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of Washington, and the other four shall be inhabitants of some 

 State, but no two of them of the same State.'' 



In regard to the personnel of the board it becomes my sad duty 

 to record the death on October 30, 1912, of its Chancellor, James 

 Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice President of the United States. Resolu- 

 tions in memory of Chancellor Sherman were adopted by the Regents 

 at their annual meeting on December 12, when the Hon. Edward D. 

 "^Miite, Chief Justice of the United States, was elected Chancellor 

 of the Institution. 



Dr. Andrew D. White was reappointed as Regent to serve until 

 June 26, 1918 ; the Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks to serve until July 3, 

 1918; and Judge Gray to serve until February 7, 1919. Senator 

 Bacon was reappointed a Regent, and Senator William J. Stone was 

 appointed to succeed the Hon. Shelby M. Cullom, whose term as 

 United States Senator expired in March, 1913. The Hon. Thomas R. 

 Marshall, Vice President of the United States, became a Regent on 

 March 4, 1913. 



The roll of Regents at the close of the fiscal year was as follows: 

 Edward D. White, Chief Justice of the United States, Chancellor; 

 Thomas R. Marshall, Vice President of the United States; Henry 

 Cabot Lodge, Member of the Senate; Augustus O. Bacon, Member 

 of the Senate; William J. Stone, Member of the Senate; John Dal- 

 zell, Member of the House of Representatives; Scott Ferris, Mem- 

 ber of the House of Representatives; Irvin S. Pepper, Member of 

 the House of Representatives; Andrew D. White, citizen of New 

 York; Alexander Graham Bell, citizen of Washington, D. C. ; 

 George Gray, citizen of Delaware; Charles F. Choate, jr., citizen of 

 Massachusetts ; John B. Henderson, jr., citizen of AVashington, D. C. ; 

 and Charles W. Fairbanks, citizen of Indiana. 



Regular meetings of the Board of Regents were held on December 

 12, 1912, and February 13, 1913, and a special meeting on May 1, 

 1913. The minutes of these meetings have been printed as usual 

 for the use of the Regents, while such important matters acted upon 

 as are of public interest are reviewed under appropriate heads in the 

 present report of the secretary. The annual financial report of the 

 Executive Committee has also been issued in the usual form, and a 

 detailed statement of disbursements from Government appropria- 

 tions under the direction of the Institution for the maintenance of 

 the National Museum, the National Zoological Park, and other 

 branches will be submitted by the secretary to Congress in compli- 

 ance with the law. 



GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 



The activities of the Smithsonian Institution under its plan of 

 organization cover practically the entire field of the natural and 

 physical sciences, as well as anthropological and archeological re- 



