ABSTRACT OF MINUTES OF TWELFTH MEETING OF BOARD OF 

 TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington, in the Board Room of the 

 Administration Building, on Friday, December 12, 1913, and was 

 called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by the vice-chairman, Mr. Root. 



Upon roll-call by the secretary, the following Trustees responded : 

 Robert S. Brookings, Cleveland H. Dodge, Simon Flexner, Henrj^ L. 

 Higginson, Charles L. Hutchinson, S. Weir Mitchell, Andrew J. 

 Montague, William W. Morrow, Wm. Barclay Parsons, Henry S. 

 Pritchett, Elihu Root, Martin A. Ryerson, Charles D. Walcott, 

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

 Robert S. Woodward. 



Upon assuming the chair, Mr. Root stated that no one could hope 

 to render to the Institution service of such great value as Dr. 

 Billings rendered. ''His sturdy independence, absolutely frank and 

 fearless expression of honest opinion, combined with wide and cath- 

 olic learning, during the formative periods of this Institution were of 

 a value that it is impossible to estimate." 



The minutes of the eleventh meeting were approved as printed 

 and submitted to members of the Board of Trustees. 



The reports of the President, the Executive Committee, the audi- 

 tor, the Finance Committee, the Auditing Committee, directors of 

 departments, and grantees of the Institution were presented and 

 considered. 



The following appropriations for the year 1914 were authorized: 



Administration $50,000 



Publication 60,000 



Division of Publications 10,000 



Departments of Research 689,645 



Anthropology 20,000 



Embryology 26,900 



Minor Grants 94,900 



Index Medicus 12,500 



Insurance Fund 25,000 



Reserve Fund 250,000 



Exhibit at Panama-Pacific International Exposition 10,000 



1,248,945 



Mr. Henry White was elected to fill a vacancy in the Board 

 caused by the death of Dr. Billings. Mr. Root was elected chairman 

 of the Board for the unexpired term of Dr. Billings, and Mr. CD. 



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