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to fill the first-named vacanc}^ resulted in the election of >Ir. John 

 J. Cart}^ of New York, to membership in the Board. 



Mr. Welch submitted his resignation as a member of the 

 Executive Committee, which, upon motion, was accepted with 

 regret. 



Mr. Stewart Paton was elected to fill the vacancy caused by 

 the resignation of Mr. Welch. 



The following resolutions were passed: 



Resolved, That inasmuch as the work of publication of the Classics 

 of International Law lies more properly within the domain of the 

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the action of the 

 Executive Committee in authorizing the transfer of this project to 

 said Endowment in accordance with preUminary plans outlined by the 

 President, and subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, be 

 and hereby is approved. 



Resolved, That the Department of Economics and Sociology, as now 

 constituted, be and hereby is discontinued. 



Resolved, That, subject to approval by the Executive Coimnittee of 

 specific allotments, the balance of appropriations, namely, $16,829.84, 

 remaining to the credit of the Department of Economics and Sociology, 

 be and hereby is made available for use by the group of collaborators 

 who were formerly members of this department. 



The Board adjourned at 12*" 40™ a. m. 



