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vival  of  the  fittest  the  exceptionally  capable  man  will  appear  and  be 
given  opportunity  to  accomplish  the  best  that  is  in  him.  When  the 
genius  is  discovered,  provide  him  with  the  best  equipment  that  can 
be  obtained. 
In  making  grants,  the  wisest  policy  appears  to  be  to  make  them 
to  individuals  for  a  specific  purpose  rather  than  to  institutions  for 
general  purposes. 
Grants. — Under  the  authority  conferred  upon  it  by  the  Trustees 
at  their  first  meeting,  the  Executive  Committee  made  three  grants, 
as  follows: 
March  25,  1902.    To  the  Marine  Biological  laboratory,  Woods 
Hole,  Mass.,  for  general  support  $4,000 
April  15,  1902.  To  Dr.  J.  McK.  Cattell,  Columbia  University, 
New  York,  for  preparing  a  list  of  the  scientific  men  of  the 
United  States  1,000 
April  15,  1902.  To  Dr.  Hideyo  Noguchi  and  Professor  Simon 
Flexner,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  for  continuation  of  their  studies 
of  the  toxicological  actions  of  snake-venom  and  allied  poi- 
sons  1,000 
Total  $6,000 
Since  the  second  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  on  November  25,  1902, 
the  Executive  Committee  has  made  the  following  grants  in  the  sev- 
eral departments  of  science  mentioned  ;  anthropology,  mathematics 
and  other  branches  will  be  acted  upon  later : 
Astronomy   $21,000 
Bibliography   15,000 
Botany   11,700 
Chemistry   3,000 
Economics   15,000 
Engineering   4,500 
Exploration   5, 000 
Geology   12,000 
Geophysics   8,500 
History     5, 000 
Investigation  of  project  for  southern  and  solar  observatory  .  .  5,000 
Investigation  of  project  for  physical  and  geophysical  labora- 
tories   5,000 
Investigation  of  natural -history  projects   5, 000 
Marine  biological  research   12,500 
Paleontology   1,900 
Physics   4,000 
Carried  forward  ,  .   $134,100 
