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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 766 [[/preprinted]] [[separate page inserted over page 766]] Page 16. [[3-column table]] Brought Forward | | $71,000 [[/3-column table]] D. Upper Air studies, etc. (Continued) [[3-column table]] By grants to Dr. Goddard himself | $15,000 | Average Expense per year. | | 5,000 [[/3-column table]] E. Chemical and Physical Properties of the Chemical Elements at unusual conditions of temperature and pressure. New project. The properties of matter are still little known outside of ordinary temperatures and pressures. Even the commonest metals are more or less in that condition as shown by the tables in general use. Generations must elapse before the field is well cultivated. It is fitting that the Smithsonian should bear its part on several accounts. Thus Smithson was a chemist. Secretary Henry wished to take up this exact line, but was hindered by lack of means. (See Smith.Misc.Coll., Memorial of Joseph Henry, Vol.XXI, p. 305) But, far more important, it is a major work for the benefit of mankind, not showy but solid, and suitable to a major institution. To go forward by [[3-column table]] 1 Chief of research | $ 7,000 | 1 Assistant | 3,600 | 1 Clerk | 1,800 | Average yearly for publication | 3,000 | Subsidized fellowships in colleges | 20,000 | Apparatus and supplies | [[underlined]] 20,000 [[/underlined]] | Average expense per year | | $54,400 [[/3-column table]] F. World Meteorology. Continuation of work which the Smithsonian's studies of radiation and its several publications of data have promoted. The Institution to act as a central coordinating agency for work in many countries; to publish data which are only to be found in scattered sources or in manuscript; to promote observations necessary to occupy vacant areas; to devise and develop apparatus for observation; to support financially statistical studies of existing records. [[/separate page inserted over page 766]]
