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eral interest were disposed of. These in- 

 cluded a discussion of methods of proce- 

 dure, policy and scope of future congresses, 

 relation of the congress to government 

 and science, etc. A number of resolutions, 

 passed by the sections or presented by the 

 delegations, were offered and adopted.^ 



'Resolution, extending to the governing board 

 and director of the International Bureau of Amer- 

 ican Kepublics the thanks of the Pan-American 

 Scientific Congress for the offer of cooperation: 



Wheeeas: The Pan-American Scientific Con- 

 gress has received with much satisfaction the cor- 

 dial message of greetings from the Bureau of 

 American Republics, and the kind offer of coop- 

 eration, be it 



Resolved, That the formal thanks of the con- 

 gress be transmitted to the governing board and 

 director of the bureau, and that it be recommended 

 to the members of the organization committee of 

 the next Scientific Congress to avail themselves 

 in every possible way of the valuable services 

 which the bureau can render. 



Resolution, recommending the establishment of 

 a Section of American Bibliography in the Inter- 

 national Bureau of the American Republics. 



Recognizing the importance of establishing 

 closer relations between investigators throughout 

 the American continent and of disseminating the 

 results of scientific investigations, the Pan-Amer- 

 ican Scientific Congress 



Resolves, To recommend to the governing board 

 of the International Bureau of the American 

 Republics : 



1. That a special section be established in the 

 International Bureau of the American Republics 

 to be known as the " Section of American Bib- 

 liography." 



2. That the director of the bureau invite au- 

 thors and investigators to send their publications 

 to the bureau, on receipt of which notice thereof 

 will be published in the Bulletin, which notice 

 shall include a brief summary of the contents of 

 such publication and the price thereof. 



3. That the bureau secure for investigators any 

 such publications at a price to be indicated in the 

 Bulletin. 



4. That the bureau endeavor so far as prac- 

 ticable to secure ofiicial publications for investi- 

 gators. 



5. That the bureau keep a record of the pub- 

 lished progress of larger schemes of scientific in- 

 vestigations of Pan-American bearing. 



By a practically unanimous vote it was 

 decided to hold the next meeting in Wash- 

 ington in October, 1912. This action was 

 cabled to the State Department, and Secre- 

 tary Root responded in the following 

 message : 



Please express to the Pan-American Scientific 

 Congress the satisfaction with which this govern- 

 ment receives the announcement that Washington 

 has been selected as the meeting-place of the con- 

 gress in 1912. 



A committee of five members* was ap- 

 pointed to arrange with the Department of 

 State at Washington for the appointment 

 of a permanent organization committee for 

 the prospective meeting. 



A farewell session was held in the 

 Municipal Theater on the afternoon of 

 January 5, at which fitting addresses were 

 made by officials and delegates;' and at 

 ° L. S. Rowe, George H. Rommel, W. H. Holmes, 

 John Barrett, director of the Bureau of American 

 Republics, and Elmer E. Brown, commissioner of 

 education. 



° CLOSING ADDEESS OF DE. L. S. EOWE 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



The honor conferred upon my country through 

 the designation of Washington as the next meet- 

 ing place of this great assembly is the more sig- 

 nificant because of its spontaneous character. For 

 this demonstration of confidence, good will and 

 fraternal solidarity I want to thank you, not only 

 in the name of the delegation of the United States 

 of America, but also on behalf of that larger body 

 of scientists and investigators who are imbued 

 with the same spirit that has actuated this con- 

 gress, and who now look forward to the privilege 

 of welcoming to our shores the men upon whose 

 efforts the progress of this continent depends. 

 We can not hope to surpass the hospitality of 

 this great republic, but we can assure you that 

 the welcome will be no less sincere, and the deter- 

 mination to place every possible facility at your 

 disposal, no less effective than has been the case 

 here in Chile. 



Viewed in its proper perspective, this congress 

 has been one of the most extraordinary assem- 

 blages of modern times; more extraordinary in 

 many respects than either the Hague or the Pan- 

 American conferences. That a large group of men. 



