New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-09
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION.
GRANTS BY TRUSTEES.
Plans for Future Work Considered
at annual Meeting.

Washington, Dec. S.-Ihe second annual meeting
OF the trustees of the Carnegie Institution was held
/ In this city to-day. There two sessions with
a dinner following this evening. Andrew Carnegie,
who set aside the fund for the institution, was
present, as also was Alexander Agassz. Of Cam
bridge Mass the president of the National
Academy of Sciences. The other trustees present
were DR.. John S. Billings. of New-York; William
N Frew, OF Pittsburg; DR.. Daniel c. Gilman. ex-
president of Johns Hopkins University; ex-Secre-
tary Gage Henry L. Higginson, of Cambridge.
Mass; Charles T. Hutchinson. Of Chicago; ex-
Senator William Lindsay, OF New-York; ex-Attor-
ney General Wayne MacVeagh. Or. S, Weir
Mitchell, Of Philadelphia; Judge William W. Nor
row. of San Francisco: DR.. Charles D Walcott.
director of the Geological Survey; d. O. Mills of
New-York. and Carroll D. Wright. Commissioner
of Labor Resolutions the death of two mem
bers Of the board. ex-Mayor A Z. Hewitt and ". E.
Dodge, of New-York, were adopted Mr.. Hewitt
was the chairman of the board and. that office
being vacant. DIT. Billings presided.
The report submitted the proceedings OF the
last year was supplemented by explanatory state
ments by Or. Gilman, the president Of the nstitu-
ton. and DR. Walcott the secretary Mr.. Carnegie
made brief address. in which he commended the
work already done. and talked generally of the
aims Of the institution to give liberal encourage
ment in cooperation with other institutions, to
investigation. research and discovery. to provide
buildings laboratories books and apparatus and
afford advanced instruction qualified students
The report of the years operations showed sixty
six grants made by the executive committee for
scientific research. involving a aggregate OF
$4,000 and recipients representing every part OF
the United States. and the smaller colleges. well
as the large universities observatores and labora-
tories Twenty-Five research assistants were APP
pointed.
The morning session was devoted to a discussion
of several large projects, which were said to be
worthy Of liberal support They included solar
observatory Southern observatory establishment
of geOphysical laboratory, Caspian explora-
ton and archaeological excavation, exploration in
the South Pacific Ocean. establishment of biologi-
cal experiment laboratories and International mag
netic researches AS the amount required for all
these would far exceed the resources a careful
selection was necessary. No conclusion was an
nounced the suggestions made and the sub
jects viii be taken later by the executive
mittee
It was announced that arrangements have been
made for the early publication Of eleven scientific
papers most of them elaborate and costly volumes.
Among the minor grants which the executive COM
mittee reported making during the year the
| following:
at Woods Hole, Mass. with the. proviso that the
pants Of tables in the Marine BoioEica Laboratory
A small sum to Dr. Dohrn's laboratory at Naples.
Establishment of a desert botanical laboratory in
Arizona, after a careful study OF the problem in
order 10 investigate the adaptation of plant life TO
For investigations respecting nutrition. by a
by further grant for study Of the work now in
progress in this field at home and abroad
For important astronomical researches in several
Of the great observatOries Harvard Yerkes, Lick,
Dudley etc.), many generous grants.
For the re-establtshment Of the Index MediCus'
a publication in which tie progress of medical
For preliminary inquiry respecting the archRo-
logical and Photographed aspects of the region
beyond the Caspian Sea. which may throw light
on certain historical and geological problems.
For the establishment Of a bureau of American
history in Washington, by which historians every
where may be aided
logical features in Eastern Asia and Western
For a study of the economic conditions Of the
United States with reference to a history Of prog
in transportation commerce, manufactures,
banking, etc
The trustees, at the afternoon session authorized
an aggregate expenditure of 1913 600 in grants for
scientific researches and $4,000 for publications in
the ensuing year. These sums are exclusive OF ad-
ministrative and incidental expenses of the in
stitution. The beuef1ciaries have the option Of
making public the nature of these grants. Action
on requests for 1.0Z2 grants, involving allow
ance of 100000 q year, indefinitely post
poned. The following officers OF the board of trus-
tees were elected:
-charrnan-ELIHU ROOT. Secretary
Secretary-CIIARLES D WALCoTT. director OF the
vacancies on the board were filed by the election
Of John Cadwalader. of New York, TO succeed
Abram S. Hewitt; Cleveland E Dodge OF New
York TO succeed William T. Dodge, and Judge
William WirthOw. OF New Orleans. to succeed
Justice Edward D. White. resigned Secretary Hay
was chosen member OF the executive committee
in the class of 1905, to succeed Mr.. Hewitt. and
Or. S Weir Mitchell and Carroll D. Wright were
executive committee The executive committee will
mo-