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JUST  WHAT  IS  PROPOSED. 
Subject  to  changes  in  detail,  it  is  proposed : 
1.  To  erect  buildings  on  the  brink  of  the  Volcano  of  Kilauea, 
in  which  to  house  the  instruments,  library,  and  offices  for  working 
up  and  tabulating  the  statistics,  records  and  information  obtained. 
2.  To  set  apart  a room  for  a local  museum,  to  exhibit  to 
visitors  instruments,  plans,  diagrams,  maps  and  photographs.  This 
will  be  of  value  in  exciting  interest  with  a view  to  securing  an 
endowment. 
3.  To  welcome  advanced  students  from  either  the  Institute  or 
other  institutions  for  special  work  in  the  laboratory. 
4.  To  erect  subordinate  instrument  stations,  with  self-record- 
ing instruments,  and  to  employ  voluntary  observers,  at  various 
points  hereafter  to  be  determined.  It  is  hoped  that  eventually 
some  work  will  be  done  by  the  staff  of  the  observatory  in  the 
study  of  tides,  soundings,  earthquake  waves  and  the  movements 
of  the  coast  line  of  the  island. 
5.  To  send  expeditions  to  other  volcanic  and  earthquake  belts 
for  comparative  studies. 
6.  To  carry  on  research,  as  may  seem  expedient,  in  terrestrial 
gravitation,  magnetism  and  variation  of  latitude. 
7.  To  make  a geological  survey  of  the  Island  of  Hawaii.  It  is 
hoped  that  this  will  lead  to  a thorough  survey  of  the  whole  Ter- 
ritory by  the  U.  S.  Geological  Survey. 
HUMANITARIAN  OBJECT. 
It  is  believed  that  the  best  results  will  be  obtained  by  making 
use  of  temporary  quarters  near  the  Volcano  House  for  one  or  two 
years  in  order  to  make  a reconnaissance  of  the  field,  so  that  the 
final  building  may  be  the  result  of  some  extended  experience.  The 
main  object  of  all  the  work  should  be  humanitarian — earthquake 
prediction  and  methods  of  protecting  life  and  property  on  the 
basis  of  sound  scientific  achievement. 
Results  obtained  in  connection  with  all  subjects  of  investigation 
will  be  promptly  published  in  the  form  of  bulletins  and  memoirs. 
TENTATIVE  OFFER. 
The  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  tentatively  offers, 
through  Professor  Jaggar  as  its  representative: 
1.  To  assume  the  entire  responsibility  of  managing  and  carry- 
ing on  the  station  and  all  of  the  work  incidental  thereto. 
2.  To  erect  all  necessary  buildings  and  equip  the  same  with 
the  aid  of  a gift  from  the  Caroline  A.  R.  Whitney  Estate  of  Bos- 
ton, the  establishment  to  be  named  the  Whitney  Geophysical  Ob- 
servatory of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology. 
3.  To  appoint  trained  men  of  science  to  have  direct  and  indirect 
