The Carnegie Institution of Washington . Board Room in Administration Building. Institution was originally organized under the laws of the Districtof Columbia and incorporated as the Carnegie Institution, but wasreincorporated by an act of the Congress of the United States, ap-proved April 28, 1904, under the title of The Carnegie Institution ofWashington. Organization under the new Articles of Incorporation was effectedMay 18, 1904, and the Institution was placed under the control of a 7 8 ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THE INSTITUTION. board of twenty-four trustees, all of whom had been members o
The Carnegie Institution of Washington . Board Room in Administration Building. Institution was originally organized under the laws of the Districtof Columbia and incorporated as the Carnegie Institution, but wasreincorporated by an act of the Congress of the United States, ap-proved April 28, 1904, under the title of The Carnegie Institution ofWashington. Organization under the new Articles of Incorporation was effectedMay 18, 1904, and the Institution was placed under the control of a 7 8 ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THE INSTITUTION. board of twenty-four trustees, all of whom had been members of theoriginal corporation. The Trustees meet annually in December toconsider the affairs of the Institution in general, the progress of workalready undertaken, the initiation of new projects, and to make thenecessary appropriations for the ensuing year. During the intervalsbetween the meetings of the Trustees the affairs of the Institution are. A View of the Rotunda, Administration Building. conducted by an Executive Committee chosen by and from the Boardof Trustees and acting through the President of the Institution aschief executive officer. The Articles of Incorporation of the Institution declare in generalthat the objects of the corporation shall be to encourage in thebroadest and most liberal manner investigation, research, and dis- ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THE INSTITUTION. 9 covery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of man-kind. Three principal agencies to forward these objects have beendeveloped. The first of these involves the formation of departmentsof research within the Institution itself, to attack larger problemsrequiring the collaboration of several investigators, special equipment,and continuous effort. The second provides means whereby indi-
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