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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   682
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MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO.
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Mr.President: On behalf of the Board of Regents, I beg to express their grateful appreciation of this gift, so appropriate and, I may say, so appropriately presented.

We are indebted to Professor Bell's daughter for coming here to unveil this bust, a bust of strength and force, and an excellent sculptural representation, except of the fact that we miss those wonderful eyes.

Professor Bell's relation to the Smithsonian Institution has been close, through all our recollections, and it seems most fitting that we should have this speaking likeness under our custody where we can exhibit it as a memorial of one of the great benefactors of the human race.

The Secretary then introduced the sculptor, Mr. Victor Salvatore, after which several group photographs were taken.  This concluded the ceremony of the unveiling, and the regular order of business was taken up.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

The Secretary stated that the minutes of the Annual Meeting of December 10, 1925, had been supplied to the Regents, both in type-written and printed form.  In the absence of objection, the Chancellor declared the minutes approved.

APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS.

The Secretary announced that on December 19, 1925, the Speaker of the House of Representatives had reappointed Messrs.Albert Johnson,of Washington; R. Walton Moore, of Virginia; and Walter H. Newton, of Minnesota; as House Regents.

Also that the President had approved Joint Resolutions appointing the the following as Citizen Regents for six years:-

From January 7,1926 - Mr. Dwight W. Morrow, of New Jersey;

From March 20, 1926 - Mr. Charles F. Choate,Jr., of Massachusetts.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The Annual Report of the Executive Committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, was presented to the Board, and on motion, was accepted.
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