REPORT OF THE SECRETARY / 



18, 1937; and Mr. Augustus P. Loring, of Massachusetts, on March 

 17,' 1938.' Senator Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, was appointed 

 by the President of the Senate on November 15, 1937, to succeed 

 Senator Robinson; by joint resolution of Congress approved June 

 15, 1938, Dr. Harvey N. Davis, of New Jersey, was appointed to suc- 

 ceed Ambassador Bingham; and by joint resolution approved June 

 20, 1938, Dr. Arthur H. Compton, of Illinois, was appointed to suc- 

 ceed Mr. Loring. Also by joint resolution approved June 20, 1938, 

 Hon. R. Walton Moore, of Virginia, was reappointed to succeed 



himself. 



The roll of Regents at the close of the year was as follows : Charles 

 Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States, Chancellor; John 

 N. Garner, Vice President of the United States; members from the 

 Senate— M. M. Logan, Charles L. McNary, Alben W. Barkley; mem- 

 bers from the House of Representatives— T. Alan Goldsborough, 

 Charles L. Gifford, Clarence Cannon; citizen members— Frederic A. 

 Delano, Washington, D. C; John C. Merriam, Washington, D. C; 

 R. Walton Moore, Virginia; Roland S. Morris, Pennsylvania; Harvey 

 N. Davis, New Jersey; Arthur H. Compton, Illinois. 



Proceedings.— The annual meeting of the Board of Regents was 

 held on January 13, 1938. The Regents present were Chief Justice 

 Charles Evans Hughes, Chancellor; John N. Garner, Vice President 

 of the United States; Senators M. M. Logan and Alben W. Barkley; 

 Representatives T. Alan Goldsborough, Charles L. Gifford, and 

 Clarence Cannon; citizen Regents Frederic A. Delano and John C. 

 Merriam; and the Secretary, Dr. Charles G. Abbot, 



The Secretary presented his annual report, detailing the activities 

 of the several Government branches and of the parent institution 

 during the year, and Mr. Delano presented the report of the execu- 

 tive committee, covering financial statistics of the Institution. The 

 Secretary also presented the annual report of the National Gallery 

 of Art Commission, the name of which was changed, by a resolution 

 adopted by the Regents at this meeting, to the Smithsonian Art 

 Commission. 



In his usual special report the Secretary presented to the Regents 

 a brief review of important activities carried on by the Institution 

 and members of the staff during the year. 



In addition to the annual meeting, there was a special meeting 

 of the Board of Regents on May 11, 1938, at which the following 

 Regents were present: Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, Chan- 

 cellor; Representatives T. Alan Goldsborough, Charles L. Gifford, 

 and Clarence Cannon; citizen Regents Frederic A. Delano, R. Walton 

 Moore, and Roland S. Morris; and the Secretary, Dr. Charles G. 

 Abbot. This meeting was called to consider several urgent matters 



