RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 817 



Report of the Rumford Committee. 



The Committee organized Oct. 11, 1916, choosing Messrs. Charles 

 R. Cross, Chairman and Arthur G. Webster, Secretary. 



During the present year, grants have been made in aid of research 

 as fellows: — 



October 11, 1916. To Professor J. A. Parkhurst in aid of 

 his investigations on the determination of the Photometric 

 scale of stellar magnitude .$300 



Dec. 13, 1916. To Mr. E. T. King in aid of his researches 

 on physical measurements of the color of pigments .... 25 



To Professor Edward Kremers in aid of his research on the 

 chemical action of light on organic compounds 300 



Feb. 14, 1917. To Profes.sor F. K. Richtmyer in aid of his 

 research on the optical properties of thin films 500 



To Professor Norton A. Kent in aid of his research on spectral 

 lines. (Additional) 400 



To Mr. Ancel St. John in aid of his research on the spectra 

 of X-rays 200 



May 9, 1917. To Mr. David L. Webster, for the salary 

 of an assistant in connection with his research on the intensity 

 of lines in X-ray spectra 100 



To Professor Frederic Palmer Jr. in aid of his research on light 

 of very short wave length. (Additional) 100 



To Professor B. J. Spence in aid of his research upon a new 

 Color Identity Pyrometer 75 



To Professor B. J. Spence in aid of his research upon a new 

 and more sensitive form of radiometer 150 



To Professor R. C. Gibbs, in aid of his investigations on the 

 absorption of organic and other solutions for ultra-violet, visi- 

 ble and infra-red rays 500 



To Professor W. M. Baldwin in aid of his research on the 

 character of chemical substances necessary to sensitize animal 

 tissues to the influence of X-rays 125 



Voted to refer to the Chairman the question of the award of 

 $150 to Mr. Preston H. Edwards in aid of his research on solar 

 radiation in India with power to act. 



Mr. Everett T. King who, as already stated, received a grant on 

 Dec. 13, 1916, to aid in the prosecution of a research on which he was 

 then engaged, was shortly thereafter attacked with typhoid fever 



