ii2 Resolutions Passed by the Council 



Resolved, By the American Association for the Advancement of Science, that any 

 governmental reorganization planned should provide that the United States Forest 

 Service remain, as at present a part of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Resolution on the Science Advisory Board Appointed by the 

 President of the United States 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, December 31, 1934 



Resolved, That the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, with more than 18,000 members and 141 associated societies and academies rep- 

 resenting a total membership of more than 725,000, appreciates the judgment of the 

 President of the United States in appointing a Science Advisory Board and hopes that 

 all problems of the Government involving scientific problems be referred to this Board 

 for its recommendation before action is taken. 



Resolution Approving and Endorsing the Program of the 

 quetico-superior council 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, June 28, 1935 



Resolved, That the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, meeting in Minneapolis, June 24 to 29, 1935, reaffirms its previous action in 

 approving and endorsing the program of the Quetico-Superior Council. 



The project of an international park, sponsored by that organization, if carried 

 through, will preserve for all time the scientihe, recreational, and inspirational values of 

 a unique wilderness area and will, at the same time, constitute a close link between two 

 friendly nations. 



Resolution on Calendar Reform 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, December 30, 1935 



Whereas, This association is already on record as approving a simplification of the 

 calendar ; and 



Whereas, The League of Nations in 1931 proposed two plans for serious considera- 

 tion : one, the 13-month plan; the other, the 1 2-month equal-quarters plan known as 

 the World Calendar; and 



Whereas, The 12-month equal-quarter plan has the advantages of a minimum of 

 disturbance of the present system and greater flexibility in subdivision of the year; be 

 it therefore 



Resolved, That the American Association for the Advancement of Science hereby 

 approves the 1 2-month equal quarters plan for the simplification of the calendar. 



A Resolution on Simplification of Patent Procedure 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, December 31, 1935 

 Whereas, The progress of science has greatly elevated the standard of living of the 



