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Carnegie  Institution  of  Washington.  { 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1903. 
Brought  forward  
Physiology  
Psychology  
Publications  
Research  assistants  
Student  research  work  in  Washington 
Zoology  
$134,100 
5,000 
1,600 
5,500 
25,000 
10,000 
4,000 
Total 
  •  •  •  •  $185,200 
Charles  D.  Wai.co'Tt-, 
Secretary. 
SUMMARY. 
As  a  convenient  summary  of  the  plans  and  methods  thus  far 
agreed  upon,  the  following  minute  is  approved : 
The  methods  of  administration  of  the  Carnegie  Institution  thus 
far  developed  are  general  rather  than  specific. 
The  encouragement  of  any  branch  of  science  comes  within  the 
possible  scope  ot  this  foundation,  but  as  the  fund,  munificent  as  it  is, 
is  inadequate  to  meet  the  requests  for  aid  already  presented,  not  to 
mention  others  which  are  foreseen  though  not  yet  formulated,  atten- 
tion has  been  concentrated  upon  a  selection  of  those  objects  which, 
at  this  time  and  in  our  country,  seem  to  require  immediate  assis- 
tance. 
Efforts  have  been  and  will  be  made  to  secure  co-operation  with 
other  agencies  established  for  the  advancement  of  knowledge,  while 
care  will  be  exercised  to  refrain  from  interference  or  rivalry  between 
them.  Accordingly,  ground  already  occupied  will  be  avoided.  For 
example,  if  medical  research  is  provided  for  by  other  agencies,  as  it 
appears  to  be,  the  Carnegie  Institution  will  not  enter  the  field. 
Systematic  education,  abundantly  provided  for  in  this  country  by 
universities,  colleges,  professional  schools,  and  schools  of  technology, 
will  not  be  undertaken.  Nor  will  the  assistance  of  meritorious  stu- 
dents in  the  early  stages  of  their  studies  come  within  the  scope  of 
this  foundation.  Sites  or  buildings  for  other  institutions  will  not  be 
provided. 
Specific  grants  have  been  and  will  be  made,  for  definite  purposes, 
to  individual  investigators,  young  or  old,  of  marked  ability,  and  for 
assistance,  books,  instruments,  apparatus  and  materials.  It  is  under- 
stood that  such  purchases  are  the  property  of  the  Carnegie  Institu- 
tion and  subject  to  its  control.  The  persons  thus  aided  will  be 
expected  to  report  upon  the  methods  followed  and  the  results 
