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was the founder, in 1846, of the first school established in the United 

 States for teaching the deaf to speak. He was for ten years a member 

 of the State board of education of Massachusetts, and served as a 

 commissioner for that State to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadel- 

 phia in 1876. He was also connected with the department of awards 

 of the Atlanta Exposition, 1895, and the Nashville Exposition, 1897. 

 In 1876 he was appointed by President Grant chairman of a special 

 commission to investigate the question of railway mail transportation. 

 He was a doctor of laws of his own college (Dartmouth), and of Colum- 

 bian University, at Washington, of which he was also a trustee. 

 During the last ten years of his life he evinced a very great interest 

 in the scientific work at the national capital. He was president of the 

 National Geographic Society, and labored unceasingly for the advance- 

 ment and popularization of its work. He was president of the Joint 

 Commission of the Scientific Societies of Washington, and was con- 

 nected with a number of the hereditary and patriotic organizations. 

 He was elected a regent February 27, 1895, and was made a member 

 of the executive committee, and gave much time and thought to all 

 his duties as regent. The Board of Regents unanimously adopted the 

 following minute by a rising vote in recognition of his services to the 

 Institution : 



Whereas the Hon. Gardiner Greene Hubbard, a citizen regent and 

 a member of the executive committee of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 died at his residence in this city on the 11th day of December, 1897, 



Resolved, That the Regents of the Institution place upon their 

 records this testimonial of their respect and admiration for Mr. Hub- 

 bard as a singularly public-spirited citizen, an ever-generous promoter 

 of education, and active patron of scientific work; and this expression 

 of their sincere regret for the loss of a colleague and friend, whose life 

 was adorned by so many personal virtues, and whose association with 

 them has left so many endearing memories. 



Resolved, That a copy of this minute be engrossed and transmitted 

 to the family of Mr. Hubbard. 



Miss Fannie R. Schaeffer, for more than twenty years an efficient 

 clerk in the Institution, died September 18, 1897. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



S. P. Langley, 

 Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



