PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGENTS 139 



VACANCIES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



The secretary stated that the expiration of Mr. White's term as 

 a Regent and the death of Mr. Henderson had caused two vacancies 

 in the executive committee, and that under a resolution adopted De- 

 cember 10, 1914, the chancellor had appointed Mr. White and Mr. 

 Delano to serve " until the next regular meeting of the board." These 

 temporary appointments terminated with this meeting, and it was 

 necessary that the board take action to fill the vacancies permanently. 



Mr. Greene then offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the temporary appointments by the chancellor of Mr. White 

 and Mr. Delano as members of the executive committee be approved, and that 

 their membership on said committee be continued until the expiration of their 

 terms as Regents. 



FINANCES OF THE INSTITUTION 



The secretary placed before the board a number of financial tables 

 showing the resources of the Institution and the allotments for 

 carrying on its work ; and urged the necessity for an increase of the 

 appropriations and of the Parent fund in order to provide for the 

 necessary extension of the Institution's activities. 



REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE 



Senator Lodge, chairman, presented the report of a special com- 

 mittee approving drafts of a folder and a pamphlet intended for 

 wide distribution outlining the origin and purposes of the Institu- 

 tion, its various activities and resources, and its needs for the exten- 

 sion of its work. The report also contained a recommendation on 

 the question of the proposed recognition of the Institution's bene- 

 factors and patrons. 



The report was adopted. 



NEW BUILDING FOR ART AND HISTORY COLLECTIONS 



The secretary reminded the board that at the December meeting 

 he had called attention to the need for another museum building for 

 the exhibition of the Institution's art and history collections. He 

 stated that he had taken this matter up with the congressional mem- 

 bers of the board, and that through their efforts an amendment had 

 been attached to the appropriations for the bureaus under the Insti- 

 tution, setting aside a site in the northeast corner of the Smithsonian 

 grounds. The act as passed by the House and Senate is as follows: 



The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to prepare pre- 

 liminary plans for a suitable fireproof building with granite fronts for the 

 National Gallery of Art, including the National Portrait Gallery and the his- 

 tory collections of the United States National Museum, said building to be 



