records of meetings. 769 



Report of the C. M. Warren Committee. 



The C. M. Warren Committee begs to submit the following report: 



The unexpended balance of appropriations held by the Committee 

 at the date of the last report was S2271.50. In March, 1918, a further 

 appropriation of $800 was made by the Academy. 



Only one application for a grant from this Fund has been received 

 during the year, namely, that of Dr. James H. Ellis, for the sum of 

 S300 for the study of equilibrium conditions of the reaction employed 

 in the Bucher process for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. This 

 application was approved by the Committee on November 7, 1917. 

 The results of this investigation should be of direct value to the 

 National Government. 



It appears to be the general experience of Trustees of research funds 

 that the past year has been one of little or no activity with respect to 

 applications for grants. These conditions will doubtless continue 

 during the war, but it seems to the majority of your Committee that, 

 at the close of the war, there is likel}' to be an increased field of use- 

 fulness for these funds, and that the income should be allowed to 

 accumulate, or, if invested, it should still be regarded as available 

 for appropriation for the present. One member (Professor Baxter) 

 dissents from this \dew. The balance at the disposal of the Commit- 

 tee at the present time is $2771.50 and the Treasurer reports that 

 there is an unappropriated income amounting to about $1300. 



During the year Professor S. L. Bigelow has published the results 

 of his investigations upon Metallic Osmotic Membranes. 



The results of Professor J. F. Norris's investigations are being 

 prepared for publication. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. P. Talbot, Chairman. 

 May 8, 1918. 



Report of the Publication Committee. 



The Committee of Publication submits the following report for the 

 period from April 1, 1917, to April 1, 1918. 



During this period, 710 pages of the Proceedings have been issued, 

 namely, Nos. 10-13 of Vol. 52, and Nos. 1-5 of Vol. 53. 



