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[[underlined]] The Annual Report [[/underlined]]

The secretary noted that the annual report, [[underlined]] Smithsonian Year 1979 [[/underlined]], had grown in length over previous years' reports, and he indicated his willingness to reexamine the format of the report to maximize its readership while maintaining its integrity as a valuable reference work.  It was generally agreed that the complete annual report in future years ought to continue to serve its important bibliographic and archival purposes in a dignified and consistent manner, though a shorter, more readable version might be cast in a more lively and attractive format.

It was

VOTED that the Board of Regents accepts the Annual Report of the Secretary for fiscal year 1979.