Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15
BOARD OF ReGENTS MEETS
REPORTS HEARD ON SMITHS0.
MAN INSTITUTION.
President Roosevelt's Offer to Fur.
nish African Hunt Trophies Is
Accepted With Thanks.

lie annual meeting OI the UOdTu W
gents of the Smithsonian Institution was
held this morning at 10 o'clock at the in
stitution. The chancellor. Chief Justice
Melville W. Fuller, presided. The follow
ing regents were present: Vice President
Charles w. Fairbanks. Senator Shelby M.
Cullom, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Senator Augustus o. Bacon. Represen-
tative James r. Mann. Representative
William M. Howard, DR.. James B. Angel.
DIR. Andrew D. White. former Senator
John B. Henderson, DR.. Alexander Ora
ham Bell, Charles F. Choate. jr., and the
secretary, Charles D. Walcott.
The appointment of Charles F. Choate,
jr., of Massachusetts as a citizen regent
in place of Richard Olney, resigned. was
announced.
The Secretary presented his report for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1908. which
was accepted. Statements were received
from the permanent and executive COM
mfttees.
The resignation of DR.. Cyrus Adler. as
sistant secretary of the institution, in
charge of library and exchanges. was an
nounced, and also the death of Prof Otis
T. Mason, head curator OF the depart
ment of anthropology Of the National Mu-
scum.
A statement was presented Of the af-
fairs Of the institution since the close of
the fiscal year. Referring to the institu-
tons part in the International Congress
on tuberculosis held in the New National
Museum building. September and Octo-
Der last. 1t was stated that the institution
In conjunction with the Indian bureau.
exhibited the results of an expedition by
DR.. Ales Hrdlicka Of the United States
National Museum among the Menominee,
Sioux. Quinault, Mohave and Hopa Indian
tribes, for the purpose OF showing the ex-
tent Of tuberculosis among the Indians.
The congress awarded the institution a
gold medal for this exhibit.
The board was informed Of the removal
of the 0reenouEh statute Of Washington
from its long-accustomed position east Of
the Capitol to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. The statue is now on the lawn south
OF the west wing OF the building. whence
it will be removed into the building as
soon as the necessary foundation can be
provided.
There was submitted brief statement
Of the art objects in the collection Of
Charles L. Freer OF Detroit. the title to
ton. These comprise 2,S73 objects in all
branches OF art.
The secretary read a letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt. dated June 20. 1905. stat
ing his intention Of visiting Africa after
the expiration of his term. and offering
to give to the Smithsonian Institution for
the National Museum. the results of his
expedition. provided the Smithsonian
Institution should send the necessary nat
uralists to prepare and ship the materials.
The offer was accepted by the Secre-
tary, and arrangements were at once
made by the Secretary to provide funds
for the expenses of the Smithsonian rep
resentatives without using the Smithson
fund or money derived from any govern
ment appropriation.
Upon motion of the vice president a
resolution was adopted conveying the
thanks Of the board to the President for
his very generous offer and the acceptance
Of the offer. A further resolution was
adopted thanking the donors of the funds
for the expedition.
Progress on the new building Of the
national museum was reported. 1t was
thought that the building would be oc-
cupied In the summer of 1909. In keep
ing with the improvements projected for
this locality. the board adopted a reso-
luton expressing its sense that the fur
Their use OF street northwest: just north
OF the new building between 9th and 10Th
streets. for market purposes be prohibited.
1t was reported that &. G. Abbot. di-
rector Of the Smithsonian astrophysical
observatory. had established a station on
Mount Wilson. California, through cour-
testes extended by the Carnegie Institu-
ton Of Washington, where measurements
Of the suns radiation may be conducted
as free as possible from earth tremors
and cloud interferences.
A shelter will also be erected by the
institution on Mount Whitney. Cal. at
an elevation Of over Is 600 feet above sea
level. for the study of the atmosphere
under the peculiarly favorable conditions
there prevailing.
In speaking of the tuberculosis congress,
the report states that of the $4,000 ap-
propriated by Congress to fit up the new
museum building for the exhibition, only
$685. 900 was used. and $4,000 was returned