104 PBOCEEDINGS OF KEGENTS. 



Death of Ferdinand V. Berry. — ^The secretary announced with regret 

 the death, on January 27, 1910, of Mr. Ferdinand V. Berry, chief 

 clerk of the International Exchanges of the Institution. Mr. Berry 

 entered the service of the Institution in January, 1884, as a clerk, 

 and was advanced from grade to grade to the position he held at the 

 time of his death. He was a capable and valuable emplo3^ee. 



Oldroyd collection.— "Th.^ secretary said that at various times bills 

 had been introduced in Congress providing for the purchase of what 

 was known as "The Oldroyd collection of Lincoln relics," now located 

 in the building No. 516 Tenth street, NW., the house in which 

 Lincoln died; his object in bringing the matter before the board was 

 to call attention to the proposal to organize what might be described 

 as a " National" museum for this collection ; he thought that the estab- 

 lishment of such independent "National" museums should be 

 discouraged by the board which had under its charge the legal 

 National Museum; he was not asking for any definite action as he 

 thought that his object could very well be accomplished if he could 

 enlist the interest of the congressional Regents when matters of this 

 kind were brought before Congress. 



Andrews will case. — Senator Henderson said that he had requested 

 Mr. Frank W. Hackett to make a personal statement to the board 

 in relation to the present condition of the Andrews will case, par- 

 ticularly with regard to a proposed action for testing the validity of 

 the Andrews bequest in Ohio. 



Mr. Hackett submitted his statement, and, after discussion, the 

 Vice-President offered the following resolution, which was adopted: 



Resolved, That in view of the statement made by Mr. Frank W. Hackett to the Board 

 of Regents, the entire matter of the Andrews will case be referred back to the executive 

 committee with full power to act. 



PRESENTATION OF LANGLEY MEDAL TO MESSRS. WILBUR AND ORVILLE 



WRIGHT. 



The chancellor said that the next business before the meetmg was 

 the presentation of the Langley medals to the Wright brothers. 

 Accordingly, these gentlemen were escorted to the Regents room 

 and introduced to the board. 



HISTORICAL ADDRESS BY DR. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. 



Doctor Bell said: 



Mr. Chancellor, the award of the Langley medal to the Brothers 

 Wilbur and Orville Wright emphasizes the fact that we are living in 

 an age of great achievements. 



The twentieth century had hardly dawned when the world was 

 startled by the discovery of radium, which has opened up an entirely 



