Januarv 30, 1903.] 



SCIENCE. 



163 



afterwards the spirit of confidence and enthusiasm 

 with which the work has begun. 

 I am, Sir, 



Very respectfully yours, 



John Hay. 



Dr. Gilman, the elected President, then 

 addressed the Board, explaining, so far as 

 they were known to him, the circumstances 

 which preceded the incorporation of the 

 Carnegie Institution. His remarks were 

 extemporaneous and intended to acquaint 

 the Board with his attitude and that of the 

 gentlemen with whom, at Mr. Carnegie's 

 request, he had been associated in these 

 arrangements which preceded the meeting 

 of the Board. He expressed his apprecia- 

 tion of the honor conferred upon him by 

 his selection as President of the Institu- 

 tion, and he indicated in broad outlines the 

 probable methods of procedure. At an 

 early day experts in many branches of 

 science will be selected by the executive 

 committee to whom all applications for en- 

 couragement and aid will be referred. 

 These experts will be requested to add 

 their own suggestions, and present their 

 recommendations in writing. Meanwhile, 

 the executive committee will gather in- 

 formation in respect to endowments and 

 establishments for promoting science, at 

 home and abroad, in order that this ex- 

 perience may be at the service of the Trus- 

 tees, and that there may be cooperation, 

 and not conflict, with other institutions in 

 any plans that may be adopted. 



After discussing nominations the follow- 

 ing named persons were elected members 

 of the executive committee: John S. Bil- 

 lings, Daniel C. Gilman, Abram S. Hewitt, 

 S. Weir Mitchell, Elihu Root, Charles D. 

 Walcott, Carroll D. Wright. 



The following resolutions were then con- 

 sidered and adopted: 



Resolved: That the Executive Committee is 

 requested to prepare a report upon the work which 

 should be undertaken by the Carnegie Institution 



in the near future, such report to be submitted 

 to the Board of Trustees at its next meeting, and 

 to be accompanied with estimates for expenditures 

 required. 



Resolved: That the Executive Committee, when 

 they shall have formulated plans of the work 

 Avhioh should be undertaken by the Carnegie In- 

 stitution, shall have the same printed and a copy 

 forwarded to each Trustee prior to the annual 

 meeting in November, 1902. 



Resolved: That the Executive Committee is re- 

 quested to consider the question of a proper ad- 

 ministration building for the Carnegie Institution, 

 to be located in Washington, including both a 

 proper site and plans for the same. 



SECOND MEETING OF THE BOAED OP TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington, at 

 the New Willard Hotel, on Tuesday, No- 

 vember 25, 1902, at 10 a.m. 



The President of the Institution, Mr. 

 Gilman, made a general statement of the 

 work of the executive committee and re- 

 ferred to the report of the committee, 

 which had been printed and distributed to 

 the Trustees in advance of the meeting. 



The Secretary made a brief report, refer- 

 ring principally to the financial transac- 

 tions of the Institution. 



Consideration of the executive commit- 

 tee's report was then taken up, and a long 

 discussion followed on the various recom- 

 mendations made by the committee. 



At the second session the Board resumed 

 its discussion of policy and the recom- 

 mendations of the executive committee, 

 especially the purchasing of a site. As 

 the outcome a motion to postpone till the 

 next annual meeting the decision on the 

 question of site was made and carried. 



The Board then considered and adopted 

 the following resolution : 



Resolved: That from the available income of the 

 Institution $50,000 is hereby appropriated for 

 administrative expenses, $200,000 for grants for 

 research during the fiscal year 1902 — '03, $40,- 

 000 for a publication fund, the expenditures to be 

 made under the direction of the Executive Com- 

 mittee, and that $100,000 of the available income 



