ABSTRACT OF MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington in the Board Room of 

 the Administration Building, on Friday, December 9, 1921, and 

 was called to order at 10 a. m. by the Chairman, Mr. Root. 



Upon roll-call the following Trustees responded: Robert S. 

 Brookings, John J. Carty, Cleveland H. Dodge, Charles P. 

 Fenner, W. Cameron Forbes, Charles L. Hutchinson, Andrew J. 

 Montague, James Parmelee, Wm. Barclay Parsons, Stewart 

 Baton, Henry S. Pritchett, Elihu Root, Charles D. Walcott, 

 Henry P. Walcott, William H. Welch, Henry White, George W. 

 Wickersham, Robert S. Woodward. The President of the 

 Institution, Dr. John C. Merriam, was also present. 



The minutes of the twenty-first meeting were approved as 

 printed and submitted to the members of the Board. 



Reports of the President, the Executive Committee, the 

 Auditor, the Finance Committee, the Auditing Conamittee, and 

 of Directors of Departments, Associates, and Research Associates 

 of the Institution were presented and considered. 



The following resolutions were passed: 



Resolved, That the income of the Colburn Fiind which will accrue on and after January 1 

 1922, shall be regarded as available for appropriation. 



Resolved, That appropriations on account of the Insurance Fund shall be continued, 

 beginning with the year 1922, in such amounts as may be sufficient, together with the 

 estimated income on this Fund to total $25,000 annually, said total to be added to the 

 principal of the Fund until otherwise ordered. 



The following appropriations for the year 1922 Avere authorized : 



Insurance Fund $11 ,000 



Pension Fund 40,000 



Administration 60,000 



PubUcation (including Division of Pubhcations) 94 , 500 



Departments of Research 960 , 624 



Middle American Archaeology 19 ,000 



Associates of Institution 18,600 



Minor Grants 156,900 



Index Medicus 17 ,500 



General Contingent Fund 45 ,000 



Total $1 ,423,124 



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