REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



To the Trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: 



Gentlemen : Article V, Section 3, of the By-Laws provides that the 

 Executive Committee shall submit at the annual meeting of the Board of 

 Trustees a report for publication, and Article VI, Section 3, provides that 

 ihe Executive Committee shall also submit, at the same time, a full statement 

 of the finances and work of the Institution and a detailed estimate of the 

 expenditures for the succeeding year. In accordance with these provisions, 

 the Executive Committee herewith respectfully submits its report for the 

 year 1908-1909. 



During the fiscal year ending October 30, 1909, the Executive Committee 

 held nine meetings. Printed reports of these meetings have been sent to the 

 members of the Board of Trustees. 



At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 8, 1908, Messrs. 

 Root and Walcott were elected to succeed themselves as members of the 

 Executive Committee for a term of three years, and Messrs. Parsons and 

 Welch were elected to succeed Messrs. Oilman and Wright for the term 

 ending in 1909. 



Upon the adjournment of the Board of Trustees on December 8, 1908, the 

 members of the Executive Committee met and organized by the election of 

 Mr. Welch as Chairman for 1909, and by voting that Mr. Gilbert, Assistant 

 Secretary of the Institution, act as Secretary of the Committee for the same 

 period. 



The President's report gives in detail the results of the work of the Insti- 

 tution for the fiscal year 1908-1909, together with various recommendations 

 and suggestions, and also an outline of suggested appropriations for the fiscal 

 year 1909-1910. The Executive Committee hereby approves the report of 

 the President, and his recommendations, as the report and recommendations 

 of the Committee. 



The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the By-Laws 

 of the Institution, notified the Committee, at the meeting of October 20, 

 1909, that he had designated the American Audit Company to audit the 

 accounts of the Institution for the fiscal year ending October 30, 1909, and 

 the report of this company is herewith submitted as a part of the report of 

 the Executive Committee. 



There are also submitted a financial statement and a statement of receipts 

 and disbursements for the year, together with a statement of aggregate re- 



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