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6. Statistics and political economy, 



7. Mental and moral philosophy. 



8. A survey of the political events of the world, penal reform, <fcc. 



M^ III. LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 



9. Modern literature. 



10. The fine arts, and their application to the useful arts. 



11. Bibliography. 



12. Obituary notices of distinguished individuals. 



II. By the publication of separate treatises on subjects of general in- 

 terest. 



1. These treatises may occasionally consist of valuable memoirs, trans- 

 lated from foreign languages, or of articles preparctl under the direction of 

 the Institution, or procured by offering premiums for the best exposition of 

 a given subject. 



2. The treatises should in all cases be submitted to a commission of 

 competent judges previous to their publication. 



3. As examples of these treatises, expositions may be obtained of the 

 present state of the several branches of knowledge mentioned in the table 

 of reports. Also of the following subjects, suggested by the Committee on 

 Organization, viz: the statistics of labor, the productive arts of life, public 



instruction, &c 



SECTION II. 



Plan of organization, in accordance with the terms of the resolutions of the 

 Board of Regents, ]jrovidi?ig for the two modes of increasing and diffu- 



sing knowledge. 



1. The act of Congress establishing the Institution contemplated the 

 formation of a library and a museum; and the Board of Regents, including 

 these objects in the plan of organization, resolved to divide the income 

 into two equal parts. 



2. One part to be appropriated to increase and diffuse knowledge by 

 means of publications and researches, agreeably to the scheme before 

 given. The other part to be appropriated to the formation of a library and 

 a collection of objects of nature and of art. 



3. These two plans are not incompatible with one another. 



4. To carry out the plan before described, a library will be required, 

 consisting, 1st, of a complete collection of the transactions and proceedings 

 of all the learned societies in the world; 2d, of the more important cur- 

 rent periodical publications, and other works necessary in preparing the 

 periodical reports. 



5. The Institution should make special collections, particularly of ob- 

 jects to verify its own publications. 



6. Also a collection of instruments of research in all branches of experi- 

 mental science. . 



T. With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned 

 above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should 

 be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may be such 

 as are not to be found in the United States. 



