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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 768 [[/preprinted]] [[preprinted left margin]] MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO. [[/preprinted left margin]] After discussion, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED; That the matter of raising money for the unrestricted Endowment Fund suggested be placed in the charge of Mr. Frederic A. Delano, with power to appoint the members of a committee who shall aid him in perfecting and executing plans for raising the Fund. After further discussion, in which the importance of a full consideration of the Secretary's Declaration of Policy was noted, Mr. Moore submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:- RESOLVED; That with the acquiescence of the Secretary, the matter of the Secretary's Statement of Policy be referred to the Permanent Committee with the request that it be given careful study, and that the said Committee report its conclusions at the next meeting of the Board. LANGLEY MEDAL - AWARD RECOMMENDED. The Secretary submitted a communication from Messrs. Robinson and Dawes, Regents, as follows:- Washington, D.C. March 28, 1928 The Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: We desire to suggest for consideration as proper recipients of the Langley Medal, Commander Richard E. Byrd and Lincoln Ellsworth. Commander Byrd was the leader of the Byrd Arctic Expedition which flew by aeroplane from Spitzbergen to the North Pole and back on May 9, 1926. He subsequently led the trans-Atlantic flight from New York to France, June 29-30, 1927, and is now preparing to fly to the South Pole. Mr. Ellsworth was co-leader with Captain Roald Amundsen in the 1925 Amundsen-Ellsworth Expedition which flew by aeroplane from Spitzbergen to latitude 87°44' North, only 136 miles from the North Pole, and there spent 25 days before returning to Spitzbergen. He was likewise co-leader with Captain Amundsen in the expedition of 1926 which on May 11-13, 1926, flew in the dirigible "Norge" from Spitzbergen to Teller, Alaska, via the North Pole - covering a total distance of 3,393 miles - and making the first crossing of the Polar Sea. He is now planning another Arctic flight from Greenland to make further exploration of the Polar Basin in the hope of finding land that might serve as a base for air travel of the future. A summary of the achievements of Commander Byrd and of Mr. Ellsworth, and of their contributions to the science of aerodromics, is embodied in the enclosed report. Respectfully, JOSEPH T. ROBINSON CHARLES G. DAWES [[initialed]] CGA [[/initialed]]
