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of Other research. To bring to a close the academic work at Wesleyan Uni- 

 versity and the experimental work for the Department of Agriculture neces- 

 sitated a radical change in plans, the writing of many uncompleted reports, 

 and the summarizing of all accumulated data. 



In accordance with my suggestion of last year, which was indorsed by the 

 Board of Trustees of the Institution, I took occasion, during the winter 

 months, to visit a number of American universities where research in nutri- 

 tion was in progress, and in March last left for an extended tour of the 

 European laboratories. The objects of these visits were to obtain sugges- 

 tions regarding the construction and equipment of the new nutrition labora- 

 tory, to become more familiar with existing research in nutrition, and to 

 bring the most eminent American and foreign specialists into touch with the 

 object and plans of the nutrition laboratory. Incidentally opportunity was 

 taken to explain more fully to physiologists and physiological chemists the 

 work of the Institution. 



The establishment of a nutrition laboratory by the Institution was con- 

 ceded by all to be a most valuable undertaking, and the most hearty assur- 

 ances of cooperation were given. 



I wish here to express my sincere thanks for the unfailing courtesy 

 accorded me by the directors of the many laboratories it was my privilege 

 to visit. 



The amount of editorial work the past year has been unusually large, as 

 the proof-reading of the report on inanition is just being completed as this 

 is written. 



x\fter the vote of the Board of Trustees of the Institution to establish the 

 nutrition laboratory I accompanied President Woodward on a tour of inspec- 

 tion of possible laboratory sites. After a most searching examination of a 

 number of locations and a comparison of climatic and pecuniary advantages, 

 the recommendation was made (and concurred in by the Executive Commit- 

 tee) that a site on Vila street, Boston, was in our judgment best suited on 

 the whole to the present and future needs of the laboratory. 



Tentative plans for a building had been prepared some time before, and 

 immediately upon the securing of the site a firm of architects was employed 

 to work out the many engineering details. It is believed that the building 

 will be ready for occupancy February i, 1908. During my foreign tour 

 opportunity was taken to purchase a considerable amount of apparatus of 

 special design for use in the new laboratory. 



The plans for the coming year contemplate the computation of the results 

 of the experiments of 1906-07, the equipment of the new laboratory, and the 

 construction of one or more respiration calorimeters for use therein. 



