The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-30
Facts About DR.. Daniel G.
Gilman, President.
Els CAREER As An EDUCATOR
Mr.. AbTam S. Hewitt Chair
man of the Board.
IN SESSION AT WILLARD
Bnpid Progress being Made in
Working Out the Details OF the
Plans Of the Founder.

The trustees Of the Carnegie mstitu-
tion resumed their deliberations at the
New Willard this morning. Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt, the chairman presided and
Dr. Gilman. The uewly-elected president
Of the institution. spoke az some length.
explaining the scope and purpose Of Mr.
Carnegie's gift and extolling Mr.. Carne-
gle.
Resolution of Acceptance.
Judge Morrow. Of California. offered the
following resolution. acknowledging the
donation. which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved That the board OF trustees.
acknowledging the generosity Of the gift
Of Mr.. Carnegie in the foundation OF the
Institution, desire 20 express the con-
currence Of the trustees in the scope and
purpose stated in his deed Of trust, and
hereby formally accept the donation and
the responsibilities connected with it."
Executive Committee Chosen.
The trustees then elected the following
executive committee:
Hon. Abram S Hewitt DR.. d. c. Gil
man Hon. Elihu Root. DR.. J. $. Billings.
Nitche-' and DR.. C. D. WaIcott.
The board then adjourned 10 meet in
Washington at such time in November as
shall be fixed by the executive committed
At a meeting OF the executive commit
tee held after the adjournment OF the
board il was decided that no building
should be erected for the present. The
house 1879 K Street northwest viii be the
temporary home Of the Institution.
Mr.. Carnegie viii probably leave the
city this evening.
The second conference OF the trustees
OF The Carnegie Institution was called to
order at the New Willard Hotel by the
newly elected chairman. MI. Abram S.
Hewitt at 1890 o'clock this morning.
At the meeting held yesterday after
noon at the State Department Mr.. Car
negie. after a brief speech in which he
recapitulated his views concerning tho in
stitution, formally presented 10 the trus-
tees deed conveying SO GOO 600 in bonds
with which TO found and maintain It,
Election Of Officers.
After the presentation OF the bonds the
bylaws were discussed and formally
adopted. The election Of officers was then
held and resulted in the choice OF the
following gentlemen:
Ahram s Hewitt, Chairman OF the board
Of trustees. Dr. John S Billings vice
chairman; Charles D. Walcott. secretary,
and Dr. Daniel c. Gilman. president OF the
Carnegie Institution
Head of InStttutfOn.
Dr.. Daniel Colt Gilman. who resigned
the presidency Of Johns Hopkins Univers-
ity a year ago. re-enters the work o.
education in q position as conspicuous
as that from which he retired
DR. Gilman was born in Norwich Conn.
on July 6. 1881 After the completion OF
his earlier educs ton he entered Yale.
graduating In 1852 He continued his
studies in New Haven and later in Ber-
lin, where he followed the lectures Of
Carl Ritter and A,.olph Trendelenburg.
He Travelled extensively In Europe and
studied the social. political. and educs-
tfonal conditions Of the countries that
he visited and also their physical sJruc-
tJre.
On his return in 1850 ne was invited
10 become librarian OF Yale, and subse-
quently to be professor Of physical poIiti-
cal geography there and secretary Of the