KOCKEDINGS OF TIIK BOAKD OF REliENTS FOll THE YEAR 

 ENDING JUNE 30, 1004. 



At a luoetiu^- held Miuvh I'J, 1!H).">, llic lioanl of lici^ciits adoptod 

 (he following resolution : 



h'csolrcil, 'rii.it. ill addiUon to tlip piescrilRvl ineetin.^ hcU\ on llic I'ourtli Wcd- 

 iH'sil;i\ ill January, regular nieetinjis of tlH> P>oard sliall bo lu'ld on the Tucsda.v 

 aftiT tile lirst Monday in Deceuibcr and on the 6th day of Marcii. unU-ss that 

 date falls on Sunday, when the foUowin!,' Monday sliall be substituted. 



In accordance with the above resolution, the lioard met at 10 

 o'clock a. ni. on December 8, 1903, and on January '27 and March 7, 

 1004. 



REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 1903. 



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

 Senator S*. M. Cullom; Senator O. H. Piatt; Senator F. M. Cock- 

 rell; Senator W. P. Frye, President pro tempoi-e of the Senate; 

 Representative Robert Adams, jr.; Representative Hugh A. Dins- 

 more; the Hon. Richard Olney; the Hon. John B. Henderson; the 

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

 Langley. 



EXCUSES FOR NONATTENDANCE. 



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

 R. R. Hitt, explaining that imi)oi-tant engagements prevented their 

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

 in Europe. 



MINUTES OF PREVIOUS IVIEETINOS. 



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, 1903, wnth 

 Messrs. Hornblower & IVIarshall, architects, of AVashington, D. C., for 

 the necessary architectural services. 



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