INDEX. 



1005 



.London Institution for diffusion of knowledge, 



Henry, 050. 

 Longfellow, Henry W., on programme of organ- 



ization, 97U. 



Longitudes, Manly, 989. 

 Losses by the fire at th'e Institution, 687. 

 Lucas, Wm., appointed on committee of House 



of Representatives, 2GG. 

 Lunar tables, Manly, 989. 

 Lying-in hospital, Hale, CGI. 



McClelland, R., remarks by, 437, 492. 



appointed Regent, 487. 

 McClernand, John A., resolution by, 464. 

 McCrary, Geo. W., resolution by, 756. 

 memorial relative to Centennial, 751. 

 appointed Regent, 754. 

 McDougall, Jas. A., 676. 

 McGuire, J. C., loss by fire $1,000, 687. 

 Mcllvaiue, Abr. R., remarks by, 501. 

 McKay, Jas. J., resolution by, '-57. 

 McKeunan, Thos. M. T., special committee of 



House, 148, 



McPlierson, Ed\v., resolutions by, 681, 682, 683. ' 

 remarks by, 682. 

 appointed Regent, 677. 

 Mace, Daniel, remarks by, 527. 



resolution by, 527. 

 Macie, James "Lewis, name of Smithson until 



he left Oxford University, 61. 

 Maclean, John, proposed as Regent, 727, 734, 735. 



elected Regent, 710, 711. 

 MacMaster, E. D., on programme of organiza- 



tion, 978: 

 Madison University on programme of organi- 



zation, 981. 



Magnetical surveys, Henry, 945. 

 Maine memorial for an observatory, 848. 

 Maladministration, charge of, refuted, Witte, 



623. 



Management of thetfund, Adams, 845. 

 Management of Institution, investigation of, 



by House of Representatives, 569. 

 approved by American Philosophical Society, 



585. 

 report of House of Representatives commit- 



tee, Upham, 589 ; Witte, 608. 

 remarks on, English, 574. 

 pursued with zeal, integrity, &c., Upham, 598. 

 Managers to appoint professors, &c., Owen, 358. 

 Managers of 8. 1., Tappan, 263. 

 Manly, B., on programme of organization, 989.' 

 Mann, Horace, on normal schools, 380. 

 Manual labor university proposed, A. Johnson, 



489. 



Manuscripts of Smithson, 109. 

 Marietta College on programme of organiza- 



tion, 989. 

 Marsh, G. P., committee of House of Repre- 



sentatives, 354, 409, 410, 499. 

 resolution by, 467. 

 appointed Regent, 487. 

 Martin, Chas., on programme of organization, 



979. 

 Masonic University of Tennessee on pro- 



gramme of organization, 993. 

 Mason, J. M., remarks by, 545, 648, 669, 670. 

 resolutions by, 518, 648, 651. 

 appointed Regent, 517, 649. 

 interpretation of act of organization, 538. 

 Master in chancery, William Nassau, Sr., case 



of Smithson bequest referred to, 25. 

 report of, confirmed, March 27, 1838, 55. 

 Matcria medica, Beck, 961. 

 Mathematics, Cooper, 838; "Delta," 883, 884; 



Ewcll, 982; Hubbell, 863. 



Maule, Geo., award to, by Court of Chancery, 66. 

 Maury, M. F., on programme of organization, 



974. 



services of, 395. 



Maynard, H., remarks by, 717, 735, 740. 

 resolution by, 734. 



Mayor of Washington as Regent, repeal of act, 



723, 725. 



Meacham, J., resolutions by, 524, 568, 569, 572. 

 remarks by, 569, 570, 629, 650. 

 declined to serve on committee of investiga- 

 tion, 573. 



appointed Regent, 524, 526, 649. 

 resignation of, as Regent, 650. 

 Mechanics, Institution, for diffusion of knowl- 

 edge, Henry, 950. 

 Medal by King of Denmark for discovery of 



comets, 967. 

 Medals for original mernpirs, H^enry, 945. 



to students, Chapin, 859. 

 Mediator, packet, Smithson's bequest brought 



to United States in, 102. 

 Medical jurisprudence, Beck, 961. 

 Medicine, Beck, 901 ; Chapin, 858 ; Cooper, 838 ; 



Hubbell, 864; Wayland 841. 

 Meigs, Gen. M. C., plan of building for Govern- 

 ment collections, 749, 753. 

 Memoir of Smithson by W. R. Johnson, 369. 

 Memoirs, rules for accepting, Henry, 945. 

 Memorials- 

 Agricultural Society of the United States, 261. 

 American Philosophical Society, 585. 

 B. Birdsall, 248. 



citizens of Huron county, Ohio, 306. 

 citizens of Madison county, N. Y., 352. 

 citizens of Steuben county, N. Y., 306. 

 citizens of Washington, 248. 

 convention of county superintendents of 



common schools, N. Y., 353. 

 corporation of city of Washington, 200. 

 Chas. L. Fleischman, 171, 186. 

 Illinois Educational Convention, 648. 

 Walter R. Johnson, 171. 

 Kentucky State Agricultural Society, 200. 

 H. C. Merriam, 265. 

 Cons. S. Rafinesque, 201. 

 Regents relative to increasing trust fund, 506, 



529, 708. 

 Regents to Congress relative to residuary 



legacy, 131. 

 Regents asking appropriation for museum, 



714. 

 Regents for building for collections, 748, 754, 



755. 



Richard Rush, 248, 260. 

 Mercer, C. F., bill for observatory, 846. 

 Message of President Jackson, 135. 

 Tyler, 247, 2Q2. 

 Van Buren, 159, 171. 



Metaphysics, Chapin, 859; Hubbell, 864. 

 Meteorological observations, Estabrook, 990; 



Henry, 945, 946 ; Manly, 990. 

 Meteorological work of L. Blodget, 590 ; Espv, 



530;Sfl.,532. 



Miami University on programme of organiza- 

 tion, 978. 

 Michigan stock, account of, 120, 237, 246, 268, 



270, 294, 639, 640. 



Michigan, certificate of stock of, 253. 

 interest, explanation of, McClelland, 437. 

 Treasury account with, 810. 

 Microscope, perfection of, Henry, 951. 

 Military Academy at West Point, character of 



instruction in, 891. 

 ant for support of, 158, 842. 

 bill to repeal part of act relative to, 242, 243, 



245, 246. 



on programme of organization, 977. 

 Mineral resources, Silliman, 963; W.R.Johnson, 



174. 



Minerals of Smithson, 109. 

 Mines, practical instruction in exploration and 



working of, Tappan, 302. 

 Mining, Wayland, 840. 

 Mint of the United States, Smithson's money 



delivered to, in sovereigns, 110, 111. 

 Models, Chapin, 859. 



resolution of Regents, 943. 

 Models of Antiquities, Gray, 969; Henry, 947 ; 

 Jewett, 960. 



