XX CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON. 



mously elected to the presidency of the Institution. It was the 

 understanding that Dr. Merriam would enter the service of the 

 Institution on July 1, 1920, although he would not assume 

 active direction as President until the retirement of Dr. Wood- 

 ward on December 31, 1920. 



The meeting adjourned at 10^ 45"" a. m. 



Twenty-First Meeting. 



The meeting was held in Washington in the Board Room of 

 the Administration Building on Friday, December 10, 1920, and 

 was called to order at 10 a. m. by the Chairman, Mr. Root. 



Upon roll-call the following Trustees responded: Robert S. 

 Brookings, John J. Carty, Cleveland H. Dodge, Charles P. 

 Fenner, W. Cameron Forbes, Myron T. Herrick, Charles L. 

 Hutchinson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Andrew J. Montague, Wil- 

 liam W. Morrow, James Parmelee, Wm. Barclay Parsons, 

 Stewart Paton, Henry S. Pritchett, Elihu Root, Martin A. 

 Ryerson, Theobald Smith, Charles D. Walcott, Henry P. Wal- 

 cott, William H. Welch, Henry White, George W. Wickersham, 

 Robert S. Woodward. 



Upon invitation, the President-elect of the Institution, Dr. 

 John C. Merriam, was also present. 



The minutes of the meetings of January 24 and May 25, 1920, 

 were approved as printed and submitted to the members of the 

 Board. 



The reports of the President, the Executive Committee, the 

 Auditor, the Finance Committee, Directors of Departments, 

 Associates and Research Associates of the Institution were then 

 considered. 



The following appropriations for the year 1921 were author- 

 ized: 



Insurance Fund $25,000 



Pension Fund 40,000 



Administration 55,000 



Publication (including Division of Publications) 85,000 



Departments of Research 966,162 



Associates of the Institution 22,800 



Minor Grants 98,600 



Index Medicus 17,500 



Total 1,310,062 



