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At a meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard College in 

 Boston, July 12, 1881, 



The report of the Committee upon the relation of the Sturgis-Hooper 

 Professorship to the Museum of Comparative Zoology was taken from 

 the table and discussed, and it was 



Voted, That the Corporation will accept Professor Whitney's collections 

 upon the terms proposed, and that it will hereafter make the necessary 

 provisions to give effect to the conditions of the gift. 



A true copy of Record. 



The Committee appointed by the Corporation to consider and report 

 upon the relation of the Sturgis-Hooper Professor to the Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology have had an interview with Professor Whitney and 

 report as follows : — 



1. Professor Whitney offers to give to the Sturgis-Hooper Professor- 

 ship his geological and geographical library and his collections (other than 

 miueralogical) upon the following conditions : — 



(a) That the full salary of the Sturgis-Hooper Professorship be paid 

 to him during his life ; 



(b) That the Faculty of the Museum of Comparative Zoology provide 

 the necessary rooms for the use of the said professor and his collections 

 and library ; 



(c) That Professor Whitney's successors be appointed upon nominations 

 of the Faculty of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 



2. The Faculty of the Museum of Comparative Zoology will provide 

 the necessary rooms for the use of the Sturgis-Hooper Professor and his 

 collections and library so long as his work shall be in harmony with the 

 objects of the Museum. 



3. The Committee recommend that Professor Whitney's offer be ac- 

 cepted by the Corporation upon the terms above named. 



Attest: 



E. W. Hooper, Secretary. 



June 22, 1881. 



(Signed) 



Alexander Agassiz, 

 E. W. Hooper, 



Committee. 



