ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



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

 istration Building, on Tuesday, December 13, 1910, and was called to order 

 at 10 o'clock a. m. by the Chairman, Mr. Billings. 



Upon roll-call by the Secretary, the following members of the Board were 

 found to be present: John S. Billings, John L. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. 

 Dodge, William N. Frew, Lyman J. Gage, Henry L. Higginson, Charles L. 

 Hutchinson, 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, George W. 

 Wickersham, Robert S. Woodward. 



The minutes of the seventh meeting were approved as printed in abstract 

 and submitted to members of the Board of Trustees. 



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

 tors of departments, and grantees of the Institution, and a special report of 

 the Finance Committee were presented and considered. 



The following general appropriations for 191 1 were authorized: 



Publication $50,000 



Administration 45,000 



Division of Publications 9,000 



Departments and Laboratories 443,797 



Minor grants and research associates 47,700 



Index Medicus 12,500 



Classics of International Law 10,000 



Insurance fund 15,000 



632,997 



After lengthy discussion amendments were made to certain By-laws affect- 

 ing the mode of election of Trustees, the date of the annual meeting, the 

 custody of the seal and of the securities of the Corporation, and the appoint- 

 ment of the auditor. 



Vacancies in the Board of Trustees were reported, due to the death of Mr. 

 Hitchcock, the death of Mr. Lindsay, and the non-acceptance of election of 

 Mr. Eliot. Balloting to fill the vacancies resulted in the election of the fol- 

 lowing persons to membership in the Board : 



Dr. Simon Flexner, of New York. 



Mr. Robert Somers Brookings, of Missouri. 



Dr. Henry Pickering Walcott, of Massachusetts. 



The Board adjourned at i o'clock and 5 minutes p. m. 



3 



