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 the 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 fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1919. 

 During this year the Executive Committee held nine meetings, 

 printed reports of which have been mailed to each Trustee. 



Upon the adjournment of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of 

 December 13, 1918, the members of the Executive Committee met and 

 organized by the election of Mr. Walcott as Chairman for 1919, and 

 by voting that the Assistant Secretary of the Institution act as Secre- 

 tary of the Committee for the same period. 



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

 Institution for the fiscal year 1918-1919, together with itemized 

 financial statements for the same period and a summary of receipts 

 and expenditures of the Institution to date. The President also sub- 

 mits a report and an outline of suggested appropriations for the year 

 1920. The Executive Committee hereby approves the report and the 

 recommendations of the President as the report and recommendations 

 of the Committee. 



The Board of Trustees at its meeting of December 13, 1918, in- 

 structed the Executive Committee to appoint Messrs. Arthur Young 

 & Co., of Chicago and New York, to audit the accounts of the Institu- 

 tion for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1919. The report of the 

 auditor, including a balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities of 

 the Institution on October 31, 1919, is herewith submitted as a part 

 of the report of the Executive Committee. 



There is also submitted a statement of receipts and disbursements 

 since the organization of the Institution on January 28, 1902. 



No vacancies exist in the membership of the Board of Trustees or of 

 any of its standing committees. 



Charles D. Walcott, Chairman. 



Cleveland H. Dodge. 



Wm. Barclay Parsons. 



Stewart Paton, 



Henry S. Pritchett. 



Elihu Root. 



Henry White. 



Robert S. Woodward. 

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