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SCIENCE. 



[N. S. Vol. XVII. No. 422. 



Elihu Koot, New York; John C. Spooner, W^is- 

 consin; Charles D. Walcott, District of Columbia; 

 Andrew D. White, New York; Edward D. White, 

 Louisiana; Carroll D. Wright, District of Colum- 

 bia. 



FIRST MEETING OP BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



The Trustees assembled in the Diplo- 

 matic Room, Department of State, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, Wednesday, January 29, 

 1902, at half past two. They were called 

 to order by Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, who 

 nominated for temporary chairman Hon. 

 John Hay, who was unanimously elected 

 and took the chair. Mr. Hewitt then 

 nominated Dr. Charles D. Walcott as tem- 

 porary secretary, and he was unanimously 

 elected. 



The secretary then read the minutes of 

 the meeting of the incorporators and pre- 

 sented the Articles of Incorporation, after 

 which Mr. Andrew Carnegie was intro- 

 duced by the chairman, and made the re- 

 marks which have been printed. 



The following resolution was presented 

 and unanimously adopted : 



" In addition to the personal and individual 

 expressions extended to Mr. Carnegie for what 

 he has done for the world to-day: 



"Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting 

 be requested to draft a letter addressed to Mr. 

 Carnegie expressing the views of the Trustees 

 concerning this magnificent gift and the purposes 

 for which it is to be applied as set forth in the 

 letter and other documents which have just been 

 read." 



Attention was called to the vacancy on 

 the Board caused by the declination of 

 Hon. Grover Cleveland, who had not found 

 it possible to accept a place on the Board 

 on account of his health. The Board bal- 

 loted for a trustee to fill a vacancy thus 

 arising, and Mr. William E. Dodge, of 

 New York, was unanimously elected. 



A proposed code of by-laws was then 

 presented, discussed, amended and adopted. 

 Election of officers was then held with 

 the following result: 



Chairman of the Board of Trustees — Abram S. 

 Hewitt. 



Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees — John 

 S. Billings. 



Secretary of the Board of Trustees — Charles D. 

 Walcott. 



President of Carnegie Institution — ^Daniel C. 

 Oilman. 



Relative to the acceptance of the trust 

 created by Mr. Carnegie, it was 



Resolved: That the Board of Trustees, aclaiowl- 

 edging the generosity of the gift of Mr. Carnegie, 

 in the foundation of the Institution, desire to 

 express the concurrence of the Trustees in the 

 scope and purpose stated in his deed of trust, and 

 hereby formally accept the donation and the 

 responsibilities connected with it. 



It was also voted that the resolution just 

 adopted be forwarded to Secretary Hay, 

 to be by him sent to Mr. Carnegie, with 

 a letter expressing the views of the Trus- 

 tees on the gift. Mr. Hay subsequently 

 transmitted the resolution and with it the 

 following letter: 



Depaetment of State, 



Washington, March 7, 1902. 

 Hon. Andrew Carnegie, 



5 West 51st Street, New York City. 



Sir: The Trustees of the Carnegie Institution, 

 which you have recently founded in the city of 

 Washington, formally accepted your gift, by the 

 adoption of the appended Resolution. 



At the same time they requested me, as the 

 presiding officer at the first meeting of the Board, 

 to convey to you by a letter an expression of their 

 hearty appreciation of your munificence, and also 

 their admiration of the noble purpose and the 

 liberal spirit which distinguish your foundation. 



For the advancement of knowledge and the 

 education of youth, there are already in this coun- 

 try many strong institutions, learned societies, uni- 

 versities, government bureaus, libraries and mu- 

 seums. With all of them the Carnegie Institution 

 can cooperate, while it has a field of its own, care- 

 fully indicated in your deed of gift, and more fully 

 explained by the remarks which you addressed 

 to the Board. 



Every one of those whom you have chosen as 

 Trustees will regard it as a sacred duty and a 

 pleasure, to uphold the lofty ideal that you have 

 set before them, and to impart to those who come 



