The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION
MONEY APPROPRIATED To CARRY
ON THE WORK OF RESEARCH.
Eleven of the Best Subjects Taken Up
for Further Notwithstanding
Six Grants.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The second an
nual meeting of the trustees of Carnegie
Institution was held in this city to-day.
There were two sessions. with dinner fol-
lowing this evening. Andrew Carnegie,
who set aside the fund for the institution,
was present. as also was Alexander Agas-
siz. of Cambridge, Mass, the president of
the National Academy Of Sciences. Secre-
.tary of War Root absented himself from
the session of the Cabinet to attend the
Carnegie meeting, and among the other
trustees present were: DR.. Daniel c. Gil
man, ex-president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity; ex-Secretary of the Treasury Ly-
man j. Gage. ex-senator William Lindsay,
New York. and Carroll ID. Wright, commits
sioner of labor The report submitted on
the proceedings of the last year was sup
plemented by explanatory statements by
DR.. Gilman, president Of the institution.
and by DR.. Walcott, the secretary. Mr..
Carnegie made brief address, in which he
commended the work already done and
talked generally of the aim OF the institution
TO give n liberal encouragement in co-opera-
ton with other institutions, to investiga-
ton, research and discovery, to provide
buildings. laboratories. books and appara-
tus and afford advanced instruction to quail
flied students. The report on the years OPP
erations showed sixty-six grants made by
search involving an aggregate of $15O,OOO
and recipients representing every part of
the United States and the smaller colleges
tories and laboratories. Twenty-Five re-
search assistants were appointed.
The morning session devoted mostly
to a discussion of several large projects
which were stated to be worthy of liberal
support: They included solar observatory,
transcaspian exploration and archaeological
excavation, exploration in the south Pacific
ocean, establishment of biological expert
ment laboratories and international mag
netic researches. AS the amount required
for all these would far exceed the re-
sources a careful selection was necessary
The conclusion was announced on the nu-
merous suggestions made and the subjects
will be followed up later by the executive
committee.
1t was announced that arrangement has
been made for the early publication of
eleven scientific papers, most of them elab-
crate and costly volumes. Among the
minor Grants en0tfed which the drn ,p
We're the following: For the encoura cement
of biological researches at Woods Hole.
Mass, with the provisO that the Carnegie
Institution might appoint twenty occupants
of tables I'm the Marine Biological Labora-
tory; establishment of desert botanical
laboratory in Arizona to investigate the
adaptation of plant life to arid conditions;
for important astronomical researches in
several Of the great observatories Harvard,
Yerkes, Lick, Dudley. etc.: many generous
dex medicus, a publication in which the
progress of medical science throughout the
world is recorded; for preliminary inquiry
respecting the archaeological and physio-
graphical aspects of the region beyond the
Caspian sea. which may throw light on
certain historical and geological problems
for the establishment of bureau of Amer
lean history I'm Washington by which his
torians everywhere may be aided: for a
study of the economic conditions of the
United States with reference to history of
the progress in transportation, commerce,
manufa ctures, banking, etc.