MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 



[Abstract.] 



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

 Tuesday, December ii, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m. 



In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, Hon. Ehhu Root, 

 presided. 



The following Trustees responded to a roll-call by the Secretary : John 

 Iv. Cadwalader, Cleveland H. Dodge, William N. Frew, Daniel C. Oilman, 

 Charles I^. Hutchinson, Seth Low, S. Weir Mitchell, Elihu Root, Charles D. 

 Walcott, Andrew D. White, Carroll D. Wright, and President Woodward. 



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



The following Trustees were absent : John S. BiUings, Lyman J. Gage, 

 Henry L. Higginson, E. A. Hitchcock, William Wirt Howe, WiUiam Lind- 

 say, Wayne MacVeagh, D. O. Mills, William W. Morrow, and John C. 

 Spooner. 



The minutes of the third meeting of the Board were presented and were 

 approved as printed in abstract. 



The Reports of the President, of the Executive Committee, of the heads of 

 departments, and grantees of the Institution were received and considered. 



The death of Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley, Trustee, was announced. 



The resignations of Mr. William Wirt Howe and Mr. Wayne MacVeagh 

 were presented and accepted. 



Hon. William H. Taft, Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, and Dr. WilHam H. 

 Welch were elected Trustees to fill three of the five vacancies in the Board. 



Messrs. Oilman, Mitchell, and Wright were elected members of the 

 Executive Committee to succeed themselves for a term of three years. 



Messrs. Mills, Higginson, and Low were elected members of the Finance 

 Committee for three years. 



Balloting for officers of the Board for the three years ensuing resulted in 

 the reelection of Mr. Billings as Chairman, Mr. Root as Vice-Chairman, and 

 Mr. Dodge as Secretary. 



The recommendations of the Executive Committee relative to plans for a 

 proposed administration building were accepted and approved. 



The gift of Mr. John D. Hooker, of Los Angeles, California, of a sum 

 sufficient to purchase and figure a mirror 100 inches in diameter for the Solar 

 Observatory was accepted. 



