ii4 Resolutions Passed by the Council 



A Resolution Concerning Unauthorized Use of the Name of 



the American Association for the Advancement of Science 



and Concerning Scientific Ethics and Good Taste 



. Id,) pied by the lixecutire Committee by . hithority of the Council. December 30, 1935 



Resolved, That the American Association for the Advancement of Science does not 

 allow the unauthorized use of its name hy any individual in connection with any type of 

 promotional enterprise or advertising- Furthermore, this Association deplores certain 

 tendencies of some individuals and organizations to exploit science for the purposes of 

 gain through the public press, radio, and other forms of publicity in a manner not con- 

 sistent with fundamental scientific ethics and good taste. 



A Resolution on Save-Kfntucky's-Primeval-Forest-Ueague 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council. January 1. 1936 



The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science approves 

 the formation of unofficial councils of representative citizens, such as "Save-Kentucky's- 

 Primeval-Forest-League" with the objective of securing local, state, or federal action 

 in the preservation of important examples of America's diverse types of vegetation with 

 their accompanying fauna. These areas should be carefully selected with competent 

 scientific advice and preserved either through local, state, or national agencies. 



A Resolution on the Dutch Elm Disfasf 



Adopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council, January _', 1936 



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

 Science strongly endorses the efforts of Federal and State agencies to prevent the in- 

 troduction of plant diseases and injurious insects from other countries and to combat 

 most vigorously such diseases and injurious insects as have already entered the United 

 States, especially at this time, the Dutch Elm Disease. 



A Resolution on the Problems of Plant Quarantines 



. Idopted by the Executive Committee by Authority of the Council. January 2, 1936 



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

 the resolution of the Sixth International Botanical Conference held at Amsterdam, Hol- 

 land, as follows : 



That an effective and unceasing campaign against destructive plant diseases and insect 

 pests can be successfully prosecuted only by international action and mutual coopera- 

 tion ; 



That close and frequent international discussion of the problems of plan quarantines 

 should take place to bring about improvement of the health conditions of plants and 

 plant products offered for export ; 



That it unanimously recognizes that such action will greatly facilitate international 

 trade in the commodities concerned ; and 



That, finally, this resolution be brought to the attention of the League of Nations, em- 



