ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE 

 BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington, at the New Willard Hotel, on 

 Tuesday, December 8, 1908. 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 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 B. Parsons, Henry S. Pritchett, 

 Charles D. Walcott, William H. Welch, Andrew D. White, Robert S. Wood- 

 ward, and Carroll D. Wright. 



Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the founder of the Institution, was also present 

 during a part of the meeting. 



Absent: E. A. Hitchcock, William Lindsay, D. O. Mills, William W. 

 Morrow, Elihu Root, William H. Taft. 



The minutes of the fifth 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, of directors of departments, and of grantees of the 

 Institution, were presented and considered. 



After explanation and discussion, the following general appropriations 



were made for 1909 : 



Publication $50,000 



Administration 50,000 



Grants for departments and large projects 435,500 



Minor grants and research associates 75,8oo 



For beginning work of republication of the Classics of International Law 10,000 



Insurance Fund 15,000 



$636,300 



The resignation of Mr. Carroll D. Wright as a Trustee was presented and 

 accepted with regret. 



Dr. Charles W. Eliot, of Cambridge, Massachusettts, and Mr. Martin A. 

 Ryerson, of Chicago, Illinois, were unanimously elected to fill the vacancies 

 in the Board caused by the death of Mr. Oilman and the resignation of 

 Mr. Wright. 



Messrs. Root and Walcott were elected members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee to succeed themselves for a term of three years. 



Messrs. Parsons and Welch were elected members of the Executive Com- 

 mittee to succeed Messrs. Oilman and Wright for the unexpired term ending 

 in 1909. 



Mr. Welch was appointed to prepare a suitable minute regardi-f]; the death 

 of Mr. Oilman. 



The Board adjourned at i :i5 p. m. 



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