MINUTES XI 



relative to the death of Mr. Hewitt, which was read and adopted 



by the Board :^ ^^'^ 



By the death of Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman of this Board, 

 the Trustees are bereft of a colleague whose ability, experience, and 

 character gave him the foremost place among those who were in- 

 vited by the founder to initiate the plans of the Carnegie Institution. 

 For these responsibilities he had exceptional qualities. A liberal 

 education fitted him to take broad views of the needs of the country 

 and of the progress of learning ; during a long career in business 

 he had been brought into close relations with many of the leaders 

 in science and its applications ; his services in Congress had made 

 him familiar with the scientific departments of the government; 

 his relations to the Cooper Union acquainted him with the aspirations 

 and needs of promising youth ; he was honored not only in the 

 city which he served as mayor, but throughout the country, for his 

 integrity and wisdom; in the projects of this Institution he was 

 profoundly interested; he foresaw what good would come to the 

 country and to the world from the judicious use of its resources. 

 He brought to its service sagacit}^ enthusiasm, judgment, and 

 strength. For these personal and official characteristics his name will 

 be held in grateful remembrance in the annals of this foundation. 



Mr. Hutchinson presented the following minute relative to the 

 death of Hon. Wm. E. Dodge, which was read and adopted by the 

 Board : 



The first vacancy which occurred in the Board of Trustees was 

 filled by the choice of Hon. Wm. E. Dodge. He was gratified by the 

 appointment and in full accord with the purposes of the foundation ; 

 but soon after his election serious illness impaired his activity and 

 his death occurred without his taking any part in our proceedings. 



Mr. Dodge, like Mr. Hewitt, was a man of wide acquaintance 

 with public affairs, who had been connected as trustee with many 

 scientific and educational institutions, and had acquired by observa- 

 tion, reading, and association an acquaintance with the progress of 

 many branches of knowledge, so that the most valuable help was 

 expected from him. 



The President of the Institution, Mr. Oilman, gave a brief review 

 of the report of the Executive Committee, which had been printed 

 and distributed to the Trustees in advance of the meeting. 



The Secretary in his report referred principally^ to the financial 

 transactions, and to the business that would come before the Trus- 

 tees as resulting from the death of Messrs. Hewitt and Dodge, and 

 the resignation of Mr. E. D. White, and the expiration of the terms 

 of ofi&ce of the ofiicers of the Board and the members of the Exec- 

 utive Committee. He submitted the following financial statement 

 and statement of assets : 



