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HE Board of Trustees took an office in the Forrest Building, on Fourth Street, making it their headquarters. At a meeting held there on December 10th, two committees were appointed:—one on "Grounds, buildings and improvements," consisting of Mr. Wanamaker, chairman, Mr. Longstreth and Mr. Brooks; the other on "Finance," consisting of Mr. Coffin, chairman, Mr. Ludwig and Mr. Townsend. Mr. Baird, as president of the Board was ex-officio a member of both committees. The preliminary work was pushed forward. In spite of wintry conditions and the exactions of the holiday season, the first consideration was to choose a suitable suburban site. The founder's natural preference for Bucks County, his birthplace, and long dear to him by many associations, was held in abeyance to the judgment of the Trustees. 118