 10,000 



627,261 



The resignation of Mr. D. O. Mills was presented and accepted with regret. 



The Secretary reported vacancies in the Board of Trustees due to the 

 resignation of Mr. Mills, the death of Mr. Hitchcock, the death of Mr. Lind- 

 say, and the non-acceptance of election by Mr. Eliot. 



Mr. William H. Taft was unanimously re-elected a member of the Board. 



Mr. George W. Wickersham was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of Mr. Mills. 



Balloting for officers of the Board for the ensuing three years resulted in 

 the re-election of Mr. Billings as Chairman, Mr. Root as Vice-Chairman, 

 and Mr. Dodge as Secretary. 



Messrs. Mitchell, Parsons, and Welch were elected members of the Execu- 

 tive Committee to succeed themselves for a term of three years. 



Messrs. Low (Chairman), Pritchett, and Higginson were elected members 

 of the Finance Committee for three years. 



The Board adjourned at 4 o'clock and 40 minutes p. m. 



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