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dent of the University of Texas, the present presi- 

 dent of the Alumni Association, the president of the 

 board of regents of the University of Texas, are 

 hereby instructed to proceed, in their own way, to 

 the selection of a permanent standing committee 

 of nine of ways and means for the enlargement, 

 expansion, and extension of the University plan, 

 and that the first meeting of said committee, if 

 possible, be convened in the city of Austin on the 

 first Saturday in October, 1911. Be it further 



Sesolved, That the President of the University 

 of Texas, the present president of the Alumni 

 Association of Texas and the president of the 

 board of regents of the University of Texas be 

 requested to select and authorize some suitable 

 individual who will undertake, without any re- 

 muneration or expense, to provide a fund of not 

 less than $25,000 per year nor more than $50,000 

 per year during the period of five years, payable 

 in advance, in five equal annual installments of 

 not less than $25,000 per year nor more than 

 $50,000 per year, on the first day of October, 1911, 

 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915. 



The objects of these resolutions are de- 

 scribed as follows: 



1. To stimulate thought and create and 

 arouse aspiration for higher education in 

 Texas. 



2. To attract the best thought and attention 

 of aspiring persons engaged in educational 

 work throughout the United States and Eu- 

 rope. 



3. To inform the people of Texas that the 

 organization, through the committees, is going 

 to investigate, deliberate upon and advise the 

 people of Texas what the extent of the physical 

 institution should be, and what adequate 

 means of maintenance should be provided. 

 This is the restricted office and purpose of the 

 organization which will be accomplished by 

 the application of modern business and scien- 

 tific methods of inquiry, investigation and de- 

 termination. 



4. The conception and definition of a cur- 

 riculum, thorough-going and modern in all its 

 details, comprehending the various activities 

 of a modern commonwealth organization. 



The following awards are proposed: 

 1. The award of a cash prize of $10,000 or 

 more to architects for the best landscape and 



building design which will be the physical ex- 

 pression of the state's aspiration for higher 

 education, and a second prize or prizes of 

 $5,000 or more for the best thesis or theses on 

 a properly assigned subject involved in the 

 general educational design. It is probable 

 that the competition in these classes will be 

 limited to architects and professional educa- 

 tors of high reputation and that it will be 

 closed for entry on or before January 1, 1913, 

 all designs and theses to be filed on or before 

 January 1, 1914. It is intended that such 

 competitors shall have at least two years dur- 

 ing which to prepare their designs and theses 

 in this competition. 



2. An annual prize of $500 or more for the 

 best thesis on a selected and assigned topic in- 

 volved in the general design of the movement, 

 competition to be limited to graduating stu- 

 dents of the University of Texas, awards to be 

 made in October each year of the five-year 

 period. 



3. An annual prize of $500 or more, in the 

 discretion of the committee, for the best 

 thesis on a duly assigned topic involved in the 

 general design, the competition to be limited 

 to citizens of Texas other than graduating 

 students of the university, awards to be made 

 in October each year of the five-year period. 



4. An annual prize of $500 or more for the 

 best thesis on an assigned subject involved in 

 the general design of the movement, the com- 

 petition to be limited to graduating students 

 of ten accredited universities of other states 

 of the United States, of two colleges in Can- 

 ada, of two in England, of one in Scotland, of 

 two in Germany and of one in France. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS 

 The Astronomical and Astrophysical So- 

 ciety of America met at Ottawa, Canada, from 

 August 23 to 25. The officers elected are: 

 E. C. Pickering, president; E. B. Frost, first 

 vice-president; W. W. Campbell, second vice- 

 president; W. J. Hussey, secretary; C. L. 

 Doolittle, treasurer; J. S. Plaskett and W. S. 

 Eichelberger, councillors. The next annual 

 meeting will be held at Allegheny Observatory 

 in August, 1912. The society will also meet 



