The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-30
BROAD WORK OUTLINED
FOR CARNEGIE FUND
Year Book Tells of New
EndeavOrs Planned.
INSTITUTIONS HIGH AIMS
Washington Scientists Accorded Recog-
milton for Noteworthy Special
Accomplishments.

The Carnegie Institution has outlined
] its work for the next twelve months in
its year book. which will be published in
few days. Announcement is made OF
the plan to establish great observatories
and to. carry on scientific research in
various parts of the globe.
Establishment of an active astronom-
| ical station in the southern hemisphere
: is urged i'm the report of the committee
; on observatories. The report points out
that more thorough observations and
a greater output are needed. which
can only be obtained in the southern
I hemisphere. Ten or twelve years will
be required TO complete the work
The Local Awards.
washingtonians were awarded some of
the most important grants for the year,
/ These and other of the more noteworthy
awards are
William H. Holmes. director of the
Bureau of American Ethnology of
/ Washington. 5000 for obtaining evil
dence relative to the early history Of
man. involving field work extending 20
caves and cayerns i'm which the primI-
tives lived. Investigations carried on
under this sppropria ton in Illinois. Ken
/ lucky. Tennessee and Alabama. in the
past season developed no fact that will
tend to establish a theory of the great
antiquity of man in America The re-
/ port says this work was not a failure. as
the question must be solved II not by
the discovery of positive evidence by es-
tablishing the universally of negat tive
| evidence
Newcomb's Great Work.
| Simon NeWcomb Washington 80 600
/ for determining the elen-ents of the
moons motion and testing the law OF
gravity. The report says that by aid OF
/ this grant an important term Of long
period. produced by the action of Venus.
has been computed.
1 Herbert Putnam. Librarian OF Con-
gress. $1,000. for preparing and publish
| ing handbook of learned societies
throughout the world.
Bailey Wills, United States Geological
Survey. S12. 600 for geological exploration
in eastern China. This work is now
going on by authority of the Chinese
! government.
w. c. Ford. Washington, 5000 for ex-
animation OF the historical archives at
Washington for the assistance of m
| vestigatOrs.
Herman S. Davis. Gaithersburg. Md.
$500. for a new reduction Of Piazzrs star
observations
Stellar Photographs.
Z. c. Pickering. Harvard University.
$500. for study Of the astronomical
/ photographs in the collection of Har-
ward. The report says that many images
Of new stars. variables. and asteroi' S
| doubtless appear on the photogre IS.
and the feasibility of systemat' ex-
animation of these photographs 10 dis
covery Of these objects is being c)nsid-
cred.
G. A. Dorsey. of Field Columbian MI
! scum. Chicago. $500. for chronological
/ investigation among the Pawnee In
| dians-a work that will require four or
1 five years for completion. II is pur-
| posed To study the religious ceremonies
OF the Pawnees. with reference to the
NEUROLOGICAL origin of each ceremony.
Studying Human Life.
W. o. Atwater, Wesleyan University.
/ Middletown, Conn, $500. for expert
ments in nutrition to directly determine
/ the amount of oxygen consumed by
man for sustaining the bodily func-
\ tons
William Hayes Ward. OF New York
city, an appropriation for study Of OriL
I entail art, recorded on seals, etc. from
western Asia. The great collections in
/ Paris and Berlin have been examined
4 and about two years win be required to
complete the work.
4 Lewis Boss Of Dudley Observatory,
! Albany n. =, 5000, for astronomical
observations and computations. the uI-
innate Object being an investigation Of
the motions of the stars.
Good Balance Sheet.
The report shows the institution 10
havo total assets of S101O1,50o and a
\ balance in the treasury on November I
of $445. Az. The expenses Included 81. 227
( for honorariums and SI3 00e for salaries
Of officers. Appropriations for the com
! ing year are 10000 for reserve fund.
/ $4,000 for publication fund, Sc 90 for
| administration, $4,000 for era. Is for
/ larger projects. 800 900 for grs ITS for
minor researches. and $40. 900 toa speciai
/ grants. -
/ Prof T. d. Seymour, Of YaE makes
a report on his archaeological ( estiga-
/ tons in Greece and Asia NJ Ex-
/ PLANTATION OF the western enc Crete
and Asia Minor would be OF entific
( value. he says. and recomme an ap-
\ preparation OF $4,000 for the Walton
] OF Antioch on the Orontes. odicea.
/ and Boetian Thebes
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