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Renwick, Jr., which was read; and, on motion of General Totten, 

 referred to the Building Committee. 



The plans for finishing the interior of the centre building, by 

 Captain B. S. Alexander, Corps of Engineers, United States, were 

 presented and examined. 



On motion of General Totten, the following resolutions were 

 adopted: 



Resolved, That the plans for finishing the interior of the centre building presented 

 by Captain B. S. Alexander, Corps of Engineers, United States, be adopted by the 

 Board of Kegents, reserving the right, in behalf of the Building Committee, of alter- 

 ing the details thereof to such an extent as may seem to them proper as the work pro- 

 ceeds. 



Resolved, That Captain Alexander be requested to give to the general supervision 

 of the execution of his plan such time as his public duties will permit, and that he be 

 compensated therefor to such amount as to the Building Committee shall seem just 

 and proper. 



The treasurer presented the details of the expenditures ; which 

 was, on motion, referred to the Executive Committee. 



The Secretary presented his report of the operations of the insti- 

 tution for the past year ; which was, in part, read. 



The Board then adjourned to Friday evening next, 28th instant, 

 at 7J o'clock. 



January 28, 1853. 



The Board of Regents met this evening at 8 o'clock, in the Re- 

 gents' room. 



Present, Messrs. Bache, Charlton, Colcock, Mason, Meacham, 

 and Totten, of the Board; and Washington Irving, honorary mem- 

 ber. 



In the absence of the Chancellor, and on motion of Mr. Rush, 

 Mr. Mason took the chair. 



The Secretary announced to the Board that Professor A. D. 

 Bache, of Washington, had been re-elected, by a joint resolution of 

 the two Houses of Congress, a Regent for six years ; and also that 

 the Hon. John Macpherson Berrien, of Georgia, had been elected a 

 Regent for the same term. Mr. Bache being present, took his seat 

 in the Board. 



The proceedings of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The Secretary made a statement relative to the expedition under 

 the direction of Dr. E. K. Kane, United States Navy, and his want 

 •of instruments for magnetic observations in the Arctic seas, refer- 

 ring at the same time to the expedition to Chili, of Lieutenant Gil- 

 liss, United States Navy, to whom a timely and highly useful grant 



