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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 472 
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.

The Secretary presented the minutes of the meeting of December 11, 1919, which had been supplied to the Regents both in type-written and printed form.

There being no objection, the minutes were declared approved.

APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS.

The Secretary announced the appointment of Regents as follows:-

By the Speaker of the House of Representatives, on January 9, 1920:- Mr. Padgett and Mr. Greene to succeed themselves; and Mr. John A. Elston to succeed Mr. Scott Ferris.

By Joint Resolution of Congress, approved by the President April 10, 1920; Mr. Charles F. Choate, Jr., to succeed himself.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Watson M. Freer, acknowledging the resolutions on the death of his brother, Charles Lang Freer, adopted by the Board at the last meeting.

RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.

Judge Gray, Chairman of the Executive Committee, submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:-

RESOLVED: That the income of the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, be appropriated for the service of the Institution, to be expended by the Secretary with the advice of the executive committee, with full discretion on the part of the Secretary as to items.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The annual report of the Executive Committee showing the financial condition of the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, was submitted.

In connection with general comments upon the report, Mr. Greene suggested that it would be well to have, arranged on one sheet, so as to indicate

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