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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 873 [[/preprinted]] [[preprinted left margin]] MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO. [[/preprinted left margin]] PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION HELD DECEMBER 10, 1931. [[line]] HOUR OF MEETING. The Board met at the Institution at 10.00 o'clock A.M. PRESENT. The Honorable Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States, Chancellor, in the chair; Senator Reed Smoot; "[[ditto for Senator]] Joseph T. Robinson; "[[ditto for Senator]] Claude A. Swanson; Representative Albert Johnson; "[[ditto for Representative]] Robert Luce; The Honorable R. Walton Moore; Mr. Frederic A. Delano; Dr. John C. Merriam; and The Secretary, Dr. Charles G. Abbot. The Assistant Secretary, Dr. Alexander Wetmore, was also present. NON-ATTENDANCE. The Vice President, Hon. Charles Curtis, was unable to attend owing to engagements. The Hon. Irwin B. Laughlin was in Spain as U.S. Ambassador. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 12, 1931. The Secretary stated that these minutes, both in typewritten and