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wise judgment in the affairs of the Institution, to which he was always ready 
to devote his great learning and experience, made him a valued coworker in its 
behalf, and one whose loss will be keenly felt. 
Resolved, That while Judge Gray’s distinguished career as United States 
Senator, jurist, and public-spirited citizen had won for him a high and secure 
position on the roll of our country’s honored men, it is desired to add a 
tribute to his personal qualities, his never-failing courtesy, and his charm of 
manner, which endeared him to his colleagues on this board. 
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted by the secretary to 
the family of our deceased associate, with the respectful sympathy of the board 
in the loss they have sustained. 
VACANCY IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
The secretary stated that Judge Gray’s death had caused a vacancy 
in the membership of the executive committee, which the chancellor 
had filled by an ad interim appointment of Mr. Moore; and, further, 
that at a recent meeting of the committee Mr. White had been elected 
chairman. 
Mr. Johnson offered the following resolutions, which were adopted : 
Resolved, That the temporary appointment of the Hon. R. Walton Moore 
as a member of the executive committee be approved and made permanent. 
Resolved, That the election by the executive committee of Hon. Henry White 
as chairman be confirmed. 
RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 
Mr. White, as chairman of the executive committee, submitted the 
following resolution, which was adopted: 
Resolved, That the income of the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1927, be appropriated for the service of the Institution, to be expended by 
the secretary with the advice of the executive committee, with full discretion 
on the part of the secretary as to items. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
Mr. White submitted in print the annual report of the executive 
committee, showing the financial condition of the Institution at the 
close of the fiscal year 1925. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE 
Solar radiation researches.—As stated previously, this work is under the 
direction of Dr. Charles G. Abbot, assistant secretary of the Institution and 
director of the Astrophysical Observatory; and his report shows satisfactory 
progress at the stations at Mt. Montezuma, Chile; Table Mountain, Calif.; and 
at Washington, D. C. The operations have been financed by an annual grant 
of $5,000 from the Hodgkins fund of the Institution, and through the gener- 
osity of Mr. John A. Roebling. 
National Geographic Society grant—This organization has recognized the 
necessity for a new solar radiation station in the Hastern Hemisphere, to 
cooperate with those of the Astrophysical Observatory in Chile and California, 
