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» Bibliography. 
2. Obituary notices of distinguished individuals. 
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Il. By the publication of pk hts tend on subjects of pe 
1. These treatises may pete consist of valuable memoirs 
translated from foreign languages, or of articles prepared under the 
direction of the institution, or procured by offering premiums for the 
best exposition of a given su 
2 e treatises should, in all. cases, se gubmitted to a commission 
of competent judges, previous to their a 
s examples of these bh i expositions may be obtained of 
the present’ state of the several branches ° ‘knowledge mentioned in 
the table of reports. Also of the following subjects suggested by the 
Committee on Organ nization, viz: The statistics of labor, the productive 
arts of life, public instruction, &ec. 
Section Il. Plan of organization, in accordance with the terms of 
the resolutions of the Board of oi be providing for the two modes 
of increasing and diffusing knowledge. 
1, The of Congress establishing the institution contemplated the 
formation of. a library and a museum; and t ard of Regents, in- 
cluding these objects in the plan of organization, resolved to divide the 
income into two equal Jt 
2. One part to be a riated to increase and diffuse knowledge by 
means of esctreteus an researches, agreeably to the scheme before 
other part to be appropriated to the formation of a library 
anda tee of objects of nature an 
4 These two plans are not incompatible with one another, 
. To carry out the plan before described, a library will be required, 
Eonctse Ist, of a complete collection of the transactions and pro- 
ceedings of all the learned societies in the world; 2d, of the more im- 
portant current periodical publications, and other works necessary in 
ge ayn the periodical reports. 
institution should “re ae collections, 
objects “ verily its own publicatio tard 
6. Al collection of ae of research in all ; 
experimental : science. 
ith reference toa collection of books, other than those men- 
tioned tenes catalogues of all the different libraries in the United 
States should be procured, oo order that the valuable books first pur- 
chased may be such as are not to be found in the United States 
8. Also catalogues of m isi and of books in foreign libraries, 
and other materials, should = collected for rendering the institution & 
centre of pha alia whence the student may be direct- 
ed to any work w ire. 
9. It is believed ‘that the T  cotaiech in natural history will increase 
by donation as rapidly as the income of the institution can make pro- 
vision for their reception, and, therefore, it will seldom be necessary to 
purchase any articles of this kind. 
P should be made to procure for the gallery of arts casts 
of the most celebrated articles of ancient and modern sculpture. 
