106 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1909. 
and in the Bronx Zoological Park, New York City, as well as on 
numerous collecting trips through British America, Mexico, and the 
United States. He is of ardent temperament and intensely energetic. 
In August, September, and October, 1898, he made the highest 
record for a traveling collector, having sent to the United States 
National Museum 900 well prepared specimens of small mammals in 
the three months journey from London through Sweden, Germany, 
Switzerland, and Belgium.” 
In regard to the matter of funds for the expedition, the secretary 
said that in addition to the statement he had just made he would 
read the following notice which had appeared in the public press: 
“President Roosevelt decided last spring upon the proposed hunt- 
ing trip to Africa, and during the summer Secretary Walcott learned 
that the President was willing to have one or two naturalists accom- 
pany him from the Smithsonian Institution, provided their expenses 
could be met; and also that the collections made by the President 
and these naturalists were to come to the Smithsonian Institution 
and be deposited in the United States National Museum. 
“Mr. Roosevelt will pay all the expenses of himself and his son, 
Kermit, in connection with the proposed trip, including outfitting 
and transportation. 
“The expenses of the three naturalists sent out from the Smith- 
sonian Institution will be paid by funds provided for the purpose, no 
part of which is derived from any government appropriation or from 
the income of the Smithsonian fund. | 
“Mr. Roosevelt will not receive one penny of the fund for his own 
or his son’s use or expenses; on the contrary, he makes a gift to the 
Government of specimens worth many thousands of dollars, and 
possibly of a value that can hardly be expressed. He will get nothing 
from the Government; he will give much of value to the Govern- 
ment; the Government’s share will be limited to receiving the gift.” 
After discussion, the Vice-President offered the following resolu- 
tion, which was adopted: 
Resolved, That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution express to 
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, its appreciation of his very 
generous offer contained in his letter of the 20th of June, 1908, to the secretary of 
the Institution, with respect to his expedition to Africa, and that it accept the same. 
Doctor White said that he thought it might be well to complete the 
resolution which had been offered by the Vice-President by adopting 
another, in which the secretary should be requested to return the 
thanks of the board to the gentlemen who had so generously con- 
tributed to relieve the Smithsonian Institution of the expenses of 
the expedition. He spoke of the misunderstanding that had arisen 
by reason of the first published statement that the expedition would 
