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JOURNAL OF THE BOARD.     XIII

Secretary, under the sanction of the Executive Committee, may extend similar hospitality to other organizations or meetings of cognate character and importance.

General Sherman, in behalf of the Executive Committee, presented the following report:

To the BOARD OF REGENTS:

GENTLEMEN: The Board, at its last meeting, January, 1881, anticipating that the statue of Professor Henry, by Mr. Story, might be received during its recess, ordered that the site for the statue should be selected by the Executive Committee.

The artist has informed the Secretary of the Institution that the statue will be finished in January or February, and has requested him to order the pedestal according to a design he has furnished himself. This is to consist of a die of Red Beach granite, finely polished, octagonal in shape, 4 feet diameter, 4 feet high, the whole height of pedestal, with cap and bases of gray Quincy granite, to be 7 feet 3 inches.

A contract has  been made with the Quincy Granite Polishing Works, at Quincy, Mass, to furnish this pedestal on the Smithsonian grounds within three months, for $982.

At a full meeting of the Committee on Monday, January 16, 1882, after inspection of a plan of the Smithson grounds, and a visit to each of the sites that had been suggested as appropriate for the purpose, it was decided to make the following recommendations to the Board:

The Committee is inclined to select the triangular plot to the northwest of the Smithsonian building, the statue to face toward the south. It is deemed advisable, however, to submit this suggestion, together with a plan of the Smithsonian grounds, to the artist, Mr. Story, and to await his opinion before making a final selection of the site.

The Committee recommends that the words "JOSEPH HENRY" be placed in raised block letters on the front of the die, and on the reverse "First Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846--1878," and nothing else whatever.

In respect to the site and inscription the Committee desires that the Board should assume the responsibility of the decision.

The Committee further recommends that the Chancellor of the Institution be requested to perform the ceremony of unveiling the statue with appropriate remarks, and that an address be delivered on the occasion by Hon. Hiester Clymer.

Respectfully submitted.
PETER PARKER.
JOHN MACLEAN.
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN.

Upon a full consideration of the subject, the Regents expressed their approval of the site preferred by the Executive Committee, and, on motion of Dr. Coppee, it was-