ItOCEEDINGS OF THE ROARD OF REi^ENTS FOR THE YEAR 

 ENDIN(i JUNE MO, 11)04. 



At a iiieetiii«i- held March lii, JIM)."., the r.card of Kc.mviiIs adopted 

 the following resolution : 



Rcsdirrd. Tlml. in ndditiini to the lucscrilicd uieetinu licld <in tlic foiirHi Wed 

 iH'sd:iy in .Inniiary. I'c.t^ular nieetinus ol" tlic IJoard shall he held on tiic 'ru<'sda.\ 

 after the first Monday in December and on the (Jth day of March, unless that 

 date falls on Sunday, wlien the followiiiiz: Monday shall \)r suhstituted. 



In accordance with the above i-esolntion. the Hoai'd met at 10 

 oVdock a. ni. on Deceniher 8, V.)()?>, and on Jannai'v '27 and March 7, 

 1004. 



REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 1903. 



Present: Mr. Chief Justice Fidler (Chancellor) in the chair; 

 Senator S. M. Culloni; Senator (). H. l*hitt; Senator F. M. Cock- 

 rell ; Senator W. P. Frve, President })ro tiMnj)oi-e of the Senate; 

 Tvepresentative Robert Adams, jr.; Re})resentative Hugh A. Dins- 

 more; the Hon. Richard Olney; tho Hon. John P. Henderson; the 

 Hon. George Gray; Dr. A. Ciraham Bell, and the Secretary, S. P. 

 Langley. 



EXCUSF.S FOR NONATTENDANCE. 



The Secretary read letters from Dr. ,]. B. Angell and the Hon. 

 P. R. Hitt, explaining that imjjortant engagements j)revented their 

 attendance. He stated also that Dr. Andrew D. AVhite was at present 

 in Europe. 



MINUTES or PREVIOUS IVIEETIIs (iS. 



The Secretary read in abstract the minutes of the meetings of Jan- 

 uary 28 and March 12, and, there being no objection, they were 

 approved. 



NEW BUILDING FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



The Secretary read a report which showed that with the advice and 

 consent of the Chancellor and the chairman of the executive com- 

 mittee, as required by the resolution of the Board of Regents adopted 

 March 12, a contract had been made, under date of May 18, 1003. with 

 Messrs. HornWower & Marshall, architects, of Washington, D. C, for 

 the necessary architectural services. 



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