12 CARNKGIE INSTITUTION O^ WASHINGTON. 



In response to this letter, the following resolution, offered by Mr. Root, 

 was unanimously adopted: 



Resolved, That the Trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 

 express to Mr. Carnegie the appreciation and thanks of the Board upon his 

 generous gift of Two Million Dollars additional endowment for the Institu- 

 tion. The Trustees are deeply sensible of this mark of confidence, which 

 they will endeavor to justify by their further administration of the great 

 fund provided by Mr. Carnegie's philanthropy for investigations, research, 

 and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of 

 mankind." 



It was then further moved that this resolution be spread upon the minutes 

 and that a copy be engrossed and presented to Mr. Carnegie. 



After discussion it was voted that it is the sense of the Board that in future 

 the free distribution of the publications of the Institution be confined to 

 centers of information like important libraries, except for copies furnished 

 to members of the Board of Trustees and to authors. 



Petitions for the establishment of new departments of research were re- 

 ferred to the Executive Committee for consideration. 



After explanation and discussion, the following general appropriations 

 were made for 1908: 



Publication fund to be continuously available $50,000 



Administration 50,000 



Grants for departments and large projects 379,940 



Previously implied grants, new minor grants and research associates and 



assistants 50,000 



$529,940 

 The Board adjourned at i p. m. 



