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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 688 [[/preprinted]] [[preprinted in left margin]] MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO. [[/preprinted in left margin]] The Institution undertakes to prepare manuscripts in good popular style on the most interesting features of its work, and with plentiful colored and ordinary illustrations. It undertakes to furnish the manuscripts within two years, subject to one year's grace. The plan appealed strongly to the Regents when first presented, and it is believed in its present form to entail much less work for the Institution, yet still with substantial benefits. If successful as anticipated, it will diffuse knowledge most effectively, and bring the Institution prominently to public attention in a way likely to promote special support. Of its financial possibilities, the sworn tax returns and long experience of DeVan and colleagues in the subscription book business warrant a hope of $100,000 per annum to the Institution in royalties. The contract, prepared by Hon. R. Walton Moore, has been critically examined by Hon. G. W. Pepper, who finds it satisfactory. Mr. Delano stated, in this connection, that the Permanent Committee had passed the following resolution, and moved that the notion be approved by the Board: RESOLVED; That the Committee approves in principle the modifications of the Smithsonian Scientific Series contract proposed by Dr.Abbot and by the DeVan colleagues, and authorizes Dr. Abbot to prepare the contract formally and to secure the execution of it. The resolution was adopted, there being one dissenting vote. [[underlined]] In regard to the Endowment Campaign [[/underlined]], Dr. Abbot said:- Acting with continued cooperation in suggestion and valuable information from Messrs.Tamblyn x Brown, the Institution's experts, great efforts have been made to secure a national figure, outside the officials of the Institution, as Chairman of the endowment movement. It is now hoped that Mr. Charles Hayden will consent to serve. In approaching certain men of national prominence on this matter, it was found that their impression rated the Smithsonian as a Government Bureau for whose requirements Congress should provide. In each case it was easy to show that the Institution is a trust - ward to the Government - but not a Government bureau; that for twelve years it disbursed no Congressional appropriations; that it is charged by the Government with the administration of certain bureaus which grew to be public necessities, but were initiated by Smithsonian investigations, and carried in each case for years under Smithsonian private funds; and finally, that Congressional support to the Institution [[underlined]] per se [[/underlined]] is both impracticable and undesirable. A definite program has been drawn for conference in January, or early in February, 1927, to be invited by the Establishment and Board of Regents, and attended by some forty selected guests of means and public-spirit. An exhibition of the Institution's most interesting present activities and proposed projects will be laid out in the main hall. An illustrated presentation of the movement will be made. A luncheon will be served, the endowment gifts and pledges heretofore received will be stated, and cooperation invited. It is highly encouraging to enumerate the following facts:- The Zoological Park, from a gift of Mr. Walter Chrysler of $50,000, has secured in Southeastern Africa animals to the value of $125,000; [[initialed]] CDW [[/initialed]]
