PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. XV 



No one will wonder that a man thus fond of communing with the stars should also 

 be moved by a great desire to fly from earth, so great indeed that, as if by wings 

 attached, he has actually been enabled to imitate the flight of birds for a distance 

 exceeding 3,000 feet, Not fearing, perhaps, the fate of Icarus, he may yet be able 

 himself to make good the vision of Horace, the poet: 



"On strong but unaccustomed wings I fly, 

 And soar as bird and man through liquid sky." 



Perhaps, impatient of this world's affairs and longing for celestial ones, he may 

 well be emboldened to fly from earth and take his place among the stars. 



I present to you Samuel Pierpont Langley. 



On motion, the Latin address of the public orator and the translation 

 of Mr. Henderson were directed to be placed upon the records. 



Cambridge, October 11, 1900. 



The following is the speech delivered by the public orator in pre- 

 senting Mr. Samuel Pierpont Langley for the degree of doctor in 

 science honoris causa: 



Trans aequor Atlanticum ad nos nuper advectus est vir scientiarum in provincia 

 insignis, qui etiam de astronomia recentiore librum pulcherrimum conscripsit. In 

 urbe quod reipublicae niaximae transmarinae caput est, viri huiusce curae multa 

 mandata sunt; primum museum maximum rerum naturae spoliis quam plurimis 

 ornatum; deinde institutum celeberrimum scientiae et augendae et divulgandae des- 

 tinatum; deniquearxet specula quaedam stellarum lumini in partes suas distribuendo 

 dedicata. Luminis in spectro, ut aiunt infra radios rubros radii alii qui oculorum 

 aciern prorsus effugiunt, viri huiusce ingenio, instrumenti novi auxilio quod 

 fiolojiErpov nominavit, paulatim proditi et patefacti sunt. Nemo mirabitur virum 

 stellarum observandarum amore tan to affectum, etiam e terra volandi desiderio 

 ingenti esse commotum, adeo ut, quasi alis novis adhibitis, plus quam trium milium 

 pedum per spatium, etiam avium volatum aemulari potuerit. Fortasse aliquando, 

 Icari sortem non veritus, etiam Horati praesagia ilia sibi ipsi vendicabit. 

 "non usitata nee tenui ferar 

 penna biformis per liquidum aethera." 



Fortasse rerum terrestriuin impatiens, rerum caelestium avidus, ausus erit e terris 

 "volare sideris in numerum, atque alto succedere caelo." 



Duco ad vos Samuelem Pierpont Langley. 



In the absence of Mr. Henderson Mr. Bell presented the report of the 

 Executive Committee to June 30, 1900, which, on motion, was adopted. 



The Chancellor stated that a vacancy existed in the Executive Com- 

 mittee, caused by the death of Dr. Wilson. 



Senator Piatt then offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That the vacancy in the Executive Committee caused by the death ot 

 Dr. William Lyne Wilson be filled by the election of the Hon. R. R. Hitt, 



On motion the resolution was adopted. 



Mr. Bell then offered the following customary resolution relative to 

 income and expenditure: 



Resolved, That the income of the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, 

 be appropriated for the service of the Institution, to be expended by the Secretary, 

 with the advice of the Executive Committee, with full discretion on the part of the 

 Secretary as to items. 



On motion the resolution was adopted. 



