| Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1891 - 898 pages
...it even certain that it has the right to accept donations. The park is declared by Congress to be " for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." In the construction of ponds and lakes, and the erection of iuclosures and buildings for the purposes... | |
| Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1903 - 900 pages
...aquarium on a proper scale. The park is fulfilling succssfully the objects for which Congress created it, "The advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." It never has been so successful in these as it is to-day. THE ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY. In appropriating... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Post Office and Civil Service - 1966 - 18 pages
...reached the midpoint of a 12-year capital improvement program which will greatly enhance its objective, "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." The recently authorized National Air and Space Museum has been completely planned and when constructed... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1970 - 1532 pages
...and objectives of the National Zoological Park were delineated in 1800 when Congress founded the Zoo "for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." The Zoo was placed under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution as a bureau... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee - 1970 - 1306 pages
...Estimate $2,814,0000 1971 Estimate $3,125,000 The National Zoological Park was founded by Congresi In 1889 for the “advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people. “ To accomplish this mission, the Zoo exhibits a broad zoological collection of animals from all... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration - 1971 - 1286 pages
...animals or plants, to accept gifts, to make exchanges of specimens, and generally to improve the park "for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people." Conservation and public education were watchwords in the development of the zoo and were among the... | |
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